Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 352.003 - Fire Protection in Certain Counties(a) For use in protecting bridges, county shops, county warehouses, and other property located outside the municipalities in a county with a population of 350,001 to 449,999, the commissioners court of the county may:(1) purchase fire trucks and other fire-fighting equipment; and(2) contract with a centrally located municipality within the county for the operation and maintenance of the equipment.(b) In a county with a population of less than 20,000 and a property valuation of more than $100 million according to the most recently approved county tax rolls, the commissioners court of the county may:(1) contract with the governing bodies of municipalities in the county for the furnishing by the municipalities of fire protection outside the municipalities; and(2) appropriate funds to pay the municipalities.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 352.003
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.