Tex. Local Government Code § 62.161
SETTLEMENT BY CORPORATE OFFICERS
Texas · Texas Local Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Local Government Code § 62.161, SETTLEMENT BY CORPORATE OFFICERS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/688768
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(a) If a municipality or de facto municipality that has indebtedness outstanding is abolished, declared void by a court of competent jurisdiction, or ceases to operate and exercise municipal functions, the municipality's officers at the time the municipality is dissolved or ceases to function shall:
(1) take control of the municipality's property;
(2) sell and dispose of the municipality's property; and
(3) settle the debts owed by the municipality.
(b) For the purpose of settling the debts of the municipality, the former municipal officers may levy and collect a tax on the residents of the municipality in the same manner as the municipality could have done.