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Tex. Educ. Code § 53.13 (2026)

Corporate Powers

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Sec. 53.13. CORPORATE POWERS. An authority is a body politic and corporate having the power of perpetual succession. It shall have a seal; it may sue and be sued; and it may make, amend, and repeal its bylaws.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Reenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 641 (H.B. 2701), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2013 · leading case: Tooke v. City of Mexia, 197 S.W.3d 325 (Tex. 2006).
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Tooke v. City of Mexia, 197 S.W.3d 325 (Tex. 2006). · cites it 2× “Laws 3072 , 3106 (current version at TEX. EDUC. CODE § 53.13), other navigation districts, Act of Mar.”
Texas Student Hous. Auth. v. Brazos Cnty. Appraisal Dist. & Appraisal Review Bd. for Brazos Cnty. Appraisal Dist., 440 S.W.3d 779 (Tex. App. 2013). “” Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 53.13 (West 2012). “It shall have a seal; it may sue and be sued; and it may make, amend, and repeal its bylaws.”
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