§ 3. GENERAL POWERS.

The city shall have all the powers granted to cities by the constitution and laws of the State of Texas, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution such granted powers. The city may use a corporate seal; may sue and be sued; may contract and be contracted with; may cooperate with the government of the State of Texas or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or with the federal government or any agency thereof, to accomplish any lawful purpose for the advancement of the interest, welfare, health, morals, comfort, safety, and convenience of the city and its inhabitants; may acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any municipal purposes in fee simple, or in any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease or condemnation, and, subject to the provisions of this Charter, may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as may now or hereafter be owned by it; may pass ordinances and enact such regulations as may be expedient for the maintenance of the good government, order, and peace of the city and the welfare, health, morals, comfort, safety, and convenience of its inhabitants. In addition to the powers enumerated herein, and subject only to the limitations imposed by the state constitution, the state laws, and this Charter, the city shall have, without the necessity of its express enumeration in this Charter, each and every power which, by virtue of Article XI, Section 5, of the Constitution of Texas, the people of the city are empowered by election to grant to or confer upon the city by expressly and specifically granting and enumerating the same herein.

Source: Ord. No. 20180809-113 , Pt. 7, 8-20-18/election of 11-6-18.