Except as expressly limited by this Charter, the city shall have the powers granted
to "Home Rule" cities by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, together
with all of the implied powers necessary to carry into execution such granted powers,
and in addition, all powers not denied to "Home Rule" cities by the Constitution or
laws of the State of Texas. By way of enumeration and not limitation, 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
or convenience of the city and its inhabitants; may acquire property within or without
its corporate boundaries for any municipal purpose 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 and the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas,
may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, improve or 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 or peace of the city
or the welfare, health, morals, comfort, safety or convenience of its inhabitants.
The powers hereby conferred upon the city shall include, but are not restricted to,
the powers enumerated in Chapter 147, Page 307, Acts of the Thirty-third Legislature
of the State of Texas, Regular Session, 1913, the same being compiled as Vernon's
Ann. Civ. St. art. 1165 et seq., as heretofore or hereafter amended, all of which
are hereby adopted. In addition to the powers enumerated herein, and subject only
to the limitations imposed by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and
by this Charter, the city shall have, without the necessity of express enumeration
in this Charter, each and every power which by virtue of the Constitution of the State
of Texas, including but not limited to Article XI, Section 5 thereof, the people of the city are empowered by election to grant or to confer upon
the city by expressly and specifically granting and enumerating the same herein. All
such powers, whether express or implied, shall be exercised and enforced in the manner
prescribed in this Charter or, when not prescribed herein, in such manner as shall
be provided by ordinance of the council. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions
of this section, the enumeration of specific powers in this Charter shall not limit
any powers otherwise conferred upon the city by this Charter, except insofar as a
specific and contrary intention to limit the powers of the city may be expressed in
this Charter.
