§ 2-1. In General.

The City of Eagle Pass may use a corporate seal; may sue and be sued; may contract and be contracted with; may implead and be impleaded in all courts in all matters whatsoever; may cooperate with the government of the State of Texas or any agency thereof, the federal government, or any agency thereof, or any political subdivision of the State of Texas; and 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 all the powers granted. The city may own or acquire property within or without its boundaries for any municipal purpose in fee simple or in any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation and may sell, lease, hold, manage, control, and police any property now owned by it or which it may hereafter acquire, and shall have the right to lease or let its property whether inside or outside of the city limits, subject to the limitations hereinafter set out, and may construct, own, lease, operate and regulate public utilities; may assess, levy, and collect taxes for general and special purposes on all lawful subjects of taxation in such amounts as allowed in constitution and state law; may borrow money on the faith and credit of the city by the issuance and sale of tax and revenue bonds, warrants or notes of the city; may appropriate the money of the city for all lawful purposes; may regulate and control the use, for whatever purpose, of the streets and other public places; may make and enforce all police, health, sanitary and other regulations; and may pass such ordinances as may be expedient for the protection and maintenance of good government, peace, and welfare of the city, for the performance of the functions thereof, for the order and security of its residents; and may provide suitable penalties for the violations of any ordinance enacted by the City of Eagle Pass; and, except as prohibited by the constitution and laws of this state or restricted by this charter, the city may exercise all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges and immunities of every name and nature whatsoever. The city may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, improve, control, regulate, and police such property as may now or hereafter be owned by it.