Texas Statutes
Local Government Code
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government

Section 5.901. Territorial Requirements for Incorporation as General-Law Municipality - Sec. 5.901. TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INCORPORATION AS GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. A...

Section 5.902. Change in Designation From Town to City - Sec. 5.902. CHANGE IN DESIGNATION FROM TOWN TO CITY. (a)...

Section 5.903. Charter Amendments by Special-Law Municipality Incorporated Before June 30, 1881 - Sec. 5.903. CHARTER AMENDMENTS BY SPECIAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY INCORPORATED BEFORE JUNE...

Section 5.904. Municipality Not Governed by Corporate Law - Sec. 5.904. MUNICIPALITY NOT GOVERNED BY CORPORATE LAW. (a) A...

Chapter 6 - Type a General-Law Municipality

Subchapter A. Incorporation as Type a General-Law Municipality

Section 6.001. Authority to Incorporate as Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 6.001. AUTHORITY TO INCORPORATE AS TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY....

Section 6.002. Incorporation Procedure - Sec. 6.002. INCORPORATION PROCEDURE. The procedure for incorporating as a...

Section 6.003. Effective Date of Incorporation - Sec. 6.003. EFFECTIVE DATE OF INCORPORATION. The incorporation of the...

Subchapter B. Change From Another Municipal Type to Type a General-Law Municipality

Section 6.011. Authority to Change to Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 6.011. AUTHORITY TO CHANGE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY....

Section 6.012. Procedure for Change - Sec. 6.012. PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE. If a municipality wishes to...

Section 6.013. Repeal of Local Law After Change - Sec. 6.013. REPEAL OF LOCAL LAW AFTER CHANGE. Any local...

Section 6.014. Change Does Not Affect Prior Name or Status as Body Corporate - Sec. 6.014. CHANGE DOES NOT AFFECT PRIOR NAME OR STATUS...

Chapter 7 - Type B General-Law Municipality

Section 7.001. Authority to Incorporate as Type B General-Law Municipality - Sec. 7.001. AUTHORITY TO INCORPORATE AS TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY....

Section 7.002. Application to Incorporate - Sec. 7.002. APPLICATION TO INCORPORATE. (a) The residents of a...

Section 7.003. Election Order - Sec. 7.003. ELECTION ORDER. If satisfactory proof is made that...

Section 7.004. Election Officers - Sec. 7.004. ELECTION OFFICERS. The county judge shall appoint an...

Section 7.005. Notice of Election - Sec. 7.005. NOTICE OF ELECTION. An incorporation election under this...

Section 7.006. Qualified Voters - Sec. 7.006. QUALIFIED VOTERS. Each qualified voter who resides within...

Section 7.007. Order of Incorporation - Sec. 7.007. ORDER OF INCORPORATION. (a) Within 20 days after...

Section 7.008. Interval Between Elections - Sec. 7.008. INTERVAL BETWEEN ELECTIONS. A county judge may not...

Chapter 8 - Type C General-Law Municipality

Subchapter A. Incorporation as Type C General-Law Municipality

Section 8.001. Authority to Incorporate as Type C General-Law Municipality - Sec. 8.001. AUTHORITY TO INCORPORATE AS TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY....

Section 8.002. Petition to Incorporate - Sec. 8.002. PETITION TO INCORPORATE. The residents of a community...

Section 8.003. Election Order - Sec. 8.003. ELECTION ORDER. If a county judge receives the...

Section 8.004. Election Officers - Sec. 8.004. ELECTION OFFICERS. The county judge shall appoint two...

Section 8.005. Notice of Election - Sec. 8.005. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice of an incorporation election...

Section 8.006. Order of Incorporation - Sec. 8.006. ORDER OF INCORPORATION. If a majority of the...

Subchapter B. Change From Another Municipal Type to Type C General-Law Municipality

Section 8.021. Authority to Change to Type C General-Law Municipality - Sec. 8.021. AUTHORITY TO CHANGE TO TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY....

Section 8.022. Petition to Change - Sec. 8.022. PETITION TO CHANGE. The residents of a municipality...

Section 8.023. Election Order - Sec. 8.023. ELECTION ORDER. If the mayor receives the petition,...

Section 8.024. Election Officers - Sec. 8.024. ELECTION OFFICERS. The mayor shall appoint two election...

Section 8.025. Notice of Election - Sec. 8.025. NOTICE OF ELECTION. In addition to the notice...

Section 8.026. Order of Change - Sec. 8.026. ORDER OF CHANGE. If a majority of the...

Chapter 9 - Home-Rule Municipality

Section 9.001. Adoption or Amendment of Home-Rule Charter - Sec. 9.001. ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF HOME-RULE CHARTER. This chapter...

Section 9.002. Selection of Charter Commission - Sec. 9.002. SELECTION OF CHARTER COMMISSION. (a) The governing body...

Section 9.003. Vote on Charter - Sec. 9.003. VOTE ON CHARTER. (a) The charter prepared by...

Section 9.004. Charter Amendments - Sec. 9.004. CHARTER AMENDMENTS. (a) The governing body of a...

Section 9.005. Adoption of Charter or Amendment - Sec. 9.005. ADOPTION OF CHARTER OR AMENDMENT. (a) A proposed...

Section 9.006. Concurrent Elections - Sec. 9.006. CONCURRENT ELECTIONS. This chapter does not prevent the...

Section 9.007. Certification of Charter or Amendment - Sec. 9.007. CERTIFICATION OF CHARTER OR AMENDMENT. (a) As soon...

Section 9.008. Registration of Charter or Amendment; Effect - Sec. 9.008. REGISTRATION OF CHARTER OR AMENDMENT; EFFECT. (a) The...

Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government

Chapter 21 - General Provisions Affecting Governing Body of Municipality

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 21.001. Election of Aldermen by Place System in General-Law Municipality - Sec. 21.001. ELECTION OF ALDERMEN BY PLACE SYSTEM IN GENERAL-LAW...

Section 21.002. References to Municipal Governing Body and to Members of Municipal Governing Body - Sec. 21.002. REFERENCES TO MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY AND TO MEMBERS...

Section 21.003. Members of Municipal Governing Bodies May Volunteer - Sec. 21.003. MEMBERS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODIES MAY VOLUNTEER. A...

Section 21.005. Choice of Uniform Election Date for Newly Incorporated Municipality - Sec. 21.005. CHOICE OF UNIFORM ELECTION DATE FOR NEWLY INCORPORATED...

Subchapter B. Judicial Removal of Member of Governing Body of General-Law Municipality

Section 21.021. Applicability - Sec. 21.021. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a general-law...

Section 21.022. Definitions - Sec. 21.022. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "District attorney" includes...

Section 21.023. Removal From Office - Sec. 21.023. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. The district judge may remove...

Section 21.024. No Removal Before Action - Sec. 21.024. NO REMOVAL BEFORE ACTION. An officer may not...

Section 21.025. General Grounds for Removal - Sec. 21.025. GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) An officer may...

Section 21.026. Petition for Removal - Sec. 21.026. PETITION FOR REMOVAL. (a) A proceeding for the...

Section 21.027. Citation of Officer - Sec. 21.027. CITATION OF OFFICER. (a) After a petition for...

Section 21.028. Bond - Sec. 21.028. BOND. (a) The judge shall require the person...

Section 21.029. Trial - Sec. 21.029. TRIAL. (a) An officer shall have the right...

Section 21.030. Appeal - Sec. 21.030. APPEAL. (a) Either party to a removal action...

Section 21.031. Removal by Criminal Conviction - Sec. 21.031. REMOVAL BY CRIMINAL CONVICTION. (a) The conviction of...

Section 21.032. Reelection Prohibited for Certain Period - Sec. 21.032. REELECTION PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN PERIOD. An officer removed...

Subchapter C. Removal of Member of Governing Body of Certain General-Law Municipalities Following Election

Section 21.101. Removal by Recall Election Authorized - Sec. 21.101. REMOVAL BY RECALL ELECTION AUTHORIZED. A member of...

Section 21.102. Petition - Sec. 21.102. PETITION. (a) Before circulating a petition, a notice...

Section 21.103. Review of Petition - Sec. 21.103. REVIEW OF PETITION. (a) Not later than the...

Section 21.104. Election - Sec. 21.104. ELECTION. (a) Unless the member who is the...

Section 21.105. Clerk - Sec. 21.105. CLERK. In this subchapter, a municipal clerk includes...

Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 22.001. Chapter Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 22.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. This...

Section 22.002. Continuation of Offices in Municipality Changing to Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 22.002. CONTINUATION OF OFFICES IN MUNICIPALITY CHANGING TO TYPE...

Section 22.003. Date of Municipal Election - Sec. 22.003. DATE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION. An election for officers...

Section 22.004. Plurality Vote Required for Election of Municipal Officer - Sec. 22.004. PLURALITY VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICER....

Section 22.005. Oath for Elected or Appointed Officer - Sec. 22.005. OATH FOR ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICER. (a) A...

Section 22.006. Date on Which Officers Begin to Perform Duties - Sec. 22.006. DATE ON WHICH OFFICERS BEGIN TO PERFORM DUTIES....

Section 22.007. Vacancy Created on Failure to Qualify - Sec. 22.007. VACANCY CREATED ON FAILURE TO QUALIFY. If a...

Section 22.008. Disqualification From Office - Sec. 22.008. DISQUALIFICATION FROM OFFICE. (a) An officer who is...

Section 22.009. Removal From Office for Misappropriation of Special Funds - Sec. 22.009. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE FOR MISAPPROPRIATION OF SPECIAL FUNDS....

Section 22.010. Filling Vacancy on Governing Body or in Other Municipal Office - Sec. 22.010. FILLING VACANCY ON GOVERNING BODY OR IN OTHER...

Section 22.011. Filling Vacancy in Municipal Office Under Special Circumstances - Sec. 22.011. FILLING VACANCY IN MUNICIPAL OFFICE UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES....

Section 22.012. Resignation of Elected or Appointed Municipal Officer - Sec. 22.012. RESIGNATION OF ELECTED OR APPOINTED MUNICIPAL OFFICER. A...

Subchapter B. Governing Body

Section 22.031. Composition of Governing Body; Ward System Optional - Sec. 22.031. COMPOSITION OF GOVERNING BODY; WARD SYSTEM OPTIONAL. (a)...

Section 22.032. Qualifications of Members of Governing Body - Sec. 22.032. QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY. (a) To...

Section 22.033. Governing Body to Judge Election and Qualification of Members - Sec. 22.033. GOVERNING BODY TO JUDGE ELECTION AND QUALIFICATION OF...

Section 22.034. Initial Election and Term of Office - Sec. 22.034. INITIAL ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE. (a) If...

Section 22.035. Regular Term of Office - Sec. 22.035. REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE. The mayor and aldermen...

Section 22.036. Installation of Governing Body - Sec. 22.036. INSTALLATION OF GOVERNING BODY. On the fifth day...

Section 22.037. Mayor as Presiding Officer; President Pro Tempore - Sec. 22.037. MAYOR AS PRESIDING OFFICER; PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE. (a)...

Section 22.038. Meetings - Sec. 22.038. MEETINGS. (a) The governing body of the municipality...

Section 22.039. Quorum - Sec. 22.039. QUORUM. A majority of the number of aldermen...

Section 22.040. Change of Wards - Sec. 22.040. CHANGE OF WARDS. (a) The governing body of...

Section 22.041. Vacancy on Governing Body Is Created - Sec. 22.041. VACANCY ON GOVERNING BODY IS CREATED. (a) If...

Section 22.042. Powers and Duties of Mayor - Sec. 22.042. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MAYOR. (a) The mayor...

Section 22.043. Petitions and Remonstrances Presented to Governing Body - Sec. 22.043. PETITIONS AND REMONSTRANCES PRESENTED TO GOVERNING BODY. Petitions...

Subchapter C. Other Municipal Officers

Section 22.071. Other Municipal Officers - Sec. 22.071. OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. (a) In addition to the...

Section 22.072. Powers and Duties of Municipal Officers; Bond - Sec. 22.072. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS; BOND. (a)...

Section 22.073. Powers and Duties of Secretary - Sec. 22.073. POWERS AND DUTIES OF SECRETARY. (a) The secretary...

Section 22.074. Certification of Secretaries - Sec. 22.074. CERTIFICATION OF SECRETARIES. (a) In this section, "institution...

Section 22.075. Bond and Duties of Treasurer - Sec. 22.075. BOND AND DUTIES OF TREASURER. (a) The treasurer...

Section 22.076. Bond of Marshal; Abolition of Office - Sec. 22.076. BOND OF MARSHAL; ABOLITION OF OFFICE. (a) The...

Section 22.077. Removal of Municipal Officers - Sec. 22.077. REMOVAL OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. (a) The governing body...

Chapter 23 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type B General-Law Municipality

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 23.001. Chapter Applicable to Type B General-Law Municipality - Sec. 23.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. This...

Section 23.002. Filling Vacancy in Municipal Office - Sec. 23.002. FILLING VACANCY IN MUNICIPAL OFFICE. (a) The aldermen...

Subchapter B. Governing Body and Marshal

Section 23.021. Initial Election of Governing Body and Marshal - Sec. 23.021. INITIAL ELECTION OF GOVERNING BODY AND MARSHAL. Immediately...

Section 23.022. Initial Mayor - Sec. 23.022. INITIAL MAYOR. Immediately after election returns for the...

Section 23.023. Regular Annual Election - Sec. 23.023. REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION. (a) After the initial election,...

Section 23.024. Qualifications of Governing Body and Marshal; Bond for Marshal - Sec. 23.024. QUALIFICATIONS OF GOVERNING BODY AND MARSHAL; BOND FOR...

Section 23.025. Initial Term of Office - Sec. 23.025. INITIAL TERM OF OFFICE. The mayor, aldermen, and...

Section 23.026. Regular Term of Office - Sec. 23.026. REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE. (a) The mayor, aldermen,...

Section 23.027. President; President Pro Tempore - Sec. 23.027. PRESIDENT; PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE. (a) The mayor is...

Section 23.028. Quorum - Sec. 23.028. QUORUM. (a) The mayor and three aldermen constitute...

Section 23.029. Abolition of Office of Marshal - Sec. 23.029. ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF MARSHAL. The governing body...

Subchapter C. Other Municipal Officers

Section 23.051. Other Municipal Officers - Sec. 23.051. OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. The governing body of the...

Section 23.052. Duties of Municipal Officers; Bond - Sec. 23.052. DUTIES OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS; BOND. (a) The governing...

Section 23.053. Removal of Municipal Officers - Sec. 23.053. REMOVAL OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. The governing body of...

Chapter 24 - Commission Form of Government in General-Law Municipality

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 24.001. Chapter Applicable to Type C General-Law Municipality - Sec. 24.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. This...

Subchapter B. Governing Body

Section 24.021. Initial Election of Governing Body of Community Incorporating as Type C General-Law Municipality; Initial Term - Sec. 24.021. INITIAL ELECTION OF GOVERNING BODY OF COMMUNITY INCORPORATING...

Section 24.022. Initial Election of Governing Body of Municipality Changing to Type C General-Law Municipality; Initial Term - Sec. 24.022. INITIAL ELECTION OF GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY CHANGING...

Section 24.023. Regular Term of Office; Regular Election Date - Sec. 24.023. REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE; REGULAR ELECTION DATE. (a)...

Section 24.024. Bond of Mayor and Commissioners - Sec. 24.024. BOND OF MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. (a) The mayor...

Section 24.025. Meetings - Sec. 24.025. MEETINGS. (a) The governing body of the municipality...

Section 24.026. Filling Vacancy on Governing Body - Sec. 24.026. FILLING VACANCY ON GOVERNING BODY. (a) If the...

Subchapter C. Other Municipal Officers

Section 24.051. Other Municipal Officers; Duties - Sec. 24.051. OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS; DUTIES. (a) The governing body...

Section 24.052. Clerk and Tax Assessor-Collector; Bond; Powers and Duties - Sec. 24.052. CLERK AND TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR; BOND; POWERS AND DUTIES....

Section 24.053. Abolition of Municipal Office; Discharge of Officer or Employee - Sec. 24.053. ABOLITION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICE; DISCHARGE OF OFFICER OR...

Subchapter D. Change From Commission Form of Government to Another Form

Section 24.071. Change From Commission Form of Government to Another Form - Sec. 24.071. CHANGE FROM COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT TO ANOTHER...

Chapter 25 - City Manager Form of Government in General-Law Municipality

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 25.001. Chapter Applicable to General-Law Municipality With Population of Less Than 5,000 - Sec. 25.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF...

Subchapter B. City Manager

Section 25.021. Adoption of City Manager Form of Government - Sec. 25.021. ADOPTION OF CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT. The...

Section 25.022. Petition - Sec. 25.022. PETITION. (a) The residents of the municipality may...

Section 25.023. Proclamation Ordering Election - Sec. 25.023. PROCLAMATION ORDERING ELECTION. (a) Within 10 days after...

Section 25.024. Notice of Election - Sec. 25.024. NOTICE OF ELECTION. A copy of the proclamation...

Section 25.025. Election; Adoption - Sec. 25.025. ELECTION; ADOPTION. (a) After a petition is filed,...

Section 25.026. Appointment of City Manager - Sec. 25.026. APPOINTMENT OF CITY MANAGER. If the city manager...

Section 25.027. Qualifications of City Manager - Sec. 25.027. QUALIFICATIONS OF CITY MANAGER. (a) The governing body...

Section 25.028. Term of Office - Sec. 25.028. TERM OF OFFICE. The city manager is appointed...

Section 25.029. Powers and Duties of City Manager; Bond - Sec. 25.029. POWERS AND DUTIES OF CITY MANAGER; BOND. (a)...

Subchapter C. Other Municipal Officers

Section 25.051. Other Municipal Officers - Sec. 25.051. OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. (a) After a municipality adopts...

Subchapter D. Abandoning City Manager Form of Government

Section 25.071. Abandoning City Manager Form of Government - Sec. 25.071. ABANDONING CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT. (a) A...

Section 25.072. Duties of Governing Body if City Manager Form Is Abandoned - Sec. 25.072. DUTIES OF GOVERNING BODY IF CITY MANAGER FORM...

Chapter 26 - Form of Government in Home-Rule Municipality

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 26.001. Chapter Applicable to Home-Rule Municipality - Sec. 26.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY. This chapter applies...

Subchapter B. Form of Government

Section 26.021. Form of Government - Sec. 26.021. FORM OF GOVERNMENT. The municipality may adopt and...

Subchapter C. Municipal Officers

Section 26.041. Creation of Municipal Offices - Sec. 26.041. CREATION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICES. The municipality may: (1)...

Section 26.042. Date for Election of Officers - Sec. 26.042. DATE FOR ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The governing body...

Section 26.043. Filling Vacancy in Elective Office in Municipality With Population of 384,000 or More - Sec. 26.043. FILLING VACANCY IN ELECTIVE OFFICE IN MUNICIPALITY WITH...

Section 26.044. Election From Single-Member and At-Large Districts; Limitation on Years of Service - Sec. 26.044. ELECTION FROM SINGLE-MEMBER AND AT-LARGE DISTRICTS; LIMITATION ON...

Section 26.045. Filling Vacancy on Governing Body of Municipality With Population of 1 - Sec. 26.045. FILLING VACANCY ON GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY WITH...

Section 26.046. Size of Governing Body: Certain Municipalities - Sec. 26.046. SIZE OF GOVERNING BODY: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This...

Section 26.047. Filling Vacancy in Office of Mayor - Sec. 26.047. FILLING VACANCY IN OFFICE OF MAYOR. Unless otherwise...

Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation

Chapter 41 - Municipal Boundaries

Section 41.001. Map of Municipal Boundaries and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 41.001. MAP OF MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. (a)...

Section 41.0015. Notice of Municipal Boundary Change - Sec. 41.0015. NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY CHANGE. (a) If an...

Section 41.002. Boundary Survey in General-Law Municipalities - Sec. 41.002. BOUNDARY SURVEY IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES. (a) Immediately after...

Section 41.003. Inclusion of Area Receiving Longstanding Treatment as Part of Municipality - Sec. 41.003. INCLUSION OF AREA RECEIVING LONGSTANDING TREATMENT AS PART...

Section 41.004. Boundaries Not Affected by Change to Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 41.004. BOUNDARIES NOT AFFECTED BY CHANGE TO TYPE A...

Chapter 42 - Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipalities

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 42.001. Purpose of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 42.001. PURPOSE OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. The legislature declares it...

Subchapter B. Determination of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Section 42.021. Extent of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 42.021. EXTENT OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. (a) The extraterritorial jurisdiction...

Section 42.022. Expansion of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 42.022. EXPANSION OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. (a) When a municipality...

Section 42.0225. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Around Certain Municipally Owned Property - Sec. 42.0225. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AROUND CERTAIN MUNICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTY. (a)...

Section 42.023. Reduction of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 42.023. REDUCTION OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. The extraterritorial jurisdiction of...

Section 42.0235. Limitation on Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Municipalities - Sec. 42.0235. LIMITATION ON EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a)...

Section 42.024. Transfer of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Between Certain Municipalities - Sec. 42.024. TRANSFER OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BETWEEN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a)...

Section 42.025. Release of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction by Certain Municipalities - Sec. 42.025. RELEASE OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a)...

Section 42.0251. Release of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction by Certain General-Law Municipalities - Sec. 42.0251. RELEASE OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BY CERTAIN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES....

Section 42.026. Limitation on Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Municipalities - Sec. 42.026. LIMITATION ON EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a)...

Subchapter C. Creation or Expansion of Governmental Entities in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Section 42.041. Municipal Incorporation in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Generally - Sec. 42.041. MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION GENERALLY. (a) A...

Section 42.0411. Municipal Incorporation in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Municipalities - Sec. 42.0411. MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES....

Section 42.042. Creation of Political Subdivision to Supply Water or Sewer Services, Roadways, or Drainage Facilities in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 42.042. CREATION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO SUPPLY WATER OR...

Section 42.0425. Addition of Land in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipality to Certain Political Subdivisions - Sec. 42.0425. ADDITION OF LAND IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITY...

Section 42.043. Requirements Applying to Petition - Sec. 42.043. REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO PETITION. (a) A petition under...

Section 42.044. Creation of Industrial District in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 42.044. CREATION OF INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. (a)...

Section 42.045. Creation of Political Subdivision in Industrial District - Sec. 42.045. CREATION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. (a)...

Section 42.046. Designation of a Planned Unit Development District in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 42.046. DESIGNATION OF A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN...

Section 42.047. Creation of a Political Subdivision in an Area Proposed for a Planned Unit Development District - Sec. 42.047. CREATION OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN AN AREA...

Section 42.049. Authority of Wells Branch Municipal Utility District - Sec. 42.049. AUTHORITY OF WELLS BRANCH MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT. (a)...

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 42.901. Apportionment of Extraterritorial Jurisdictions That Overlapped on August 23, 1963 - Sec. 42.901. APPORTIONMENT OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTIONS THAT OVERLAPPED ON AUGUST...

Section 42.902. Restriction Against Imposing Tax in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 42.902. RESTRICTION AGAINST IMPOSING TAX IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. The...

Section 42.9025. Restriction on Imposing Fine or Fee in Certain Areas in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 42.9025. RESTRICTION ON IMPOSING FINE OR FEE IN CERTAIN...

Section 42.903. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Type B or C General-Law Municipalities - Sec. 42.903. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN TYPE B OR C...

Section 42.904. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and Voting Rights in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 42.904. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND VOTING RIGHTS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES....

Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 43.001. Definitions - Sec. 43.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Extraterritorial jurisdiction" means...

Section 43.002. Continuation of Land Use - Sec. 43.002. CONTINUATION OF LAND USE. (a) A municipality may...

Section 43.003. Authority of Home-Rule Municipality to Annex Area and Take Other Actions Regarding Boundaries - Sec. 43.003. AUTHORITY OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA AND...

Section 43.004. Required Disclosure Before Annexation Agreement - Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg.,...

Section 43.004. Annexation by Defunding Municipality Prohibited; Exception - Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg.,...

Subchapter A. -1. General Authority to Annex

Section 43.0115. Authority of Certain Municipalities to Annex Enclaves - Sec. 43.0115. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX ENCLAVES. (a)...

Section 43.0116. Authority of Municipality to Annex Industrial Districts - Sec. 43.0116. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS. (a)...

Section 43.0117. Authority of Municipality to Annex Area Near Military Base - Sec. 43.0117. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA NEAR MILITARY...

Section 43.012. Authority of Type a General-Law Municipality to Annex Area It Owns - Sec. 43.012. AUTHORITY OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX...

Section 43.013. Authority of Municipality to Annex Navigable Stream - Sec. 43.013. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX NAVIGABLE STREAM. The...

Section 43.014. Authority to Annex Limited to Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 43.014. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX LIMITED TO EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. A...

Section 43.015. Authority of Adjacent Municipalities to Change Boundaries by Agreement - Sec. 43.015. AUTHORITY OF ADJACENT MUNICIPALITIES TO CHANGE BOUNDARIES BY...

Section 43.016. Authority of Municipality to Annex Area Qualified for Agricultural or Wildlife Management Use or as Timber Land - Sec. 43.016. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA QUALIFIED FOR...

Section 43.017. Prohibition Against Annexation to Surround Municipality in Certain Counties - Sec. 43.017. PROHIBITION AGAINST ANNEXATION TO SURROUND MUNICIPALITY IN CERTAIN...

Subchapter C. Limitations and Requirements Regarding Annexations Exempted From Consent Annexation Procedures

Section 43.0505. Applicability - Sec. 43.0505. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies only to an...

Section 43.052. Municipal Annexation Plan Required - Sec. 43.052. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION PLAN REQUIRED. (f-1) In addition to...

Section 43.054. Width Requirements - Sec. 43.054. WIDTH REQUIREMENTS. (a) A municipality may not annex...

Section 43.0545. Annexation of Certain Adjacent Areas - Sec. 43.0545. ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN ADJACENT AREAS. (a) A municipality...

Section 43.055. Maximum Amount of Annexation Each Year - Sec. 43.055. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ANNEXATION EACH YEAR. (a) In...

Section 43.056. Provision of Services to Annexed Area - Sec. 43.056. PROVISION OF SERVICES TO ANNEXED AREA. (a) This...

Section 43.0561. Annexation Hearing Requirements - Sec. 43.0561. ANNEXATION HEARING REQUIREMENTS. (c) The municipality must: (1)...

Section 43.0565. Access to Services by Certain Municipalities in Annexed Area - Sec. 43.0565. ACCESS TO SERVICES BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES IN ANNEXED...

Section 43.057. Annexation That Surrounds Area: Findings Required - Sec. 43.057. ANNEXATION THAT SURROUNDS AREA: FINDINGS REQUIRED. If a...

Subchapter C. -1. Annexation Procedure for Areas Exempted From Consent Annexation Procedures

Section 43.061. Applicability - Sec. 43.061. APPLICABILITY. (a) Unless otherwise specifically provided by this...

Section 43.062. Procedures Applicable - Sec. 43.062. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE. (a) Sections 43.054, 43.0545, 43.055, and...

Section 43.063. Annexation Hearing Requirements - Sec. 43.063. ANNEXATION HEARING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Before a municipality may...

Section 43.0635. Map Requirement for Proposed Annexation - Sec. 43.0635. MAP REQUIREMENT FOR PROPOSED ANNEXATION. In addition to...

Section 43.064. Period for Completion of Annexation - Sec. 43.064. PERIOD FOR COMPLETION OF ANNEXATION. The annexation of...

Section 43.065. Provision of Services to Annexed Area - Sec. 43.065. PROVISION OF SERVICES TO ANNEXED AREA. (a) Before...

Subchapter C. -2. General Annexation Authority and Procedures Regarding Consent Annexations

Section 43.0661. Provision of Certain Services to Annexed Area - Sec. 43.0661. PROVISION OF CERTAIN SERVICES TO ANNEXED AREA. (a)...

Section 43.0662. Authority of Municipality With Population of 74,000 to 99,700 in Urban County to Annex Small, Surrounded General-Law Municipality - Sec. 43.0662. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 74,000 TO...

Section 43.0663. Effect on Other Law - Sec. 43.0663. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. Subchapters C-3 through C-5...

Subchapter C. -3. Annexation of Area on Request of Owners

Section 43.0671. Authority to Annex Area on Request of Owners - Sec. 43.0671. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX AREA ON REQUEST OF OWNERS....

Section 43.0672. Written Agreement Regarding Services - Sec. 43.0672. WRITTEN AGREEMENT REGARDING SERVICES. (a) The governing body...

Section 43.0673. Public Hearing - Sec. 43.0673. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) Before a municipality may adopt...

Subchapter C. -4. Annexation of Areas With Population of Less Than 200 by Petition

Section 43.0681. Authority to Annex - Sec. 43.0681. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX. A municipality may annex an...

Section 43.0682. Resolution - Sec. 43.0682. RESOLUTION. The governing body of the municipality that...

Section 43.0683. Notice of Proposed Annexation - Sec. 43.0683. NOTICE OF PROPOSED ANNEXATION. Not later than the...

Section 43.0684. Public Hearing - Sec. 43.0684. PUBLIC HEARING. The governing body of a municipality...

Section 43.0685. Petition - Sec. 43.0685. PETITION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1),...

Section 43.0686. Results of Petition - Sec. 43.0686. RESULTS OF PETITION. (a) When the petition period...

Section 43.0687. Voter Approval by Municipal Residents on Petition - Sec. 43.0687. VOTER APPROVAL BY MUNICIPAL RESIDENTS ON PETITION. If...

Section 43.0688. Retaliation for Annexation Disapproval Prohibited - Sec. 43.0688. RETALIATION FOR ANNEXATION DISAPPROVAL PROHIBITED. (a) The disapproval...

Subchapter C. -5. Annexation of Areas With Population of at Least 200 by Election

Section 43.0691. Authority to Annex - Sec. 43.0691. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX. A municipality may annex an...

Section 43.0692. Resolution - Sec. 43.0692. RESOLUTION. The governing body of the municipality that...

Section 43.0693. Notice of Proposed Annexation - Sec. 43.0693. NOTICE OF PROPOSED ANNEXATION. Not later than the...

Section 43.0694. Public Hearings - Sec. 43.0694. PUBLIC HEARINGS. (a) The governing body of a...

Section 43.0695. Property Owner Consent Required for Certain Areas - Sec. 43.0695. PROPERTY OWNER CONSENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AREAS. (a)...

Section 43.0696. Election - Sec. 43.0696. ELECTION. (a) A municipality shall order an election...

Section 43.0697. Results of Election and Petition - Sec. 43.0697. RESULTS OF ELECTION AND PETITION. (a) Following an...

Section 43.0698. Voter Approval by Municipal Residents on Petition - Sec. 43.0698. VOTER APPROVAL BY MUNICIPAL RESIDENTS ON PETITION. If...

Section 43.0699. Retaliation for Annexation Disapproval Prohibited - Sec. 43.0699. RETALIATION FOR ANNEXATION DISAPPROVAL PROHIBITED. (a) The disapproval...

Subchapter D. Annexation Provisions Relating to Special Districts

Section 43.071. Authority to Annex Water or Sewer District - Sec. 43.071. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX WATER OR SEWER DISTRICT. (a)...

Section 43.0712. Invalidation of Annexation of Special District; Reimbursement of Developer - Sec. 43.0712. INVALIDATION OF ANNEXATION OF SPECIAL DISTRICT; REIMBURSEMENT OF...

Section 43.0715. Annexation of Water-Related Special District: Reimbursement of Landowner or Developer; Continuation of District and Taxing Authority - Sec. 43.0715. ANNEXATION OF WATER-RELATED SPECIAL DISTRICT: REIMBURSEMENT OF LANDOWNER...

Section 43.072. Authority to Annex Municipal Utility District by Home-Rule Municipality - Sec. 43.072. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT BY HOME-RULE...

Section 43.073. Abolition Of, or Division of Functions Of, Levee Improvement District Annexed by Municipality With Population of More Than 500,000 - Sec. 43.073. ABOLITION OF, OR DIVISION OF FUNCTIONS OF, LEVEE...

Section 43.074. Abolition of Water-Related Special District Created Wholly in Municipality - Sec. 43.074. ABOLITION OF WATER-RELATED SPECIAL DISTRICT CREATED WHOLLY IN...

Section 43.075. Abolition Of, or Division of Functions Of, Water-Related Special District That Becomes Part of Not More Than One Municipality - Sec. 43.075. ABOLITION OF, OR DIVISION OF FUNCTIONS OF, WATER-RELATED...

Section 43.0751. Strategic Partnerships for Continuation of Certain Districts - Sec. 43.0751. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a)...

Section 43.07515. Regulation of Fireworks Under Strategic Partnership Agreement Law - Sec. 43.07515. REGULATION OF FIREWORKS UNDER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT LAW....

Section 43.0753. Regional Development Agreements - Sec. 43.0753. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 43.0754. Regional Participation Agreements - Sec. 43.0754. REGIONAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 43.0755. Procedures for Incorporation or Establishment of Another Form of Local Government for Certain Areas Subject to Regional Participation Agreement - Sec. 43.0755. PROCEDURES FOR INCORPORATION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF ANOTHER FORM...

Section 43.076. Abolition of Water-Related Special District That Becomes Part of More Than One Municipality - Sec. 43.076. ABOLITION OF WATER-RELATED SPECIAL DISTRICT THAT BECOMES PART...

Section 43.0761. Provision of Water and Sanitary Sewer Utility Service - Sec. 43.0761. PROVISION OF WATER AND SANITARY SEWER UTILITY SERVICE....

Section 43.079. Consent Requirement for Annexation of Area in Certain Conservation and Reclamation Districts - Sec. 43.079. CONSENT REQUIREMENT FOR ANNEXATION OF AREA IN CERTAIN...

Section 43.080. Municipal Bonds Used to Carry Out Purposes of Abolished Conservation and Reclamation District - Sec. 43.080. MUNICIPAL BONDS USED TO CARRY OUT PURPOSES OF...

Section 43.081. Continuation of Certain Municipal Water Boards on Annexation of Water Control and Improvement District - Sec. 43.081. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL WATER BOARDS ON ANNEXATION...

Section 43.082. Annexation by Certain Municipalities of Land Owned by Navigation District - Sec. 43.082. ANNEXATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES OF LAND OWNED BY...

Section 43.083. Annexation by Certain Municipalities That Operate Municipally Owned Water Utility - Sec. 43.083. ANNEXATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES THAT OPERATE MUNICIPALLY OWNED...

Subchapter E. Annexation Provisions Relating to Reservoirs, Airports, Streets, and Certain Other Areas

Section 43.101. Annexation of Municipally Owned Reservoir - Sec. 43.101. ANNEXATION OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED RESERVOIR. (a) A general-law...

Section 43.102. Annexation of Municipally Owned Airport - Sec. 43.102. ANNEXATION OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED AIRPORT. (a) A municipality...

Section 43.1025. Annexation of Noncontiguous Municipally Owned Airport by Certain Municipalities - Sec. 43.1025. ANNEXATION OF NONCONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALLY OWNED AIRPORT BY CERTAIN...

Section 43.1055. Annexation of Road Rights-of-Way on Request of Owner or Maintaining Political Subdivision - Sec. 43.1055. ANNEXATION OF ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY ON REQUEST OF OWNER...

Section 43.1056. Annexation of Contiguous or Connecting Rights-of-Way - Sec. 43.1056. ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS OR CONNECTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 43.106. Annexation of County Roads Required in Certain Circumstances - Sec. 43.106. ANNEXATION OF COUNTY ROADS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES....

Subchapter F. Limited Purpose Annexation

Section 43.121. Authority of Populous Home-Rule Municipalities to Annex for Limited Purposes; Other Authority Not Affected - Sec. 43.121. AUTHORITY OF POPULOUS HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX FOR...

Section 43.1211. Use of Consent Procedures to Annex for Limited Purposes - Sec. 43.1211. USE OF CONSENT PROCEDURES TO ANNEX FOR LIMITED...

Section 43.122. Certain Strip Annexations Prohibited - Sec. 43.122. CERTAIN STRIP ANNEXATIONS PROHIBITED. A municipality may not...

Section 43.123. Report Regarding Planning Study and Regulatory Plan - Sec. 43.123. REPORT REGARDING PLANNING STUDY AND REGULATORY PLAN. (a)...

Section 43.124. Public Hearings - Sec. 43.124. PUBLIC HEARINGS. (a) Before instituting proceedings for annexing...

Section 43.125. Adoption of Regulatory Plan - Sec. 43.125. ADOPTION OF REGULATORY PLAN. (a) At the time...

Section 43.126. Period for Completion of Annexation - Sec. 43.126. PERIOD FOR COMPLETION OF ANNEXATION. The annexation of...

Section 43.127. Annexation for Full Purposes - Sec. 43.127. ANNEXATION FOR FULL PURPOSES. (a) Except as provided...

Section 43.128. Judicial Remedies: Forced Annexation or Disannexation - Sec. 43.128. JUDICIAL REMEDIES: FORCED ANNEXATION OR DISANNEXATION. (a) If...

Section 43.129. Consensual Annexation - Sec. 43.129. CONSENSUAL ANNEXATION. The municipality may annex for limited...

Section 43.130. Effect of Annexation on Voting Rights, Eligibility for Office, and Taxing Authority - Sec. 43.130. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON VOTING RIGHTS, ELIGIBILITY FOR...

Section 43.131. Effect of Annexation on Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 43.131. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. The annexation...

Section 43.132. Municipal Incorporation in Annexed Area - Sec. 43.132. MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION IN ANNEXED AREA. A municipality may...

Section 43.136. Authority of Special-Law Municipality to Annex for Limited Purposes Along Navigable Stream - Sec. 43.136. AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX FOR LIMITED...

Subchapter G. Disannexation

Section 43.141. Disannexation for Failure to Provide Services - Sec. 43.141. DISANNEXATION FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES. (a) A...

Section 43.142. Disannexation According to Municipal Charter in Home-Rule Municipality - Sec. 43.142. DISANNEXATION ACCORDING TO MUNICIPAL CHARTER IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY....

Section 43.143. Disannexation by Petition and Election in General-Law Municipality - Sec. 43.143. DISANNEXATION BY PETITION AND ELECTION IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY....

Section 43.144. Disannexation of Sparsely Populated Area in General-Law Municipality - Sec. 43.144. DISANNEXATION OF SPARSELY POPULATED AREA IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY....

Section 43.145. Disannexation of Unimproved Area or Nontaxable Area in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 43.145. DISANNEXATION OF UNIMPROVED AREA OR NONTAXABLE AREA IN...

Section 43.146. Disannexation of Land in a Municipal Utility District - Sec. 43.146. DISANNEXATION OF LAND IN A MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT....

Section 43.1465. Disannexation From Defunding Municipality - Sec. 43.1465. DISANNEXATION FROM DEFUNDING MUNICIPALITY. (a) In this section,...

Section 43.147. Width Requirement for Disannexation - Sec. 43.147. WIDTH REQUIREMENT FOR DISANNEXATION. (a) A municipality disannexing...

Section 43.148. Refund of Taxes and Fees - Sec. 43.148. REFUND OF TAXES AND FEES. (a) If an...

Subchapter H. Alteration of Annexation Status

Section 43.201. Definitions - Sec. 43.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Consent agreement" means...

Section 43.202. Applicability - Sec. 43.202. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to: (1) a municipal...

Section 43.203. Alteration of Annexation Status - Sec. 43.203. ALTERATION OF ANNEXATION STATUS. (a) Notwithstanding any other...

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 43.901. Circumstances in Which Consent to Boundaries or Annexation Is Presumed - Sec. 43.901. CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH CONSENT TO BOUNDARIES OR ANNEXATION...

Section 43.902. Annexation, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, and Eminent Domain on Inaccessible Gulf Island - Sec. 43.902. ANNEXATION, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, AND EMINENT DOMAIN ON INACCESSIBLE...

Section 43.903. Effect of Annexation on Railroad Switching Limits or Rates - Sec. 43.903. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON RAILROAD SWITCHING LIMITS OR...

Section 43.905. Effect of Annexation on Operation of School District - Sec. 43.905. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON OPERATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT....

Section 43.9051. Effect of Annexation on Public Entities or Political Subdivisions - Sec. 43.9051. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON PUBLIC ENTITIES OR POLITICAL...

Section 43.907. Effect of Annexation on Colonias - Sec. 43.907. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON COLONIAS. (a) In this...

Section 43.908. Enforcement of Chapter - Sec. 43.908. ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter may be...

Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities

Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 51.001. Ordinance, Rule, or Regulation Necessary to Carry Out Other Powers - Sec. 51.001. ORDINANCE, RULE, OR REGULATION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT...

Section 51.003. Municipal Act or Proceeding Presumed Valid - Sec. 51.003. MUNICIPAL ACT OR PROCEEDING PRESUMED VALID. (a) A...

Subchapter B. Provisions Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality

Section 51.011. Subchapter Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 51.011. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. This...

Section 51.012. Ordinances and Regulations - Sec. 51.012. ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS. The municipality may adopt an...

Section 51.013. Authority Relating to Lawsuits - Sec. 51.013. AUTHORITY RELATING TO LAWSUITS. The municipality may sue...

Section 51.014. Authority to Contract - Sec. 51.014. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. The municipality may contract with...

Section 51.015. Authority to Hold, Purchase, Lease, or Convey Property - Sec. 51.015. AUTHORITY TO HOLD, PURCHASE, LEASE, OR CONVEY PROPERTY....

Section 51.016. Adoption and Use of Seal - Sec. 51.016. ADOPTION AND USE OF SEAL. The municipality may...

Section 51.017. Continuation of Powers, Duties, Penalties, and Suits After Change to Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 51.017. CONTINUATION OF POWERS, DUTIES, PENALTIES, AND SUITS AFTER...

Section 51.018. Ownership and Sale of Property After Change to Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 51.018. OWNERSHIP AND SALE OF PROPERTY AFTER CHANGE TO...

Subchapter C. Provisions Applicable to Type B General-Law Municipality

Section 51.031. Subchapter Applicable to Type B General-Law Municipality - Sec. 51.031. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. This...

Section 51.032. Ordinances and Bylaws - Sec. 51.032. ORDINANCES AND BYLAWS. (a) The governing body of...

Section 51.033. Authority Relating to Lawsuits - Sec. 51.033. AUTHORITY RELATING TO LAWSUITS. The municipality may sue...

Section 51.034. Authority to Hold and Dispose of Property - Sec. 51.034. AUTHORITY TO HOLD AND DISPOSE OF PROPERTY. The...

Section 51.035. Authority, Duties, Privileges - Sec. 51.035. AUTHORITY, DUTIES, PRIVILEGES. A Type B general-law municipality...

Subchapter D. Provisions Applicable to Type C General-Law Municipality

Section 51.051. General Powers of Type C General-Law Municipality - Sec. 51.051. GENERAL POWERS OF TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. (a)...

Section 51.052. Alternative General Powers for Certain Type C General-Law Municipalities - Sec. 51.052. ALTERNATIVE GENERAL POWERS FOR CERTAIN TYPE C GENERAL-LAW...

Subchapter E. Provisions Applicable to Home-Rule Municipality

Section 51.071. Subchapter Applicable to Home-Rule Municipality - Sec. 51.071. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY. This subchapter applies...

Section 51.072. Authority of Local Self-Government - Sec. 51.072. AUTHORITY OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT. (a) The municipality has...

Section 51.073. Adoption of Charter Does Not Affect Rights and Claims - Sec. 51.073. ADOPTION OF CHARTER DOES NOT AFFECT RIGHTS AND...

Section 51.074. Perpetual Succession - Sec. 51.074. PERPETUAL SUCCESSION. The municipality may act in perpetual...

Section 51.075. Authority Relating to Lawsuits - Sec. 51.075. AUTHORITY RELATING TO LAWSUITS. The municipality may plead...

Section 51.076. Authority Relating to Property - Sec. 51.076. AUTHORITY RELATING TO PROPERTY. (a) The municipality may...

Section 51.077. Liability for Damages - Sec. 51.077. LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES. The municipality may adopt rules,...

Section 51.078. Preservation of Certain Powers Granted Before 1913 - Sec. 51.078. PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN POWERS GRANTED BEFORE 1913. Powers...

Section 51.079. Restrictions Applying to Nonbinding Referendum - Sec. 51.079. RESTRICTIONS APPLYING TO NONBINDING REFERENDUM. (a) A nonbinding...

Chapter 52 - Adoption of Municipal Ordinances

Subchapter A. General Provisions Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipalities

Section 52.001. Subchapter Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 52.001. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. This...

Section 52.002. Style - Sec. 52.002. STYLE. (a) The style of an ordinance of...

Section 52.003. Approval by Mayor and Related Conditions for Ordinance to Take Effect - Sec. 52.003. APPROVAL BY MAYOR AND RELATED CONDITIONS FOR ORDINANCE...

Section 52.004. Official Newspaper - Sec. 52.004. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. (a) As soon as practicable after...

Subchapter B. Publication of Ordinances

Section 52.011. Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 52.011. TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. (a) If a Type...

Section 52.012. Type B General-Law Municipality - Sec. 52.012. TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. (a) Before an ordinance...

Section 52.013. Home-Rule Municipalities - Sec. 52.013. HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES. (a) The governing body of a...

Chapter 53 - Code of Municipal Ordinances

Section 53.001. Adoption of Code - Sec. 53.001. ADOPTION OF CODE. (a) A municipality may adopt...

Section 53.002. Publication of Adoption Ordinance - Sec. 53.002. PUBLICATION OF ADOPTION ORDINANCE. (a) Except as provided...

Section 53.003. Subdivision of Code - Sec. 53.003. SUBDIVISION OF CODE. A code of municipal ordinances...

Section 53.004. Change or Repeal of Ordinance - Sec. 53.004. CHANGE OR REPEAL OF ORDINANCE. If a change...

Section 53.005. Effect of Codification - Sec. 53.005. EFFECT OF CODIFICATION. (a) A municipal code of...

Section 53.006. Printed Code as Evidence - Sec. 53.006. PRINTED CODE AS EVIDENCE. (a) A municipality may...

Chapter 54 - Enforcement of Municipal Ordinances

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 54.001. General Enforcement Authority of Municipalities; Penalty - Sec. 54.001. GENERAL ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES; PENALTY. (a) The...

Section 54.002. Imposition of Fine in Type B General-Law Municipality - Sec. 54.002. IMPOSITION OF FINE IN TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY....

Section 54.003. Remission of Fine by Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 54.003. REMISSION OF FINE BY TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY....

Section 54.004. Preservation of Health, Property, Good Government, and Order in Home-Rule Municipality - Sec. 54.004. PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, PROPERTY, GOOD GOVERNMENT, AND ORDER...

Section 54.005. Notices to Certain Property Owners - Sec. 54.005. NOTICES TO CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS. (a) A governmental...

Section 54.006. Nonseverability of Certain Consolidated Offenses - Sec. 54.006. NONSEVERABILITY OF CERTAIN CONSOLIDATED OFFENSES. Section 3.04(a), Penal...

Subchapter B. Municipal Health and Safety Ordinances

Section 54.012. Civil Action - Sec. 54.012. CIVIL ACTION. A municipality may bring a civil...

Section 54.013. Jurisdiction; Venue - Sec. 54.013. JURISDICTION; VENUE. Jurisdiction and venue of an action...

Section 54.014. Preferential Setting - Sec. 54.014. PREFERENTIAL SETTING. If the municipality submits to the...

Section 54.015. Procedure - Sec. 54.015. PROCEDURE. (a) The only allegations required to be...

Section 54.0155. Expedited Proceedings for Certain Civil Actions - Sec. 54.0155. EXPEDITED PROCEEDINGS FOR CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS. (a) A...

Section 54.016. Injunction - Sec. 54.016. INJUNCTION. (a) On a showing of substantial danger...

Section 54.017. Civil Penalty - Sec. 54.017. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) In a suit against the...

Section 54.018. Action for Repair or Demolition of Structure - Sec. 54.018. ACTION FOR REPAIR OR DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURE. (a)...

Section 54.019. Imprisonment; Contempt - Sec. 54.019. IMPRISONMENT; CONTEMPT. (a) A person is not subject...

Section 54.020. Abatement of Floodplain Violation in Municipalities; Lien - Sec. 54.020. ABATEMENT OF FLOODPLAIN VIOLATION IN MUNICIPALITIES; LIEN. (a)...

Subchapter C. Quasi-Judicial Enforcement of Health and Safety Ordinances

Section 54.031. Subchapter Applicable to Certain Municipalities - Sec. 54.031. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. This subchapter applies...

Section 54.032. Ordinances Subject to Quasi-Judicial Enforcement - Sec. 54.032. ORDINANCES SUBJECT TO QUASI-JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT. This subchapter applies...

Section 54.033. Building and Standards Commission - Sec. 54.033. BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION. (a) The governing body...

Section 54.034. Proceedings of Commission Panels - Sec. 54.034. PROCEEDINGS OF COMMISSION PANELS. (a) All cases to...

Section 54.035. Notice - Sec. 54.035. NOTICE. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (a-1)...

Section 54.036. Functions - Sec. 54.036. FUNCTIONS. A commission panel may: (1) order the...

Section 54.037. Civil Penalty - Sec. 54.037. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A determination made under Section...

Section 54.038. Vote - Sec. 54.038. VOTE. A majority vote of the members voting...

Section 54.039. Judicial Review - Sec. 54.039. JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) Any owner, lienholder, or mortgagee...

Section 54.040. Lien; Abstract - Sec. 54.040. LIEN; ABSTRACT. (a) An order issued under Section...

Section 54.041. Commission Panel Decision Final - Sec. 54.041. COMMISSION PANEL DECISION FINAL. If no appeals are...

Section 54.042. Municipal Court Proceeding Not Affected - Sec. 54.042. MUNICIPAL COURT PROCEEDING NOT AFFECTED. This subchapter does...

Section 54.043. Alternative Adjudication Processes - Sec. 54.043. ALTERNATIVE ADJUDICATION PROCESSES. A municipality by ordinance may...

Section 54.044. Alternative Procedure for Administrative Hearing - Sec. 54.044. ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. (a) As an...

Subtitle E - Consolidation and Abolition of Municipalities

Chapter 61 - Consolidation of Municipalities

Section 61.001. Authority to Consolidate - Sec. 61.001. AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE. The following municipalities may consolidate...

Section 61.002. Consolidation Election - Sec. 61.002. CONSOLIDATION ELECTION. A consolidation of municipalities under this...

Section 61.003. Petitions to Consolidate; Election Orders - Sec. 61.003. PETITIONS TO CONSOLIDATE; ELECTION ORDERS. (a) If at...

Section 61.004. Sequence of Elections; Election Dates - Sec. 61.004. SEQUENCE OF ELECTIONS; ELECTION DATES. (a) The municipality...

Section 61.005. Conduct of Election - Sec. 61.005. CONDUCT OF ELECTION. A consolidation election shall be...

Section 61.006. Approval and Registration of Consolidation - Sec. 61.006. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF CONSOLIDATION. (a) If a...

Section 61.007. Certification of Consolidation - Sec. 61.007. CERTIFICATION OF CONSOLIDATION. If a majority of the...

Section 61.008. Effect of Consolidation - Sec. 61.008. EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION. In a consolidation under this...

Section 61.009. Merger of Consolidated Municipalities - Sec. 61.009. MERGER OF CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPALITIES. (a) After a consolidation...

Section 61.010. Interval Between Elections - Sec. 61.010. INTERVAL BETWEEN ELECTIONS. If a majority of the...

Chapter 62 - Abolition of Municipalities

Subchapter A. Authority and Procedure

Section 62.001. Abolition of Corporate Existence - Sec. 62.001. ABOLITION OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE. A special-law municipality with...

Section 62.002. Petition and Election - Sec. 62.002. PETITION AND ELECTION. (a) The mayor of the...

Section 62.003. Election Order; Conduct of Election - Sec. 62.003. ELECTION ORDER; CONDUCT OF ELECTION. The election shall...

Section 62.004. Declaration of Abolition; Certification - Sec. 62.004. DECLARATION OF ABOLITION; CERTIFICATION. If a majority of...

Subchapter B. Receiverships

Section 62.041. Application for and Appointment of Receiver - Sec. 62.041. APPLICATION FOR AND APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER. (a) Any...

Section 62.042. Notice of Application - Sec. 62.042. NOTICE OF APPLICATION. Before a judge may appoint...

Section 62.043. Bond - Sec. 62.043. BOND. (a) A judge appointing a receiver shall...

Section 62.044. Filing and Recording Order and Bond - Sec. 62.044. FILING AND RECORDING ORDER AND BOND. The district...

Section 62.045. Duties and Authority - Sec. 62.045. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY. (a) After the receiver gives...

Section 62.046. Compensation - Sec. 62.046. COMPENSATION. A court appointing a receiver under this...

Subchapter C. Payment of Indebtedness and Disposition of Assets Under Receivership

Section 62.081. Presentation of Claims - Sec. 62.081. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS. A person who has a...

Section 62.082. Notice of Claims - Sec. 62.082. NOTICE OF CLAIMS. (a) A receiver may not...

Section 62.083. Approval of Claims - Sec. 62.083. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS. If the receiver of an...

Section 62.084. Complete or Partial Disallowance of Claim - Sec. 62.084. COMPLETE OR PARTIAL DISALLOWANCE OF CLAIM. (a) If...

Section 62.085. Taxpayer Protest - Sec. 62.085. TAXPAYER PROTEST. (a) A district court may not...

Section 62.086. Suits to Establish Claims - Sec. 62.086. SUITS TO ESTABLISH CLAIMS. (a) A claimant may...

Section 62.087. Allowance and Approval of Established Claims - Sec. 62.087. ALLOWANCE AND APPROVAL OF ESTABLISHED CLAIMS. A receiver...

Section 62.088. Liability for Costs - Sec. 62.088. LIABILITY FOR COSTS. (a) A claimant in a...

Section 62.089. Limitations - Sec. 62.089. LIMITATIONS. (a) Limitations do not begin to run,...

Section 62.090. Payment of Claims - Sec. 62.090. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS. The court in which the...

Section 62.091. Additional Tax - Sec. 62.091. ADDITIONAL TAX. (a) If the money of an...

Section 62.092. Assessment and Collection of Tax - Sec. 62.092. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAX. (a) The tax...

Section 62.093. Delinquent Taxes - Sec. 62.093. DELINQUENT TAXES. A receiver for an abolished municipality...

Section 62.094. Distribution of Assets - Sec. 62.094. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. (a) The compensation of the...

Subchapter D. Schools and Public Property

Section 62.121. Administration of Public Schools - Sec. 62.121. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. If at the time...

Section 62.122. Taxes - Sec. 62.122. TAXES. A receiver for an abolished municipality shall...

Section 62.123. Public Property - Sec. 62.123. PUBLIC PROPERTY. If a municipality abolished under this...

Subchapter E. Payment of Indebtedness and Disposition of Assets by Corporate Officers or Trustees

Section 62.161. Settlement by Corporate Officers - Sec. 62.161. SETTLEMENT BY CORPORATE OFFICERS. (a) If a municipality...

Section 62.162. Settlement by Trustees - Sec. 62.162. SETTLEMENT BY TRUSTEES. (a) If a municipality's officers...

Section 62.163. Action for Debt - Sec. 62.163. ACTION FOR DEBT. (a) The holder of an...

Subchapter F. Abolition of Municipality Ceasing to Have Residents

Section 62.201. Petition for Abolition - Sec. 62.201. PETITION FOR ABOLITION. After the 120th day after...

Section 62.202. Hearing - Sec. 62.202. HEARING. (a) Before the 60th day after the...

Section 62.203. Abolition Order - Sec. 62.203. ABOLITION ORDER. At the conclusion of the hearing...

Section 62.204. Notice to Commissioners Court - Sec. 62.204. NOTICE TO COMMISSIONERS COURT. On the issuance of...

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Texas Statutes Local Government Code Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government

Texas Statutes
Local Government Code
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government