Sec. 5.005. SPECIAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. (a) A municipality is a special-law municipality if it operates under a municipal charter granted by a local law enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Texas or by the legislature.
(b) A special-law municipality that has amended its municipal charter as authorized by Article XI, Section 5, of the Texas Constitution is also a home-rule municipality.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government
Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities
Chapter 5 - Types of Municipalities in General
Subchapter A. Types of Municipalities
Section 5.001. Type a General-Law Municipality
Section 5.002. Type B General-Law Municipality