Sec. 53.002. PUBLICATION OF ADOPTION ORDINANCE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the ordinance adopting a code of municipal ordinances shall be published in the official publication of the municipality or in a newspaper published in the municipality or county as provided by law.
(b) If the municipality is a special-law municipality and its charter provides for the publication of both civil and criminal ordinances, the municipality shall publish the ordinance in compliance with its charter.
(c) It is not necessary to publish the code itself.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 87(d), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government
Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities
Chapter 53 - Code of Municipal Ordinances
Section 53.001. Adoption of Code
Section 53.002. Publication of Adoption Ordinance
Section 53.003. Subdivision of Code
Section 53.004. Change or Repeal of Ordinance