Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Domain
Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes

Section 61.0171. Temporary Suspension of Line of Vegetation Determination - Sec. 61.0171. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF LINE OF VEGETATION DETERMINATION. (a)...

Section 61.018. Enforcement - Sec. 61.018. ENFORCEMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1),...

Section 61.0181. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 61.0181. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. The commissioner may assess an administrative...

Section 61.0182. Enforcement Provisions Cumulative - Sec. 61.0182. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE. This subchapter is cumulative of...

Section 61.0183. Removal of Certain Structures, Improvements, Obstructions, Barriers, and Hazards on Public Beach - Sec. 61.0183. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN STRUCTURES, IMPROVEMENTS, OBSTRUCTIONS, BARRIERS, AND...

Section 61.0184. Notice Requirements; Orders and Hearings - Sec. 61.0184. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS; ORDERS AND HEARINGS. (a) The commissioner...

Section 61.0185. Temporary Suspension of Submission of Requests That Attorney General File Suit - Sec. 61.0185. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS THAT ATTORNEY...

Section 61.019. Declaratory Judgment Suits - Sec. 61.019. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT SUITS. (a) A littoral owner whose...

Section 61.020. Prima Facie Evidence - Sec. 61.020. PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE. (a) In a suit or...

Section 61.021. Area Not Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 61.021. AREA NOT COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. (a) None of...

Section 61.0211. State or National Park Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 61.0211. STATE OR NATIONAL PARK COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This...

Section 61.022. Government Agencies and Subdivisions - Sec. 61.022. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND SUBDIVISIONS. (a) The provisions of...

Section 61.023. Effect on Land Titles and Property Adjacent to and on Beaches - Sec. 61.023. EFFECT ON LAND TITLES AND PROPERTY ADJACENT TO...

Section 61.024. Effect of Subchapter on Definition of Public Beach - Sec. 61.024. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON DEFINITION OF PUBLIC BEACH....

Section 61.025. Disclosure to Purchaser of Property - Sec. 61.025. DISCLOSURE TO PURCHASER OF PROPERTY. (a) Except as...

Section 61.026. Beach Access Public Awareness and Education - Sec. 61.026. BEACH ACCESS PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION. (a) The...

Subchapter C. Maintenance of the Public Beaches

Section 61.061. Purpose - Sec. 61.061. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this subchapter...

Section 61.062. Public Policy - Sec. 61.062. PUBLIC POLICY. It is the public policy of...

Section 61.063. Definitions - Sec. 61.063. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Clean and maintain"...

Section 61.064. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 61.064. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to incorporated...

Section 61.065. Duty of Cities - Sec. 61.065. DUTY OF CITIES. (a) It is the duty...

Section 61.066. Duty of County - Sec. 61.066. DUTY OF COUNTY. (a) It is the duty...

Section 61.067. Duty of State - Sec. 61.067. DUTY OF STATE. (a) It is the duty...

Section 61.068. Application Requirement - Sec. 61.068. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT. A city or county that seeks...

Section 61.069. Contents of Application - Sec. 61.069. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. To be approved, the application...

Section 61.070. Parking and Use Fees - Sec. 61.070. PARKING AND USE FEES. Subsection (4), Section 61.069...

Section 61.071. Compliance Before Approval - Sec. 61.071. COMPLIANCE BEFORE APPROVAL. The land office shall not...

Section 61.072. State Funds - Sec. 61.072. STATE FUNDS. The land office shall pay to...

Section 61.073. Conditions for Payments - Sec. 61.073. CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENTS. No payments shall be made...

Section 61.074. Submission of Proposed Expenditures - Sec. 61.074. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED EXPENDITURES. A city or county...

Section 61.075. Fair Distribution of Funds - Sec. 61.075. FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. The land office shall...

Section 61.076. Limitation on State Share - Sec. 61.076. LIMITATION ON STATE SHARE. (a) No city or...

Section 61.077. Funds for Administrative Purposes and Emergencies - Sec. 61.077. FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES AND EMERGENCIES. (a) The...

Section 61.078. Authority to Spend County Funds - Sec. 61.078. AUTHORITY TO SPEND COUNTY FUNDS. The commissioners court...

Section 61.079. Notice of Ineligibility - Sec. 61.079. NOTICE OF INELIGIBILITY. After reasonable notice and opportunity...

Section 61.080. Public Beaches in Ineligible City - Sec. 61.080. PUBLIC BEACHES IN INELIGIBLE CITY. (a) The governing...

Section 61.081. Public Beaches in Ineligible County - Sec. 61.081. PUBLIC BEACHES IN INELIGIBLE COUNTY. (a) The commissioners...

Section 61.082. Authority of Local Governments - Sec. 61.082. AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. (a) Except as provided...

Section 61.083. Exemptions From Subchapter - Sec. 61.083. EXEMPTIONS FROM SUBCHAPTER. None of the provisions of...

Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches

Section 61.121. Definition - Sec. 61.121. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "beach" shall have the...

Section 61.122. County Regulatory Authority - Sec. 61.122. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 61.123. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 61.123. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Before the commissioners court...

Section 61.124. Copies of Order - Sec. 61.124. COPIES OF ORDER. The commissioners court shall make...

Section 61.125. Public Hearing - Sec. 61.125. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) Not less than one month...

Section 61.126. Traffic Regulations - Sec. 61.126. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. If the order includes a traffic...

Section 61.127. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 61.127. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. In any order adopted under this...

Section 61.128. Order Prevails Over State Law - Sec. 61.128. ORDER PREVAILS OVER STATE LAW. If an order...

Section 61.129. Ordinance Prevails Over Order and State Law - Sec. 61.129. ORDINANCE PREVAILS OVER ORDER AND STATE LAW. (a)...

Section 61.130. Rights of the Public - Sec. 61.130. RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC. The right of the...

Section 61.131. Effect of Subchapter on Definition of Public Beach - Sec. 61.131. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON DEFINITION OF PUBLIC BEACH....

Section 61.132. Closing of Beaches for Space Flight Activities - Sec. 61.132. CLOSING OF BEACHES FOR SPACE FLIGHT ACTIVITIES. (a)...

Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments

Section 61.161. Public Policy - Sec. 61.161. PUBLIC POLICY. It is the public policy of...

Section 61.162. Findings - Sec. 61.162. FINDINGS. (a) The legislature finds that the operation...

Section 61.163. Definition - Sec. 61.163. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "business establishment" means any...

Section 61.164. Application - Sec. 61.164. APPLICATION. A person who desires to operate a...

Section 61.165. Contents of Application - Sec. 61.165. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. The application shall include: (1)...

Section 61.166. Filing Fee - Sec. 61.166. FILING FEE. (a) The application shall be accompanied...

Section 61.167. Separate Applications - Sec. 61.167. SEPARATE APPLICATIONS. Any applicant who plans to operate...

Section 61.168. Granting License - Sec. 61.168. GRANTING LICENSE. (a) On finding that the issuance...

Section 61.169. Applications Not to Be Granted - Sec. 61.169. APPLICATIONS NOT TO BE GRANTED. The county shall...

Section 61.170. License Prohibition Against Glass Containers - Sec. 61.170. LICENSE PROHIBITION AGAINST GLASS CONTAINERS. (a) Each license...

Section 61.171. Assignment - Sec. 61.171. ASSIGNMENT. No license issued under this subchapter may...

Section 61.172. Termination and Revocation of License - Sec. 61.172. TERMINATION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a) The failure...

Section 61.173. Maximum Territorial Limits - Sec. 61.173. MAXIMUM TERRITORIAL LIMITS. (a) If territorial limitations are...

Section 61.174. Additional Standards - Sec. 61.174. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS. In addition to other standards provided...

Section 61.175. Rules, Procedures, and Conditions - Sec. 61.175. RULES, PROCEDURES, AND CONDITIONS. The county may establish...

Section 61.176. Areas Exempt From Subchapter - Sec. 61.176. AREAS EXEMPT FROM SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not...

Section 61.177. Penalty - Sec. 61.177. PENALTY. A person, who for himself or on...

Section 61.178. Enforcement - Sec. 61.178. ENFORCEMENT. At the request of a county, department...

Subchapter F. Removal of Sand, Marl, Gravel, and Shell

Section 61.211. Findings - Sec. 61.211. FINDINGS. The legislature finds that the unregulated excavation,...

Section 61.212. Exemptions From Subchapter - Sec. 61.212. EXEMPTIONS FROM SUBCHAPTER. (a) The provisions of this...

Section 61.213. Application - Sec. 61.213. APPLICATION. Before a person excavates, takes, removes, or...

Section 61.214. Contents of Application - Sec. 61.214. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. The application shall include: (1)...

Section 61.215. Prerequisites to Issuance of Permit - Sec. 61.215. PREREQUISITES TO ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. No permit may...

Section 61.216. Notice of Applications Received - Sec. 61.216. NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 61.217. Public Hearing - Sec. 61.217. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) The commissioners court shall hold...

Section 61.218. Notice of Public Hearing - Sec. 61.218. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. Notice of the public...

Section 61.219. Issuance of Permit - Sec. 61.219. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) On a finding that...

Section 61.220. Return of Filing Fee - Sec. 61.220. RETURN OF FILING FEE. If the commissioners court...

Section 61.221. Assignment of Permits - Sec. 61.221. ASSIGNMENT OF PERMITS. No permit may be assigned...

Section 61.222. Termination and Revocation of Permit - Sec. 61.222. TERMINATION AND REVOCATION OF PERMIT. Failure or refusal...

Section 61.223. Suits for Orders and Injunctions - Sec. 61.223. SUITS FOR ORDERS AND INJUNCTIONS. The attorney general,...

Section 61.224. Penalty - Sec. 61.224. PENALTY. A person who for himself or on...

Section 61.225. Sand, Marl, Gravel, or Shell From Public Beaches Within Incorporated Cities, Towns, or Villages - Sec. 61.225. SAND, MARL, GRAVEL, OR SHELL FROM PUBLIC BEACHES...

Section 61.226. Application of Subchapter to Certain Islands and Peninsulas - Sec. 61.226. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN ISLANDS AND PENINSULAS....

Section 61.227. Authority of Parks and Wildlife Department - Sec. 61.227. AUTHORITY OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. None of...

Subchapter G. Permits for Mass Gatherings

Section 61.251. Definition - Sec. 61.251. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "mass gathering" means a...

Section 61.252. Permit Requirements - Sec. 61.252. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. (a) To protect the public health,...

Section 61.253. Injunction - Sec. 61.253. INJUNCTION. The county is entitled to appropriate injunctive...

Section 61.254. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 61.254. CRIMINAL PENALTY. A person commits an offense if...

Chapter 62 - Beach Park Board of Trustees

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 62.001. Applicability - Sec. 62.001. APPLICABILITY. (a) The provisions of this chapter apply...

Section 62.002. Definition - Sec. 62.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "board" means the Beach...

Subchapter B. Creation of Board

Section 62.011. Purpose and Authority - Sec. 62.011. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY. A county located or bordering...

Section 62.012. Method of Creating Board - Sec. 62.012. METHOD OF CREATING BOARD. A board may be...

Section 62.013. Election - Sec. 62.013. ELECTION. (a) The election shall be called by...

Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions

Section 62.041. Members of Board - Sec. 62.041. MEMBERS OF BOARD. (a) The board is composed...

Section 62.042. Term of Office - Sec. 62.042. TERM OF OFFICE. (a) With the exception of...

Section 62.043. Oath and Bond - Sec. 62.043. OATH AND BOND. (a) A trustee shall qualify...

Section 62.044. Compensation; Expenses - Sec. 62.044. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A trustee serves without compensation but...

Section 62.045. Vacancy - Sec. 62.045. VACANCY. A vacancy on the board shall be...

Section 62.046. Officers of Board - Sec. 62.046. OFFICERS OF BOARD. (a) On the appointment of...

Section 62.047. Park Manager - Sec. 62.047. PARK MANAGER. The board may employ and compensate...

Section 62.048. Legal Services - Sec. 62.048. LEGAL SERVICES. (a) The board may call on...

Section 62.049. Employees of Board - Sec. 62.049. EMPLOYEES OF BOARD. (a) The board may employ...

Section 62.050. Meetings - Sec. 62.050. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold regular meetings...

Section 62.051. Board Records - Sec. 62.051. BOARD RECORDS. (a) The board shall keep a...

Section 62.052. Management of Funds - Sec. 62.052. MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS. The money belonging to or...

Section 62.053. Audit - Sec. 62.053. AUDIT. Independent auditors selected by the board shall...

Section 62.054. Court Actions - Sec. 62.054. COURT ACTIONS. The board may sue and be...

Section 62.055. Seal - Sec. 62.055. SEAL. The board shall adopt a seal which...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

Section 62.091. Land Under Jurisdiction, Management, and Control - Sec. 62.091. LAND UNDER JURISDICTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL. (a) The...

Section 62.092. Priority of Jurisdiction - Sec. 62.092. PRIORITY OF JURISDICTION. (a) The board has no...

Section 62.093. Park Authority - Sec. 62.093. PARK AUTHORITY. The board may manage, operate, maintain,...

Section 62.094. Fee Charged - Sec. 62.094. FEE CHARGED. The board may charge and collect...

Section 62.095. Use of Funds - Sec. 62.095. USE OF FUNDS. (a) The board may accept,...

Section 62.096. Contracts, Leases, and Other Agreements Relating to Land and Facilities - Sec. 62.096. CONTRACTS, LEASES, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS RELATING TO LAND...

Section 62.097. Contracts, Leases, and Other Agreements Relating to Management, Operation, and Maintenance of Land and Facilities - Sec. 62.097. CONTRACTS, LEASES, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS RELATING TO MANAGEMENT,...

Section 62.098. Contracts With Other Governmental Agencies - Sec. 62.098. CONTRACTS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. To accomplish any...

Section 62.099. Advertising - Sec. 62.099. ADVERTISING. The board may publish brochures and otherwise...

Section 62.100. Rules - Sec. 62.100. RULES. The board may adopt and enforce reasonable...

Section 62.101. Legislative Intent - Sec. 62.101. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the...

Subchapter E. Issuance of Bonds

Section 62.131. Authority to Issue Revenue Bonds - Sec. 62.131. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS. For the purpose...

Section 62.132. Formal Requirements of Bonds - Sec. 62.132. FORMAL REQUIREMENTS OF BONDS. (a) The bonds may...

Section 62.133. Sale of Bonds - Sec. 62.133. SALE OF BONDS. The board shall sell the...

Section 62.134. Approval and Registration - Sec. 62.134. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION. The bonds shall not be...

Section 62.135. Authorized Investments - Sec. 62.135. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS. The bonds issued under the provisions...

Section 62.136. Security for Deposits - Sec. 62.136. SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. The bonds are eligible to...

Section 62.137. Tax Bonds - Sec. 62.137. TAX BONDS. (a) The board shall not issue...

Section 62.138. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 62.138. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may issue refunding...

Subchapter F. Dissolution of Board

Section 62.161. Order Calling Election to Dissolve; Notice of Election - Sec. 62.161. ORDER CALLING ELECTION TO DISSOLVE; NOTICE OF ELECTION....

Section 62.162. Election to Dissolve - Sec. 62.162. ELECTION TO DISSOLVE. (a) An election to dissolve...

Section 62.163. Administration of Property, Debts, and Assets After Dissolution - Sec. 62.163. ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY, DEBTS, AND ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION....

Chapter 63 - Dunes

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 63.001. Findings of Fact - Sec. 63.001. FINDINGS OF FACT. The legislature finds and declares:...

Section 63.002. Definitions - Sec. 63.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...

Section 63.003. Effect of Chapter - Sec. 63.003. EFFECT OF CHAPTER. The provisions of this chapter...

Subchapter B. Dune Protection Line

Section 63.011. Establishing Dune Protection Line - Sec. 63.011. ESTABLISHING DUNE PROTECTION LINE. (a) After notice and...

Section 63.012. Location of Dune Protection Line - Sec. 63.012. LOCATION OF DUNE PROTECTION LINE. The dune protection...

Section 63.013. Notice - Sec. 63.013. NOTICE. (a) Notice of a hearing to consider...

Section 63.014. Map and Description of Dune Protection Line - Sec. 63.014. MAP AND DESCRIPTION OF DUNE PROTECTION LINE. (a)...

Section 63.015. Dune Protection Line Prohibited - Sec. 63.015. DUNE PROTECTION LINE PROHIBITED. No dune protection line...

Subchapter C. Permits

Section 63.051. Permit Requirement - Sec. 63.051. PERMIT REQUIREMENT. An owner of land or a...

Section 63.052. Permit Not Required - Sec. 63.052. PERMIT NOT REQUIRED. No permit is required for...

Section 63.053. Fees - Sec. 63.053. FEES. (a) The commissioners court or governing body...

Section 63.054. Review - Sec. 63.054. REVIEW. (a) The commissioners court or governing body...

Section 63.055. Terms and Conditions of Permit - Sec. 63.055. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERMIT. The commissioners court...

Section 63.056. Notice to and Comments of Commissioner on Permits - Sec. 63.056. NOTICE TO AND COMMENTS OF COMMISSIONER ON PERMITS....

Section 63.057. Permit for Certain Activity Prohibited - Sec. 63.057. PERMIT FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITY PROHIBITED. (a) No permit...

Subchapter D. Prohibitions

Section 63.091. Conduct Prohibited - Sec. 63.091. CONDUCT PROHIBITED. Unless a permit is properly issued...

Section 63.093. Prohibited Operation of Recreational Vehicles - Sec. 63.093. PROHIBITED OPERATION OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. No person may...

Subchapter E. Critical Dune Areas

Section 63.121. Identification of Critical Dune Areas; Rules - Sec. 63.121. IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL DUNE AREAS; RULES. (a) The...

Section 63.122. Notice to Counties - Sec. 63.122. NOTICE TO COUNTIES. After the commissioner has identified...

Subchapter F. Appeals

Section 63.151. Appeal by Littoral Owner - Sec. 63.151. APPEAL BY LITTORAL OWNER. A littoral owner aggrieved...

Section 63.152. Appeal by Commissioner - Sec. 63.152. APPEAL BY COMMISSIONER. The commissioner may appeal to...

Subchapter G. Penalties

Section 63.181. Enforcement - Sec. 63.181. ENFORCEMENT. (a) Any county attorney, district attorney, or...

Section 63.1811. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 63.1811. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. The commissioner may assess an administrative...

Section 63.1812. Enforcement Provisions Cumulative - Sec. 63.1812. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE. This subchapter is cumulative of...

Section 63.1813. Mitigation for Damage, Destruction, or Removal of Dune or Dune Vegetation Without Permit - Sec. 63.1813. MITIGATION FOR DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION, OR REMOVAL OF DUNE...

Section 63.1814. Notice Requirements; Orders and Hearings - Sec. 63.1814. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS; ORDERS AND HEARINGS. (a) The commissioner...

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Texas Statutes Title 2 - Public Domain Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes

Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Domain
Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes