Texas Local Government Code 243.003 – Authority to Regulate
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(a) A municipality by ordinance or a county by order of the commissioners court may adopt regulations regarding sexually oriented businesses as the municipality or county considers necessary to promote the public health, safety, or welfare.
(b) A regulation adopted by a municipality applies only inside the municipality’s corporate limits.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 243.003
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
(c) A regulation adopted by a county applies only to the parts of the county outside the corporate limits of a municipality.
(d) In adopting a regulation, a municipality that has in effect a comprehensive zoning ordinance adopted under Chapter 211 must comply with all applicable procedural requirements of that chapter if the regulation is within the scope of that chapter.