Municipal Power Concerning Sewers and Privies

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 342.002, under Local Regulation of Sanitation.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 342.002

Sec. 342.002. MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING SEWERS AND PRIVIES. The governing body of a municipality may: (1) regulate the making, filling, altering, or repairing of sewers and privies; (2) direct the mode and material for constructing sewers and privies; and (3) regulate the cleaning and disinfecting of sewers and privies. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.