Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 232.208. WATER AND SEWER SERVICE EXTENSION. (a) The commissioners court may extend, beyond the date specified on the plat or on the document attached to the plat, the date by which the water and sewer service facilities must be fully operable if the commissioners court finds…

Sec. 232.209. BOND REQUIREMENTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), unless a person has completed the installation of all water and sewer service facilities required by this subchapter on the date that person applies for final approval of a plat under Section 232.205, the …

Sec. 232.210. CERTIFICATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH PLAT REQUIREMENTS. (a) On the approval of a plat by the commissioners court, the commissioners court shall issue to the person applying for the approval a certificate stating that the plat has been reviewed and approved by the…

Sec. 232.211. CONNECTION OF UTILITIES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or Section 232.221(c), a utility may not serve or connect any subdivided land with water or sewer services unless the utility receives a certificate issued by the commissioners court under Section 232…

Sec. 232.212. SUBDIVISION REGULATION; COUNTY AUTHORITY. (a) The commissioners court for each county shall adopt and enforce the model rules developed under Section 16.343, Water Code. (b) Except as provided by Section 16.350(d), Water Code, or Section 232.226 or 232.227 of this c…

Sec. 232.213. COUNTY INSPECTOR. (a) The commissioners court may impose a fee on a subdivider of property under this subchapter for an inspection of the property to ensure compliance with the subdivision regulations adopted under this subchapter, Section 16.343, Water Code, or oth…

Sec. 232.214. REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO SALE OR LEASE. (a) A subdivider may not sell or lease land in a subdivision first platted or replatted after July 1, 1995, unless the subdivision plat is approved by the commissioners court in accordance with Section 232.205. (b) Not later than…

Sec. 232.215. NOTICE OF WATER AND WASTEWATER REQUIREMENTS BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) This section applies only to a county or other political subdivision located in the county that sells real property: (1) under Section 34.01, Tax Code; or (2) taken by virtue of a writ of exe…

Sec. 232.216. SERVICES PROVIDED BY SUBDIVIDER. A subdivider having an approved plat for a subdivision shall: (1) furnish a certified letter from the utility provider stating that water is available to the subdivision sufficient in quality and quantity to meet minimum state standa…

Sec. 232.217. ADVERTISING STANDARDS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS BEFORE SALE; OFFENSE. (a) Brochures, publications, and advertising of any form relating to subdivided land: (1) may not contain any misrepresentation; and (2) except for a for-sale sign posted on the property that is no l…

Sec. 232.218. CONFLICT OF INTEREST; PENALTY. (a) In this section, "subdivided tract" means a tract of land, as a whole, that is subdivided into tracts or lots. The term does not mean an individual lot in a subdivided tract of land. (b) A person has an interest in a subdivided tra…

Sec. 232.219. CIVIL PENALTIES. (a) A subdivider or an agent of a subdivider may not cause, suffer, allow, or permit a lot to be sold in a subdivision if the subdivision has not been platted as required by this subchapter. (b) Notwithstanding any other remedy at law or equity, a s…

Sec. 232.220. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A subdivider commits an offense if the subdivider knowingly fails to file a plat required by this subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. (b) A subdivider who owns a subdivision commits an offense if the subdivi…

Sec. 232.221. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The attorney general, or the district attorney, criminal district attorney, county attorney with felony responsibilities, or county attorney of the county may take any action necessary in a court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of the state or o…

Sec. 232.222. SUIT BY PRIVATE PERSON IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREA. A person who has purchased or is purchasing a lot after July 1, 1995, in a subdivision for residential purposes that does not have water and sewer services as required by this subchapter and is located in an ec…

Sec. 232.223. CANCELLATION OF SUBDIVISION. (a) A subdivider of land may apply to the commissioners court to cancel all or part of the subdivision in the manner provided by Section 232.008 after notice and hearing as provided by this section. (b) A resident of a subdivision for wh…

Sec. 232.224. REPLATTING. (a) A subdivision plat must accurately reflect the subdivision as it develops. If there is any change, either by the intentional act of the subdivider or by the forces of nature, including changes in the size or dimension of lots or the direction or cond…

Sec. 232.225. REVISION OF PLAT. (a) A person who has subdivided land that is subject to the subdivision controls of the county in which the land is located may apply in writing to the commissioners court of the county for permission to revise the subdivision plat filed for record…

Sec. 232.226. VARIANCES FROM REPLATTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) On request of a subdivider or resident purchaser, the commissioners court may grant a delay or a variance from compliance with Section 232.224 as provided by this section. (b) The commissioners court may grant a delay of t…

Sec. 232.227. VARIANCES FROM PLATTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) On the request of a subdivider who created an unplatted subdivision or a resident purchaser of a lot in the subdivision, the commissioners court of a county may grant: (1) a delay or variance from compliance with the subdivi…

Sec. 232.228. AMENDING PLAT. The commissioners court may approve and issue an amending plat under this subchapter in the same manner, for the same purposes, and subject to the same related provisions as provided by Section 232.011. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 526 (H.…

Sec. 232.229. APPLICABILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS TO LOTS UNDEVELOPED FOR 25 YEARS OR MORE. (a) A commissioners court by order may implement a process: (1) applicable to a subdivision in which 50 percent or more of the lots are undeveloped or unoccupied on or after the 2…

Sec. 232.901. CERTAIN VALUE-BASED FEES AND DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION PROHIBITED. (a) This section applies only to an application, review, engineering, inspection, acceptance, administrative, or other fee imposed by a county related to the acceptance, review, or processing…