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Texas Statutes, Title LG

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Title LG, Local Government Code

236 chapters · 5,326 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title LG5,326 Ch 143, Chapter 143154 Ch 232, Chapter 232127 Ch 43, Chapter 43112 Ch 212, Chapter 212111 Ch 501, Chapter 501106 Ch 351, Chapter 351104 Ch 334, Chapter 334103 Ch 375, Chapter 375103 Ch 231, Chapter 231102 Ch 214, Chapter 21482 Ch 271, Chapter 27182 Ch 552, Chapter 55277 Ch 142, Chapter 14270 Ch 392, Chapter 39267

13 sections·Filtered byTitle LG✕Ch 243✕

Tex. Local Government Code § 243.001 Purpose; Effect On Other Regulatory Authority
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Sec. 243.001. PURPOSE; EFFECT ON OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY. (a) The legislature finds that the unrestricted operation of certain sexually oriented businesses may be detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare by contributing to the decline of residential and business n…
Tex. Local Government Code § 243.002 Definition
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Sec. 243.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "sexually oriented business" means a sex parlor, nude studio, modeling studio, love parlor, adult bookstore, adult movie theater, adult video arcade, adult movie arcade, adult video store, adult motel, or other commercial enterprise the …
Tex. Local Government Code § 243.003 Authority To Regulate
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Sec. 243.003. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE. (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…
Tex. Local Government Code § 243.0031 Authority To Regulate Certain Sexually Oriented Performances
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Sec. 243.0031. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE CERTAIN SEXUALLY ORIENTED PERFORMANCES. (a) In this section, "sexually oriented performance" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.28, Penal Code. (b) Subject to Subsection (c), a municipality or county may regulate sexually oriented performa…

Tex. Local Government Code § 243.004 Exempt Business

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Sec. 243.004. EXEMPT BUSINESS. The following are exempt from regulation under this chapter: (1) a bookstore, movie theater, or video store, unless that business is an adult bookstore, adult movie theater, or adult video store under Section 243.002; (2) a business operated by or e…

Tex. Local Government Code § 243.005 Business Licensed Under Alcoholic Beverage Code: Business Having Coin-Operated Machines

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Sec. 243.005. BUSINESS LICENSED UNDER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE: BUSINESS HAVING COIN-OPERATED MACHINES. (a) A business is not exempt from regulation under this chapter because it holds a license or permit under the Alcoholic Beverage Code authorizing the sale or service of alcohol…

Tex. Local Government Code § 243.006 Scope of Regulation

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Sec. 243.006. SCOPE OF REGULATION. (a) The location of sexually oriented businesses may be: (1) restricted to particular areas; or (2) prohibited within a certain distance of a school, regular place of religious worship, residential neighborhood, or other specified land use the g…

Tex. Local Government Code § 243.007 Licenses Or Permits

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Sec. 243.007. LICENSES OR PERMITS. (a) A municipality or county may require that an owner or operator of a sexually oriented business obtain a license or other permit or renew a license or other permit on a periodic basis for the operation of a sexually oriented business. An appl…

Tex. Local Government Code § 243.0075 Notice By Sign

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Sec. 243.0075. NOTICE BY SIGN. (a) An applicant for a license or permit issued under Section 243.007 for a location not currently licensed or permitted shall, not later than the 60th day before the date the application is filed, prominently post an outdoor sign at the location st…

Tex. Local Government Code § 243.008 Inspection

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Sec. 243.008. INSPECTION. A municipality or county may inspect a sexually oriented business to determine compliance with this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter by the municipality or county. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 837, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Tex. Local Government Code § 243.009 Fees

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Sec. 243.009. FEES. A municipality or county may impose fees on applicants for a license or other permit issued under this chapter or for the renewal of the license or other permit. The fees must be based on the cost of processing the applications and investigating the applicants…

Tex. Local Government Code § 243.010 Enforcement

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Sec. 243.010. ENFORCEMENT. (a) A municipality or county may sue in the district court for an injunction to prohibit the violation of a regulation adopted under this chapter. (b) A person commits an offense if the person violates a municipal or county regulation adopted under this…

Tex. Local Government Code § 243.011 Effect On Other Laws

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Sec. 243.011. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. This chapter does not legalize anything prohibited under the Penal Code or other state law. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from Sec. 243.009 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 837, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.