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Tex. Local Government Code § 53.001 Adoption of Code
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Sec. 53.001. ADOPTION OF CODE. (a) A municipality may adopt by ordinance a codification of its civil and criminal ordinances, together with appropriate penalties for the violation of the ordinances. (b) On the adoption of the code, the secretary of the municipality shall record t…
Tex. Local Government Code § 53.002 Publication of Adoption Ordinance
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Sec. 53.002. PUBLICATION OF ADOPTION ORDINANCE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the ordinance adopting a code of municipal ordinances shall be published in the official publication of the municipality or in a newspaper published in the municipality or county as provided…
Tex. Local Government Code § 53.003 Subdivision of Code
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Sec. 53.003. SUBDIVISION OF CODE. A code of municipal ordinances may be subdivided into chapters, titles, articles, or sections at the discretion of the governing body of the municipality. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Tex. Local Government Code § 53.004 Change Or Repeal of Ordinance
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Sec. 53.004. CHANGE OR REPEAL OF ORDINANCE. If a change in a municipality's form of government and designation of offices and officers necessitates the change or repeal of an ordinance or part of an ordinance being codified, the municipality may amend, omit, or repeal the ordinan…