Tex. Local Government Code § 211.020
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 211.020, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 211.020. ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICE.
Official statutory text
(a) A municipality may deliver notice electronically under this chapter only if the recipient elects to receive notice electronically under Subsection (b).
(b) A municipality that intends to deliver notice electronically under this chapter shall establish an online portal on the municipality's Internet website through which a notice recipient may:
(1) elect to receive notice electronically under this chapter; and
(2) manage preferences for receiving notice electronically under this chapter.
(c) A municipality may deliver notice electronically by e-mail or text message.
(d) A municipality shall request that the recipient of a notice delivered electronically under this chapter acknowledge receipt of the notice. The municipality must deliver the notice as otherwise provided by this chapter if the recipient does not acknowledge receipt of the notice delivered electronically.
(b) A municipality that intends to deliver notice electronically under this chapter shall establish an online portal on the municipality's Internet website through which a notice recipient may:
(1) elect to receive notice electronically under this chapter; and
(2) manage preferences for receiving notice electronically under this chapter.
(c) A municipality may deliver notice electronically by e-mail or text message.
(d) A municipality shall request that the recipient of a notice delivered electronically under this chapter acknowledge receipt of the notice. The municipality must deliver the notice as otherwise provided by this chapter if the recipient does not acknowledge receipt of the notice delivered electronically.
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