Tex. Local Government Code § 212.903
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 212.903, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 212.903. CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION WORK ON COUNTY-OWNED BUILDINGS OR FACILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies only to a county with a population of 250,000 or more.
(b) A municipality is not authorized to require a county to notify the municipality or obtain a building permit for any new construction or renovation work performed within the limits of the municipality by the county's personnel or by county personnel acting as general contractor on county-owned buildings or facilities. Such construction or renovation work shall be inspected by a registered professional engineer or architect licensed in this state in accordance with any other applicable law. A municipality may require a building permit for construction or renovation work performed on county-owned buildings or facilities by private general contractors.
(c) This section does not exempt a county from complying with a municipality's building code standards when performing construction or renovation work.
(b) A municipality is not authorized to require a county to notify the municipality or obtain a building permit for any new construction or renovation work performed within the limits of the municipality by the county's personnel or by county personnel acting as general contractor on county-owned buildings or facilities. Such construction or renovation work shall be inspected by a registered professional engineer or architect licensed in this state in accordance with any other applicable law. A municipality may require a building permit for construction or renovation work performed on county-owned buildings or facilities by private general contractors.
(c) This section does not exempt a county from complying with a municipality's building code standards when performing construction or renovation work.
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