Tex. Local Government Code § 214.013
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 214.013, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 214.013. SEWER CONNECTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) A municipality may:
(1) provide for a sanitary sewer system; and
(2) require property owners to connect to the sewer system.
(b) If an owner does not connect to the sewer system, the municipality may:
(1) fix a lien against the owner's property;
(2) charge the cost of the connection to the owner as a personal liability; and
(3) impose a penalty on the owner.
(1) provide for a sanitary sewer system; and
(2) require property owners to connect to the sewer system.
(b) If an owner does not connect to the sewer system, the municipality may:
(1) fix a lien against the owner's property;
(2) charge the cost of the connection to the owner as a personal liability; and
(3) impose a penalty on the owner.
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