Tex. Local Government Code § 232.092
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 232.092, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 232.092. ESTABLISHMENT AND ABOLITION OF PLANNING COMMISSION.
Official statutory text
(a) To promote the general public welfare, the commissioners court of a county by order may:
(1) establish a planning commission under this section; and
(2) abolish a planning commission established under this section.
(b) The commissioners court may authorize the planning commission to act on behalf of the commissioners court in matters relating to:
(1) the duties and authority of the commissioners court under Subchapter A, B, or C; and
(2) land use, health and safety, planning and development, or other enforcement provisions specifically authorized by law.
(c) If the commissioners court establishes a planning commission, the commissioners court by order shall adopt reasonable rules and procedures necessary to administer this subchapter.
(d) This subchapter does not grant a commissioners court or a planning commission the power to regulate the use of property for which a permit has been issued to engage in a federally licensed activity.
(1) establish a planning commission under this section; and
(2) abolish a planning commission established under this section.
(b) The commissioners court may authorize the planning commission to act on behalf of the commissioners court in matters relating to:
(1) the duties and authority of the commissioners court under Subchapter A, B, or C; and
(2) land use, health and safety, planning and development, or other enforcement provisions specifically authorized by law.
(c) If the commissioners court establishes a planning commission, the commissioners court by order shall adopt reasonable rules and procedures necessary to administer this subchapter.
(d) This subchapter does not grant a commissioners court or a planning commission the power to regulate the use of property for which a permit has been issued to engage in a federally licensed activity.
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