Tex. Local Government Code § 233.061
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 233.061, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 233.061. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT AND ENFORCE FIRE CODE.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of over 250,000 or a county adjacent to a county with a population of over 250,000 may adopt a fire code and rules necessary to administer and enforce the fire code.
(b) The commissioners court, or any municipality in the county, may contract with one another for the administration and enforcement of the fire code.
(b) The commissioners court, or any municipality in the county, may contract with one another for the administration and enforcement of the fire code.
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