Tex. Local Government Code § 243.003
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 243.003, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 243.003. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE.
Official statutory text
(a) A municipality by ordinance or a county by order of the commissioners court may adopt regulations regarding sexually oriented businesses as the municipality or county considers necessary to promote the public health, safety, or welfare.
(b) A regulation adopted by a municipality applies only inside the municipality's corporate limits.
(c) A regulation adopted by a county applies only to the parts of the county outside the corporate limits of a municipality.
(d) In adopting a regulation, a municipality that has in effect a comprehensive zoning ordinance adopted under Chapter 211 must comply with all applicable procedural requirements of that chapter if the regulation is within the scope of that chapter.
(b) A regulation adopted by a municipality applies only inside the municipality's corporate limits.
(c) A regulation adopted by a county applies only to the parts of the county outside the corporate limits of a municipality.
(d) In adopting a regulation, a municipality that has in effect a comprehensive zoning ordinance adopted under Chapter 211 must comply with all applicable procedural requirements of that chapter if the regulation is within the scope of that chapter.
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