Tex. Local Government Code § 243.0031
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 243.0031, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 243.0031. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE CERTAIN SEXUALLY ORIENTED PERFORMANCES.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "sexually oriented performance" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.28, Penal Code.
(b) Subject to Subsection (c), a municipality or county may regulate sexually oriented performances as the municipality or county considers necessary to promote the public health, safety, or welfare.
(c) A municipality or county may not authorize a sexually oriented performance:
(1) on public property; or
(2) in the presence of an individual younger than 18 years of age.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), this section does not limit the authority of a municipality to license, tax, suppress, prevent, or otherwise regulate theatrical or other exhibitions, shows, or amusements under Section 215.032.
(b) Subject to Subsection (c), a municipality or county may regulate sexually oriented performances as the municipality or county considers necessary to promote the public health, safety, or welfare.
(c) A municipality or county may not authorize a sexually oriented performance:
(1) on public property; or
(2) in the presence of an individual younger than 18 years of age.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), this section does not limit the authority of a municipality to license, tax, suppress, prevent, or otherwise regulate theatrical or other exhibitions, shows, or amusements under Section 215.032.
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