Tex. Local Government Code § 248.002
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 248.002, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 248.002. RESTRICTION ON REGULATION OF ENERGY SOURCES.
Official statutory text
(a) A political subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, regulation, or similar measure that limits access to or use of an energy source or that results in the effective prohibition of infrastructure that is necessary to provide access to a specific energy source, including a wholesaler, retailer, energy producer, or related infrastructure, including a retail service station.
(b) This section does not limit the authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, regulation, or similar measure relating to an energy source, or infrastructure that is necessary to provide access to a specific energy source, that:
(1) provides siting requirements, including siting requirements involving certain geographic areas;
(2) does not effectively prohibit the operation of an energy source or infrastructure that is necessary to provide access to a specific energy source; and
(3) is not preempted by state or federal law.
(b) This section does not limit the authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, regulation, or similar measure relating to an energy source, or infrastructure that is necessary to provide access to a specific energy source, that:
(1) provides siting requirements, including siting requirements involving certain geographic areas;
(2) does not effectively prohibit the operation of an energy source or infrastructure that is necessary to provide access to a specific energy source; and
(3) is not preempted by state or federal law.
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