Tex. Local Government Code § 342.012
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 342.012, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 342.012. DESIGNATION OF FIRE LIMITS; REMOVAL OR DESTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES.
Official statutory text
(a) A home-rule municipality may establish fire limits and may prescribe the kind and character of structures and other improvements erected within those limits.
(b) The municipality may provide for the erection of fireproof buildings within certain limits and may condemn dangerous buildings or other structures, dilapidated buildings, or buildings considered to increase the hazard of fire. The municipality may provide for the manner of the removal or destruction of those buildings or structures.
(b) The municipality may provide for the erection of fireproof buildings within certain limits and may condemn dangerous buildings or other structures, dilapidated buildings, or buildings considered to increase the hazard of fire. The municipality may provide for the manner of the removal or destruction of those buildings or structures.
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