Tex. Local Government Code § 352.022
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 352.022, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 352.022. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ORDER.
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An owner or occupant who is subject to an order issued under Section 352.016 or 352.0165 commits an offense if that person fails to comply with the order. Each refusal to comply is a separate offense. The offense is a Class B misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times under this section, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.
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