Tex. Local Government Code § 364.001
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 364.001, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 364.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Local entity" means:
(A) the governing body of a municipality or county;
(B) an officer or employee of or a division, department, or other body that is part of a municipality or county, including a sheriff, municipal police department, municipal attorney, or county attorney; and
(C) a district attorney or criminal district attorney.
(2) "Policy" includes a formal, written rule, ordinance, order, or policy and an informal, unwritten policy.
(3) "Public camping ban" means a law, rule, ordinance, order, or other regulation that prohibits camping in a public place, including Section 48.05, Penal Code.
(1) "Local entity" means:
(A) the governing body of a municipality or county;
(B) an officer or employee of or a division, department, or other body that is part of a municipality or county, including a sheriff, municipal police department, municipal attorney, or county attorney; and
(C) a district attorney or criminal district attorney.
(2) "Policy" includes a formal, written rule, ordinance, order, or policy and an informal, unwritten policy.
(3) "Public camping ban" means a law, rule, ordinance, order, or other regulation that prohibits camping in a public place, including Section 48.05, Penal Code.
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