Tex. Local Government Code § 375.312
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 375.312, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 375.312. ZONING AND PLANNING.
Official statutory text
(a) An authority has the power of a municipality under Chapters 211 and 212 in the area of the authority, including an area of the authority that is in the boundaries of a municipality's limited purpose jurisdiction. On annexation of an area of the authority for full purposes by a municipality, the authority's power to regulate the area under Chapter 211 or 212 expires. The authority regains the power in an area if the municipality disannexes the area.
(b) The board may divide the authority into distinct areas as provided by Section 211.005 to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 211.
(b) The board may divide the authority into distinct areas as provided by Section 211.005 to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 211.
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