Tex. Local Government Code § 53.005
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 53.005, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 53.005. EFFECT OF CODIFICATION.
Official statutory text
(a) A municipal code of ordinances has the force and effect of an ordinance regularly adopted in accordance with law.
(b) The record of the code in the municipality's ordinance records is a record of the codified ordinances and establishes the content of those ordinances.
(b) The record of the code in the municipality's ordinance records is a record of the codified ordinances and establishes the content of those ordinances.
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