Tex. Local Government Code § 53.006
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 53.006, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 53.006. PRINTED CODE AS EVIDENCE.
Official statutory text
(a) A municipality may have printed, under the direction of the governing body of the municipality, a copy of the code that is authenticated and approved by the mayor's signature and attested by the secretary of the municipality.
(b) In a court, the printed code is prima facie evidence of the existence and regular enactment of the ordinance adopting the code. A court shall admit the printed code in evidence without further proof.
(b) In a court, the printed code is prima facie evidence of the existence and regular enactment of the ordinance adopting the code. A court shall admit the printed code in evidence without further proof.
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