Tex. Local Government Code § 54.001
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 54.001, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 54.001. GENERAL ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES; PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) The governing body of a municipality may enforce each rule, ordinance, or police regulation of the municipality and may punish a violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation.
(b) A fine or penalty for the violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation may not exceed $500 except that:
(1) a fine or penalty for the violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation that governs fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation, other than the dumping of refuse, may not exceed $2,000; and
(2) a fine or penalty for the violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation that governs the dumping of refuse may not exceed $4,000.
(c) This section applies to a municipality regardless of any contrary provision in a municipal charter.
(b) A fine or penalty for the violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation may not exceed $500 except that:
(1) a fine or penalty for the violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation that governs fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation, other than the dumping of refuse, may not exceed $2,000; and
(2) a fine or penalty for the violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation that governs the dumping of refuse may not exceed $4,000.
(c) This section applies to a municipality regardless of any contrary provision in a municipal charter.
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