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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Local Government Code § 5.904: MUNICIPALITY NOT GOVERNED BY CORPORATE LAW.

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  1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
  2. TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
  3. SUBTITLE A. TYPES OF MUNICIPALITIES
  4. CHAPTER 5. TYPES OF MUNICIPALITIES IN GENERAL
  5. SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AFFECTING TYPES OF MUNICIPALITIES

(a) A municipality may not be considered a corporation under a state statute governing corporations unless the statute extends its application to a municipality by express use of the term "municipal corporation," "municipality," "city," "town," or "village."

(b) It is the intent of the legislature that the limitation provided by this section apply regardless of whether the municipality is acting in a governmental or proprietary function.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 2(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:27Z. Source file · JSON

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