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

Tex. Local Government Code § 51.072: AUTHORITY OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
SUBTITLE D. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES
CHAPTER 51. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES
SUBCHAPTER E. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY

(a) The municipality has full power of local self-government.

(b) The grant of powers to the municipality by this code does not prevent, by implication or otherwise, the municipality from exercising the authority incident to local self-government.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

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