{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-211.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 211.001","heading":"PURPOSE.","body":"The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare and protecting and preserving places and areas of historical, cultural, or architectural importance and significance.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 211. MUNICIPAL ZONING AUTHORITY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.211.htm#211.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"30ebb58b533f3e7d1f5a4e4d599ec2157886c8eebe8fa4d89884376d8c6132b0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-205.010","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-211.0011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}