{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-212.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 212.002","heading":"RULES.","body":"After a public hearing on the matter, the governing body of a municipality may adopt rules governing plats and subdivisions of land within the municipality's jurisdiction to promote the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the municipality and the safe, orderly, and healthful development of the municipality.\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 212. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT","SUBCHAPTER A. REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.212.htm#212.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"5871074f1899d4eb8c2a3c80e70910653b402a16c8b0f9104a88cf56e58cb882","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-212.0015","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-212.0021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}