{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.013","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 214.013","heading":"SEWER CONNECTIONS.","body":"(a) A municipality may:\n(1) provide for a sanitary sewer system; and\n(2) require property owners to connect to the sewer system.\n(b) If an owner does not connect to the sewer system, the municipality may:\n(1) fix a lien against the owner's property;\n(2) charge the cost of the connection to the owner as a personal liability; and\n(3) impose a penalty on the owner.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 214. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF HOUSING AND OTHER STRUCTURES","SUBCHAPTER B. PLUMBING AND SEWERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.214.htm#214.013","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"094b05f39adfa87d9dc7c9603aace5a507fe74d18b96f049ddb1ba3b95c45748","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.012","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.014"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}