{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.233","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 214.233","heading":"REGISTRATION.","body":"(a) A municipality located in a county with a population of 2.5 million or more may adopt an ordinance requiring owners of vacant buildings to register their buildings by filing a registration form with a designated municipal official.\n(b) A municipality, in an ordinance adopted under this subchapter, may exempt certain classifications of buildings as determined reasonable and appropriate by the governing body of the municipality.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1157 (H.B. 3065), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2010.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 80, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 144, eff. September 1, 2023.","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 H. REGISTRATION OF VACANT BUILDINGS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.214.htm#214.233","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"1e2e247ebf9610c4f500ffa96e0ca32c12807659f2894191f20728a39f5dc5c8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.232","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.234"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}