{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-217.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 217.022","heading":"NUISANCE.","body":"The governing body of the municipality shall prevent to the extent practicable any nuisance within the limits of the municipality and shall have each nuisance removed at the expense of the person who is responsible for the nuisance or who owns the property on which the nuisance exists.\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 217. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF NUISANCES AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT","SUBCHAPTER B. REGULATION BY TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.217.htm#217.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"9baf7f6f70c9aabe72698a619968a5d20a2b0035907b07d04c22021e52236f6b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-217.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-217.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}