{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-229.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 229.052","heading":"APPLICABILITY.","body":"(a) This subchapter applies to a municipality located in a county any part of which is located within 57 miles of a major astronomical observatory at the McDonald Observatory.\n(b) This subchapter does not apply to:\n(1) outdoor lighting in existence or under construction on January 1, 2012; or\n(2) the installation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of outdoor lighting owned or operated by an electric utility as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1166 (H.B. 2857), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 229. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES","SUBCHAPTER B. REGULATION OF OUTDOOR LIGHTING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.229.htm#229.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"b5118aa308c37f74c39a954dbd3892c5d287f609bcccb0b296deda5e6a811d8f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-229.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-229.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}