{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-229.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 229.054","heading":"REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS.","body":"(a) The governing body of a municipality by ordinance shall establish standards relating to proposed subdivisions to minimize the interference with observatory activities caused by outdoor lighting.\n(b) The governing body may not approve a subdivision plat unless the plat provides that outdoor lighting will comply with standards adopted under this section.\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#229.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"b04bf9ad72fa2df5356143d9f1a55633f382caac6a94fc0ecb824f4c28885011","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-229.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-229.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}