{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-229.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 229.055","heading":"ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY.","body":"(a) A municipality may sue in any court to enjoin a violation of this subchapter.\n(b) A person who violates an ordinance adopted under this subchapter commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\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#229.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"ac85461da3349aa7c0ec7a0d7d46121586bf987ee87175be01c4a646fb9d20c9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-229.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-229.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}