{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-231.081","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 231.081","heading":"SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.","body":"(a) The commissioners court may grant a special exception to an ordinance adopted under this subchapter if the court finds that the grant of the special exception will not be contrary to the public interest and that a literal enforcement of the ordinance would result in an unnecessary hardship.\n(b) The commissioners court shall adopt procedures governing applications, notice, hearings, and other matters relating to the grant of a special exception.\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 B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 231. COUNTY ZONING AUTHORITY","SUBCHAPTER E. ZONING AROUND CERTAIN LAKES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.231.htm#231.081","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"e14f513bbf66d89c06f34cffe9c32ce93d59a4c1ebae980b0dc748a969a91cf4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-231.080","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-231.082"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}