{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-234.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 234.101","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Massage parlor\" means a business establishment that purports to provide massage services and that allows:\n(A) a nude person to provide massage services to a customer;\n(B) a person to engage in sexual contact for compensation; or\n(C) a person to provide massage services in clothing intended to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.\n(2) \"Nude\" and \"sexual contact\" have the meanings assigned by Section 455.202, Occupations Code.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 932 (H.B. 3094), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 234. COUNTY REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS","SUBCHAPTER D. MASSAGE PARLORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.234.htm#234.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"4e0c9f08c6a106e370ab070e2f9b95a71b16ca1c9fa63d4ba142daa3b06faf67","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-234.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-234.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}