{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-234.133","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 234.133","heading":"AUTHORITY TO REGULATE.","body":"To promote the public health, safety, and welfare, the commissioners court of a county may regulate the operation of game rooms and may:\n(1) restrict the location of game rooms to specified areas of the county, including the unincorporated area of the county;\n(2) prohibit a game room location within a certain distance, prescribed by the commissioners court, of a school, regular place of religious worship, or residential neighborhood; or\n(3) restrict the number of game rooms that may operate in a specified area of the county.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1284 (H.B. 2123), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.","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 E. GAME ROOMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.234.htm#234.133","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"bea57943337cc2f492cc6a8c403cd69ee2f20f6d93c562ac3a3121e5ebc61ee0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-234.131","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-234.134"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}