{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-235.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 235.022","heading":"AUTHORITY TO REGULATE.","body":"To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit or otherwise regulate the discharge of firearms and air guns on lots that are 10 acres or smaller and are located in the unincorporated area of the county in a subdivision.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 55(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 240.022 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.003(9), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (S.B. 1400), Sec. 3, 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 235. COUNTY REGULATION OF MATTERS RELATING TO EXPLOSIVES AND WEAPONS","SUBCHAPTER B. FIREARMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.235.htm#235.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"d0080cf182a0a22c57038f47ac3cc0c93d31ced088620aadf86c63f9ea40c816","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-235.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-235.023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}