{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.035","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 240.035","heading":"ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY.","body":"(a) A county or district attorney may sue in the district court to enjoin a violation of this subchapter.\n(b) A person who violates an order adopted under this subchapter commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\n(c) Both civil and criminal enforcement may be used against the same conduct.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from Sec. 234.005 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch; 1420, Sec. 12.003(11), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 240. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER B. OUTDOOR LIGHTING NEAR OBSERVATORIES AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.240.htm#240.035","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"33241b245b0187954ca0983cf78dbb075407f5bf8ff2e67919637051dd73077d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.034","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}