{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.043","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 240.043","heading":"NOTICE.","body":"(a) Before rules adopted under Section 240.042 may take effect, the commissioners court of the county must publish notice of the adoption of the rules in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.\n(b) The notice must:\n(1) include:\n(A) a brief summary of the rules; and\n(B) a statement that the full text of the rules is on file in the office of the county clerk; and\n(2) be published on two separate dates.\n(c) The rules may not take effect until after the 14th day after the date of the second publication as provided by Subsection (b)(2).\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 794 (S.B. 343), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","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 C. REGULATION OF WATER WELLS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.240.htm#240.043","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"0300b7f4e960ead7a2e368a03771bfe8d175de9e530bea07dd1893a20e158e3c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.042","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.044"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}