{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-241.042","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 241.042","heading":"TRIAL BY COURT.","body":"(a) The court, in an appeal from a decision of a board of adjustment as provided by Section 241.041, shall try and determine the case de novo on the basis of the facts adduced in the trial of the case in the court. The court shall independently rule on the facts and the law as in an ordinary civil suit.\n(b) The court has exclusive jurisdiction to reverse or affirm, in whole or in part, or modify the decision that is appealed and, if necessary, may order further proceedings by the board.\n(c) Costs may not be assessed against the board unless the court determines that the board acted with gross negligence, in bad faith, or with malice in making its decision.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE C. REGULATORY AUTHORITY APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 241. MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY ZONING AUTHORITY AROUND AIRPORTS","SUBCHAPTER D. JUDICIAL REVIEW AND OTHER REMEDIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.241.htm#241.042","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"6313ba26f3fec822c89187574eea9602c5acf3919b1beb70ae6fd91b9dc0d377","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-241.041","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-241.043"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}