{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-243.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 243.007","heading":"LICENSES OR PERMITS.","body":"(a) A municipality or county may require that an owner or operator of a sexually oriented business obtain a license or other permit or renew a license or other permit on a periodic basis for the operation of a sexually oriented business. An application for a license or other permit must be made in accordance with the regulations adopted by the municipality or county.\n(b) The municipal or county regulations adopted under this chapter may provide for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or other permit by the municipality or county.\n(c) A district court has jurisdiction of a suit that arises from the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or other permit by a municipality or county.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 837, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 1991.","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 243. MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY AUTHORITY TO REGULATE SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.243.htm#243.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"e813c965404ed1366f69c1092a3aace56820917fe501b47d32666c645610beb8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-243.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-243.0075"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}