{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-282.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 282.001","heading":"GENERAL AUTHORITY OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.","body":"(a) A home-rule municipality has exclusive control over and under the public grounds of the municipality.\n(b) The municipality may control, regulate, or remove an encroachment or obstruction on the public grounds of the municipality.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 9. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS","CHAPTER 282. MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OVER PUBLIC GROUNDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.282.htm#282.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"8aff1d383465d18a2f9fe5602055318dd919e6a9474803459148aaa50a75d87e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-281.093","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-282.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}