{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-371.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 371.001","heading":"AUTHORITY TO APPROPRIATE; CREATION OF BOARD.","body":"(a) The governing body of a municipality with a population of 1.3 million or less may appropriate from its general fund an amount not to exceed one percent of the general fund budget for that year for the purpose of advertising the municipality and promoting its growth and development.\n(b) Before the governing body may spend money appropriated under this section, the governing body shall create a citizens' advisory board in accordance with this subchapter. The governing body may give the board the name Municipal Board of Development or another name.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 102, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 184, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 371. MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND GROWTH","SUBCHAPTER A. PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISING BY POPULOUS MUNICIPALITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.371.htm#371.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"ab5eb1e1ba94671541920362ce4cf464968a88bf8102335866e955277e07deeb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-370.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-371.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}