{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-51.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 51.001","heading":"ORDINANCE, RULE, OR REGULATION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT OTHER POWERS.","body":"The governing body of a municipality may adopt, publish, amend, or repeal an ordinance, rule, or police regulation that:\n(1) is for the good government, peace, or order of the municipality or for the trade and commerce of the municipality; and\n(2) is necessary or proper for carrying out a power granted by law to the municipality or to an office or department of the municipality.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE D. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 51. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.51.htm#51.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"04476b39dc0119f4bd2d98d9e3c45815ad2dc4d4612612ec7e9c93453de8870f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-43.908","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-51.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}