{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-51.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 51.002","heading":"ORDINANCE OR RULES INCONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW PROHIBITED.","body":"Notwithstanding Section 51.001, the governing body of a municipality may adopt, enforce, or maintain an ordinance or rule only if the ordinance or rule is consistent with the laws of this state.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 899 (H.B. 2127), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2023.","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#51.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"e1489b0a1787ab99ee975a98dd7411b3f9b5715aa046ed77228c5e762b47eecd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-51.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-51.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}