{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-51.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 51.051","heading":"GENERAL POWERS OF TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.","body":"(a) The governing body of a Type C general-law municipality with 501 to 4,999 inhabitants has the same authority and is subject to the same duties as a Type A general-law municipality unless the authority or duties conflict with a provision of this code relating specifically to a Type C general-law municipality.\n(b) The governing body of a Type C general-law municipality with 201 to 500 inhabitants has the same authority as a Type B general-law municipality unless the authority conflicts with a provision of this code relating specifically to a Type C general-law municipality.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 87(c), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE D. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 51. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES","SUBCHAPTER D. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.51.htm#51.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"95604b159bad0c74715fadbb2fffb2aee5d2fafe4b3b6712d46f876182cb0ad3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-51.035","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-51.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}