{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-53.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 53.002","heading":"PUBLICATION OF ADOPTION ORDINANCE.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the ordinance adopting a code of municipal ordinances shall be published in the official publication of the municipality or in a newspaper published in the municipality or county as provided by law.\n(b) If the municipality is a special-law municipality and its charter provides for the publication of both civil and criminal ordinances, the municipality shall publish the ordinance in compliance with its charter.\n(c) It is not necessary to publish the code itself.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 87(d), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE D. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 53. CODE OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.53.htm#53.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"a70b71aa9e69a768613503aea3af24c53e80d79950864302555656e132bf0f99","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-53.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-53.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}