{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-54.014","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 54.014","heading":"PREFERENTIAL SETTING.","body":"If the municipality submits to the court a verified motion that includes facts that demonstrate that a delay will unreasonably endanger persons or property, the court shall give a preference to the action brought by the municipality when setting cases filed under this subchapter.\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 54. ENFORCEMENT OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES","SUBCHAPTER B. MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ORDINANCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.54.htm#54.014","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"f335627cde2faeed7af249296c5622cf2ff2d7039acb79c781fb605ed002a2ac","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-54.013","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-54.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}