Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 1.005 · Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this code:
(1) "General-law municipality" means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a Type A general-law municipality, Type B general-law municipality, or Type C general-law municipality.
(2) "Home-rule municipality" means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a home-rule municipality.
(3) "Municipality" means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality.
(4) "Special-law municipality" means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a special-law municipality.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.1.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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