Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 232.080 · Subchapter C. SUBDIVISION PLATTING REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COUNTIES
ENFORCEMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The attorney general, or the district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney, may take any action necessary in a court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of the state or on behalf of residents to:
(1) enjoin the violation or threatened violation of applicable model rules adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code;
(2) enjoin the violation or threatened violation of a requirement of this subchapter or a rule adopted by the commissioners court under this subchapter;
(3) recover civil or criminal penalties, attorney's fees, litigation costs, and investigation costs; and
(4) require platting as required by this subchapter.
(b) During the pendency of any enforcement action brought, any resident of the affected subdivision, or the attorney general, district attorney, or county attorney on behalf of a resident, may file a motion against the provider of utilities to halt termination of preexisting utility services. The services may not be terminated if the court makes an affirmative finding after hearing the motion that termination poses a threat to public health or to the health, safety, or welfare of the residents. This subsection does not prohibit a provider of utilities from terminating services under other law to a resident who has failed to timely pay for services.
(c) This subchapter is subject to the applicable enforcement provisions prescribed by Sections 16.352, 16.353, 16.354, and 16.3545, Water Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 377, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.232.htm
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Water Code
- Tex. Water Code § 16.343MINIMUM STATE STANDARDS AND MODEL POLITICAL SUBDIVISION RULES.Printed as Section 16.343, Water Code
- Tex. Water Code § 16.352ENFORCEMENT OF RULES.Printed as Sections 16.352, 16.353, 16.354, and 16.3545, Water Code
- Tex. Water Code § 16.353INJUNCTION.Printed as Sections 16.352, 16.353, 16.354, and 16.3545, Water Code
- Tex. Water Code § 16.354ATTORNEY GENERAL ENFORCEMENT.Printed as Sections 16.352, 16.353, 16.354, and 16.3545, Water Code
- Tex. Water Code § 16.3545VENUE.Printed as Sections 16.352, 16.353, 16.354, and 16.3545, Water Code
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