Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 243.0031 · Chapter 243. MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY AUTHORITY TO REGULATE SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS
AUTHORITY TO REGULATE CERTAIN SEXUALLY ORIENTED PERFORMANCES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "sexually oriented performance" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.28, Penal Code.
(b) Subject to Subsection (c), a municipality or county may regulate sexually oriented performances as the municipality or county considers necessary to promote the public health, safety, or welfare.
(c) A municipality or county may not authorize a sexually oriented performance:
(1) on public property; or
(2) in the presence of an individual younger than 18 years of age.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), this section does not limit the authority of a municipality to license, tax, suppress, prevent, or otherwise regulate theatrical or other exhibitions, shows, or amusements under Section 215.032.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 931 (S.B. 12), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
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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.243.htm
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