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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 232.092. Establishment and Abolition of Planning Commission

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) To promote the general public welfare, the commissioners court of a county by order may:

(1) establish a planning commission under this section; and

(2) abolish a planning commission established under this section.

(b) The commissioners court may authorize the planning commission to act on behalf of the commissioners court in matters relating to:

(1) the duties and authority of the commissioners court under Subchapter A, B, or C; and

(2) land use, health and safety, planning and development, or other enforcement provisions specifically authorized by law.

(c) If the commissioners court establishes a planning commission, the commissioners court by order shall adopt reasonable rules and procedures necessary to administer this subchapter.

(d) This subchapter does not grant a commissioners court or a planning commission the power to regulate the use of property for which a permit has been issued to engage in a federally licensed activity.

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