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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 53.002. Publication of Adoption Ordinance

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

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the ordinance adopting a code of municipal ordinances shall be published in the official publication of the municipality or in a newspaper published in the municipality or county as provided by law.

(b) If the municipality is a special-law municipality and its charter provides for the publication of both civil and criminal ordinances, the municipality shall publish the ordinance in compliance with its charter.

(c) It is not necessary to publish the code itself.

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