Texas Local Government Code Title 9, Chapter 282 - Municipal Authority Over Public Grounds

• Texas Section 282.001 - General Authority Of Home-rule Municipality
  (a) A home-rule municipality has exclusive control over and under the public grounds of the municipality. (b) The municipality may control, regulate, or remove an...
• Texas Section 282.002 - General Authority Of General-law Municipality
  (a) A general-law municipality has exclusive control over the public grounds of the municipality. (b) The municipality may abate or remove an encroachment or obstruction...
• Texas Section 282.003 - Authority Of Home-rule Municipality To Grant Franchise
  (a) The governing body of a home-rule municipality by ordinance may grant to a person a franchise to use or occupy the public grounds of...

Last modified: September 28, 2016