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Tex. Local Government Code § 52.013

HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES

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Tex. Local Government Code § 52.013, HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/688681
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(a) The governing body of a home-rule municipality may publish a caption of an adopted ordinance that summarizes the purpose of the ordinance and any penalty for violating the ordinance in lieu of a requirement in the municipality's charter that the text of the ordinance be published. (b) If the charter of a home-rule municipality does not provide for the method of publication of an ordinance, the full text of the ordinance or a caption that summarizes the purpose of the ordinance and the penalty for violating the ordinance may be published at least twice in the municipality's official newspaper.