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Tex. Local Government Code § 54.019

IMPRISONMENT; CONTEMPT

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Tex. Local Government Code § 54.019, IMPRISONMENT; CONTEMPT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/688706
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(a) A person is not subject to personal attachment or imprisonment for the failure to pay a civil penalty assessed under this subchapter. (b) This subchapter does not affect the power of a court to imprison a person for contempt of valid court orders or the availability of remedies or procedures for the collection of a judgment assessing civil penalties. The remedies under Section 31.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, are preserved.