Tex. Local Government Code § 214.014
DRAINS, SINKS, AND PRIVIES
Texas · Texas Local Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Local Government Code § 214.014, DRAINS, SINKS, AND PRIVIES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/690655
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(a) The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may, by resolution or ordinance, order the owner of a private drain, sink, or privy to fill up, clean, drain, alter, relay, repair, or improve the drain, sink, or privy.
(b) If the order cannot be served on a person in the municipality, the municipality may have the work done on behalf of the owner. The municipality may fix a lien on the owner's property for expenses incurred in having the work done. The lien is created when the mayor of the municipality files and records a memorandum, under the seal of the municipality, with the clerk of the district court.
(c) The municipality may enforce the lien and may obtain in any court having jurisdiction a judgment against the owner for the amount of the expenses.
(d) The governing body may punish by a fine a person who does not comply with an order adopted under this section.