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Tex. Local Government Code § 217.002

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Tex. Local Government Code § 217.002, NUISANCE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/690789
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The governing body of the municipality may: (1) abate and remove a nuisance and punish by fine the person responsible for the nuisance; (2) define and declare what constitutes a nuisance and authorize and direct the summary abatement of the nuisance; and (3) abate in any manner the governing body considers expedient any nuisance that may injure or affect the public health or comfort.