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Tex. Local Government Code § 573.003

CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION

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Tex. Local Government Code § 573.003, CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/694479
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(a) A person who violates a rule or order adopted by the county, district, or authority under this chapter is liable to the county, district, or authority for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues is considered a separate violation for purposes of assessing the civil penalty. (b) A county, district, or authority may bring suit in a district court to: (1) restrain a violation or threatened violation of a rule or order adopted by the county, district, or authority under this chapter; or (2) recover a civil penalty authorized by Subsection (a).