Texas § 52.011 TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.

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§ 52.011 — TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.

Texas § 52.011

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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 52.011 (2026).

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Sec. 52.011. TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.

(a)If a Type A general-law municipality adopts an ordinance that imposes a penalty, fine, or forfeiture, the ordinance, or a caption that summarizes the purpose of the ordinance and the penalty for violating the ordinance, shall be published in:

(1)every issue of the official newspaper for two days; or

(2)one issue of the newspaper if the official newspaper is a weekly paper.

(b)An affidavit by the printer or publisher of the official newspaper verifying the publication shall be filed in the office of the secretary of the municipality. In the courts of this state, the affidavit is prima facie evidence of the adoption of the ordinance and of the required publication.

(c)An ordinance required to be published by this section takes effect when

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Sec. 52.011. TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. (a) If a Type A general-law municipality adopts an ordinance that imposes a penalty, fine, or forfeiture, the ordinance, or a caption that summarizes the purpose of the ordinance and the penalty for violating the ordinance, shall be published in:
(1) every issue of the official newspaper for two days; or
(2) one issue of the newspaper if the official newspaper is a weekly paper.
(b) An affidavit by the printer or publisher of the official newspaper verifying the publication shall be filed in the office of the secretary of the municipality. In the courts of this state, the affidavit is prima facie evidence of the adoption of the ordinance and of the required publication.
(c) An ordinance required to be published by this section takes effect when the publication requirement is satisfied unless the ordinance provides otherwise. An ordinance that is not required to be published by this section takes effect when adopted unless the ordinance provides otherwise.
(d) If a Type A general-law municipality publishes its ordinances in pamphlet or book form, the publication in the official newspaper of an ordinance included in the pamphlet or book is not required if the ordinance was published previously in the official newspaper. A court shall admit without further proof an ordinance of a Type A general-law municipality that is published in pamphlet or book form as authorized by the governing body if the ordinance was published previously in the official newspaper.