Texas § 52.013 HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES.

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§ 52.013 — HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES.

Texas § 52.013

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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 52.013 (2026).

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Sec. 52.013. HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES.

(a)The governing body of a home-rule municipality may publish a caption of an adopted ordinance that summarizes the purpose of the ordinance and any penalty for violating the ordinance in lieu of a requirement in the municipality's charter that the text of the ordinance be published.

(b)If the charter of a home-rule municipality does not provide for the method of publication of an ordinance, the full text of the ordinance or a caption that summarizes the purpose of the ordinance and the penalty for violating the ordinance may be published at least twice in the municipality's official newspaper.

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Sec. 52.013. HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES. (a) The governing body of a home-rule municipality may publish a caption of an adopted ordinance that summarizes the purpose of the ordinance and any penalty for violating the ordinance in lieu of a requirement in the municipality's charter that the text of the ordinance be published.
(b) If the charter of a home-rule municipality does not provide for the method of publication of an ordinance, the full text of the ordinance or a caption that summarizes the purpose of the ordinance and the penalty for violating the ordinance may be published at least twice in the municipality's official newspaper.