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TX Loc Govt Code § 203.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter B. All Other Local Government Offices|Section 203.023. Duties of Records Management Officer

Sec. 203.023.  DUTIES OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER.  The records management officer in each local government shall:(1)  assist in establishing and developing policies and procedures for a records management program for the local government;(2)  administer the records management program and provide assistance to custodians for the purposes of reducing the costs and improving the efficiency of recordkeeping;(3)  in cooperation with the custodians of the records, prepare the records control schedules and amended schedules required by Section 203.041 and the list of obsolete records as provided by Section 203.044;(4)  in cooperation with custodians, identify and take adequate steps to preserve local government records that are of permanent value;(5)  in cooperation with custodians, identify and take adequate steps to protect essential local government records;(6)  in cooperation with custodians, ensure that the maintenance, preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of records is carried out in accordance with the policies and procedures of the local government's records management program and the requirements of this subtitle and rules adopted under it;(7)  disseminate to the governing body and custodians information concerning state laws, administrative rules, and the policies of the government relating to local government records; and(8)  in cooperation with custodians, establish procedures to ensure that the handling of records in any context of the records management program by the records management officer or those under the officer's authority is carried out with due regard for:(A)  the duties and responsibilities of custodians that may be imposed by law; and(B)  the confidentiality of information in records to which access is restricted by law.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter B. All Other Local Government Offices|Section 203.024. Director and Librarian

Sec. 203.024.  DIRECTOR AND LIBRARIAN.  The director and librarian shall provide advice and assistance to governing bodies, custodians, and records management officers in establishing records management programs and in carrying out the other requirements of this subtitle and rules adopted under it.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter B. All Other Local Government Offices|Section 203.025. Designation of Records Management Officer

Sec. 203.025.  DESIGNATION OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER.  (a)  On or before June 1, 1990, the governing body of each local government shall designate a records management officer by:(1)  designating an individual;  or(2)  designating an office or position, the holder of which shall be the records management officer.(b)  The name, office, or position of the records management officer shall be entered on the minutes of the governing body.(c)  The name or the name and office or position of the records management officer shall be filed by the records management officer with the director and librarian within 30 days after the date of the designation.(d)  The designation of a new individual or a new office or position shall be entered on the minutes and reported by the records management officer to the director and librarian in the same manner as the original designation.(e)  If the order designating a records management officer designates an office or position rather than an individual, a new holder of that office or position must file the holder's name with the director and librarian within 30 days after the date of assuming the office or position.(f)  Through an agreement or contract under The Interlocal Cooperation Act (Article 4413(32c), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), a person may serve as records management officer to more than one local government if the person is employed by one of the local governments that is party to the contract or agreement or employed by an administrative agency that is created by the contract or agreement.(g)  An elected county officer may not be designated as records management officer for the nonelective offices of a county without the county officer's consent.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter B. All Other Local Government Offices|Section 203.026. Records Management Program to Be Established

Sec. 203.026.  RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO BE ESTABLISHED.  (a)  On or before January 1, 1991, each governing body by ordinance or order, as appropriate, shall establish a records management program to be administered by the records management officer.(b)  The ordinance or order must provide methods and procedures to enable the governing body, custodians, and the records management officer to fulfill the duties and responsibilities set out in Sections 203.021, 203.022, and 203.023 concerning the management and preservation of records.  The ordinance or order may prescribe any policies or procedures for the operation of the records management program that are consistent with the requirements of this subtitle and rules adopted under it.(c)  A copy of the ordinance or order must be filed by the records management officer with the director and librarian within 30 days after the date of its adoption.(d)  An ordinance or order establishing or relating to a records management program adopted before September 1, 1989, must be amended if any provision of the ordinance or order is in conflict with this subtitle or a rule adopted under it.  A copy of the amended ordinance or order shall be filed with the director and librarian as provided by Subsection (c).(e)  A copy of an amended ordinance or revised order relating to the establishment or operation of the records management program must be filed by the governing body with the director and librarian within 30 days after the date of its adoption.(f)  The director and librarian or the designee of the director and librarian shall within a reasonable time bring to the attention of the governing body in writing any aspect of an ordinance or order filed in the office of the director and librarian or that otherwise comes to the attention of the director and librarian that is inconsistent with the requirements of this subtitle or rules adopted under it.(g)  The governing body in a records management program established under this section may require the mandatory destruction of any record of the local government when its retention period has expired on a records control schedule developed under Section 203.041.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter C. Records Control Schedules|Section 203.042. Retention Periods

Sec. 203.042.  RETENTION PERIODS.  (a)  A retention period for each record on the records control schedule shall be determined by the governing body or under its direction or by the elected county officer, as applicable.(b)  A retention period may not be less than:(1)  a retention period prescribed by a state or federal law, regulation, or rule of court;  or(2)  a retention period for the record established on a records retention schedule issued by the commission.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 20(b)(2), eff. September 1, 2019.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 20(b)(2), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter C. Records Control Schedules|Section 203.044. Initial Destruction of Obsolete Records

Sec. 203.044.  INITIAL DESTRUCTION OF OBSOLETE RECORDS.  (a)  In preparing a records control schedule required by Section 203.041, the records management officer may list separately those obsolete records no longer created or received by the local government or elective county office whose retention periods on a records retention schedule issued by the commission have expired and that the local government or elected county officer wishes to destroy.(b)  The lists of obsolete records to be destroyed must be reviewed or approved in the same manner as records control schedules must be reviewed or approved under Section 203.041(e).(c)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 20(b)(4), eff. September 1, 2019.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 20(b)(4), eff. September 1, 2019.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 20(b)(4), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter C. Records Control Schedules|Section 203.046. Recordkeeping Requirements

Sec. 203.046.  RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.  As the governing body may require, the records management officer shall keep accurate lists of records destroyed, their volume, and other information of records management activities.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter C. Records Control Schedules|Section 203.047. New Local Governments

Sec. 203.047.  NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.  A local government established after September 1, 1989, shall fulfill the requirements of Sections 203.025, 203.026, and 203.041 within one year after the date of its establishment.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter C. Records Control Schedules|Section 203.048. Care of Records of Permanent Value

Sec. 203.048.  CARE OF RECORDS OF PERMANENT VALUE.  The commission shall adopt rules establishing standards for the proper care and storage of local government records of permanent value.  The commission may require that certain local government records of permanent value be created on permanent-durable paper, the standards for which shall be established by rule.  The rules must be approved as required by Section 441.165, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter C. Records Control Schedules|Section 203.049. Transfer of Records of Permanent Value

Sec. 203.049.  TRANSFER OF RECORDS OF PERMANENT VALUE.  (a)  The governing body or elected county officer may offer to transfer records of permanent value not needed in the day-to-day business of the local government to the custody of:(1)  the commission;  or(2)  another local government that operates an archives, library, or museum that meets standards for the care and storage of permanent records established by the commission as provided by Section 203.048.(b)  Transfers of permanent records to another local government require the prior approval of the director and librarian.(c)  In a transfer of permanent records under this section, title and control of the records and all rights pertaining to the records granted by law to the original custodian or elected county officer are vested in the commission or the local government that receives the records.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter C. Records Control Schedules|Section 203.050. Inspection of Permanent Records

Sec. 203.050.  INSPECTION OF PERMANENT RECORDS.  (a)  The director and librarian or the authorized representative of the director and librarian is entitled to inspect in the offices of any local government or elected county officer the condition of any permanent record to which access by the director and librarian or the representative is not restricted by law.  The inspection is not a release of a record to a member of the public under Chapter 552, Government Code.(b)  The director and librarian, in writing, shall bring to the attention of the governing body or elected county officer, any aspect of the storage, handling, or use of the record that imperils its survival and state what measures must be taken to properly care for and preserve the record.(c)  If, after having been notified by the director and librarian as provided by Subsection (b), the governing body or the elected county officer fails to take required measures to preserve the record, the director and librarian may:(1)  if the record is an obsolete record whose creation is no longer required by law, demand and receive delivery of the record to the custody of the commission;  or(2)  if the record is required for current use by the local government, make copies of the record for the purpose of preservation by the commission.(d)  The cost of transferring or copying records under this section shall be paid for out of funds of the commission.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(90), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter D. Records and Information Provided to Comptroller|Section 203.061. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 203.061.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a special purpose district described by Section 403.0241(b), Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 564 (S.B. 625), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter D. Records and Information Provided to Comptroller|Section 203.062. Provision of Certain Records and Other Information to Comptroller

Sec. 203.062.  PROVISION OF CERTAIN RECORDS AND OTHER INFORMATION TO COMPTROLLER.  (a)  A special purpose district shall transmit records and other information to the comptroller annually for purposes of providing the comptroller with information to operate and update the Special Purpose District Public Information Database under Section 403.0241, Government Code.(b)  The special purpose district may comply with Subsection (a) by affirming that records and other information previously transmitted are current.(c)  The special purpose district shall transmit the records and other information in a form and in the manner prescribed by the comptroller.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 564 (S.B. 625), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter D. Records and Information Provided to Comptroller|Section 203.063. Penalties for Noncompliance

Sec. 203.063.  PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.  (a)  If a special purpose district does not timely comply with Section 203.062, the comptroller shall provide written notice to the special purpose district:(1)  informing the special purpose district of the violation of that section; and(2)  notifying the special purpose district that the special purpose district will be subject to a penalty of $1,000 if the special purpose district does not report the required information on or before the 30th day after the date the notice is provided.(b)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the comptroller provides notice to a special purpose district under Subsection (a), the special purpose district must report the required information.(c)  If a special purpose district does not report the required information as prescribed by Subsection (b):(1)  the special purpose district is liable to the state for a civil penalty of $1,000; and(2)  the comptroller shall provide written notice to the special purpose district:(A)  informing the special purpose district of the liability for the penalty; and(B)  notifying the special purpose district that if the special purpose district does not report the required information on or before the 30th day after the date the notice is provided:(i)  the special purpose district will be subject to an additional penalty of $1,000; and(ii)  the noncompliance will be reflected in the list maintained by the comptroller under Section 403.0242, Government Code.(d)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the comptroller provides notice to a special purpose district under Subsection (c), the special purpose district must report the required information.(e)  If a special purpose district does not report the required information as prescribed by Subsection (d):(1)  the special purpose district is liable to the state for a civil penalty of $1,000; and(2)  the comptroller shall:(A)  reflect the noncompliance in the list maintained under Section 403.0242, Government Code, until the special purpose district reports all information required under Section 203.062; and(B)  provide written notice to the special purpose district that the noncompliance will be reflected in the list until the special purpose district reports the required information.(f)  The attorney general may sue to collect a civil penalty imposed by this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 564 (S.B. 625), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 211.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 211 - Municipal Zoning Authority|Subchapter A. General Zoning Regulations|Section 211.001. Purpose

Sec. 211.001.  PURPOSE.  The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare and protecting and preserving places and areas of historical, cultural, or architectural importance and significance.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 211.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 211 - Municipal Zoning Authority|Subchapter A. General Zoning Regulations|Section 211.002. Adoption of Regulation or Boundary Includes Amendment or Other Change

Sec. 211.002.  ADOPTION OF REGULATION OR BOUNDARY INCLUDES AMENDMENT OR OTHER CHANGE.  A reference in this subchapter to the adoption of a zoning regulation or a zoning district boundary includes the amendment, repeal, or other change of a regulation or boundary.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 211.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 211 - Municipal Zoning Authority|Subchapter A. General Zoning Regulations|Section 211.003. Zoning Regulations Generally

Sec. 211.003.  ZONING REGULATIONS GENERALLY.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may regulate:(1)  the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures;(2)  the percentage of a lot that may be occupied;(3)  the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces;(4)  population density;(5)  the location and use of buildings, other structures, and land for business, industrial, residential, or other purposes;  and(6)  the pumping, extraction, and use of groundwater by persons other than retail public utilities, as defined by Section 13.002, Water Code, for the purpose of preventing the use or contact with groundwater that presents an actual or potential threat to human health.(b)  In the case of designated places and areas of historical, cultural, or architectural importance and significance, the governing body of a municipality may regulate the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or razing of buildings and other structures.(c)  The governing body of a home-rule municipality may also regulate the bulk of buildings.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 731, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 211.0035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 211 - Municipal Zoning Authority|Subchapter A. General Zoning Regulations|Section 211.0035. Zoning Regulations and District Boundaries Applicable to Pawnshops

Sec. 211.0035.  ZONING REGULATIONS AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES APPLICABLE TO PAWNSHOPS.  (a)  In this section, "pawnshop" has the meaning assigned by Section 371.003, Finance Code.(b)  For the purposes of zoning regulation and determination of zoning district boundaries, the governing body of a municipality shall designate pawnshops that have been licensed to transact business by the Consumer Credit Commissioner under Chapter 371, Finance Code, as a permitted use in one or more zoning classifications.(c)  The governing body of a municipality may not impose a specific use permit requirement or any requirement similar in effect to a specific use permit requirement on a pawnshop that has been licensed to transact business by the Consumer Credit Commissioner under Chapter 371, Finance Code.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 687, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.81, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|