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TX Loc Govt Code § 205.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 205 - Electronic Storage of Records|Section 205.002. Authorization

Sec. 205.002.  AUTHORIZATION.  Any local government record data may be stored electronically in addition to or instead of source documents in paper or other media, subject to the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 205.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 205 - Electronic Storage of Records|Section 205.003. Standards and Procedures to Be Adopted

Sec. 205.003.  STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES TO BE ADOPTED.  (a)  The commission shall adopt rules establishing standards and procedures for the electronic storage of any local government record data of permanent value and may adopt rules establishing standards and procedures for the electronic storage of any local government record data whose retention period is at least 10 years on a records retention schedule issued by the commission.  The rules must be approved as required by Section 441.165, Government Code.(b)  With regard to the types of local government record data covered by Subsection (a), the rules may require or prescribe:(1)  standards and procedures for the generation of backup or preservation copies of the local government record data on paper, microfilm, electronic, or other approved media;(2)  standards and procedures for the recopying or duplication of the magnetic tape, optical disk, or similar machine-readable medium on which the local government record data are stored;(3)  standards and procedures for the physical storage and maintenance of magnetic tapes, optical disks, or similar machine-readable media;(4)  standards and procedures for providing access by members of the public to electronically stored local government record data to which they are entitled under law;  and(5)  other standards and procedures that the commission considers necessary to ensure the availability, readability, or integrity of the local government record data.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 205.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 205 - Electronic Storage of Records|Section 205.004. Rules to Be Updated

Sec. 205.004.  RULES TO BE UPDATED.  The director and librarian shall monitor standards and procedures relating to electronic storage developed for use by federal agencies or adopted by national organizations that develop and set standards in the fields of records and information management in order to recommend to the commission any needed amendments to rules.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 205.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 205 - Electronic Storage of Records|Section 205.005. Supreme Court Rules

Sec. 205.005.  SUPREME COURT RULES.  This chapter is not intended to conflict with Subchapter I, Chapter 51, Government Code, relating to the electronic filing of certain documents in district and county courts.  The commission shall incorporate any rules adopted under that subchapter into its own.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 205.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 205 - Electronic Storage of Records|Section 205.006. Index

Sec. 205.006.  INDEX.  An index to local government record data stored electronically must provide the same information that may be required by state law for an index to the source document, if applicable.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 205.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 205 - Electronic Storage of Records|Section 205.008. Destruction of Source Documents

Sec. 205.008.  DESTRUCTION OF SOURCE DOCUMENTS.  (a)  The source document, if any, for electronically stored local government record data covered by rules adopted under Section 205.003(a) may be destroyed or returned to the person who filed it for record.(b)  The magnetic tape, optical disk, or similar medium containing the local government record data and the hardware and software necessary to provide access to it must be retained by the local government or be available to the local government until the expiration of the retention period for all source documents, subject to the rules adopted under this chapter.(c)  The source document, if any, for electronically stored local government record data not covered by rules adopted under Section 205.003(a) may be destroyed before the expiration of the retention period for the source document in a records retention schedule issued by the commission if the magnetic tape, optical disk, or similar medium and hardware and software necessary to provide access to local government record data on the media are retained for the retention period in the schedule.  Conversely, the magnetic tape, optical disk, or similar medium may be erased, written over, or destroyed before the expiration of the retention period for a source document for local government record data not covered by rules adopted under Section 205.003(a), if the source document, if any, is retained until the expiration of its retention period or, if the source document has already been destroyed, paper or microfilm copies are generated from the magnetic tape, optical disk, or similar medium before destruction or erasure and retained until the expiration of the retention period for the source document.|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. 19, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 205.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 205 - Electronic Storage of Records|Section 205.009. Denial of Access Prohibited

Sec. 205.009.  DENIAL OF ACCESS PROHIBITED.  A person under contract or agreement with a local government or elected county officer to create, file, or store local government record data electronically or to provide services, equipment, or the means for the creation, filing, or storage, may not, under any circumstances, refuse to provide local government record data to the local government in a timely manner in a format accessible and useable by the local government.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 205.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 205 - Electronic Storage of Records|Section 205.010. Security Breach Notification by Local Government

Sec. 205.010.  SECURITY BREACH NOTIFICATION BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Breach of system security" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.053, Business & Commerce Code.(2)  "Sensitive personal information" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.002, Business & Commerce Code.(b)  A local government that owns, licenses, or maintains computerized data that includes sensitive personal information shall comply, in the event of a breach of system security, with the notification requirements of Section 521.053, Business & Commerce Code, to the same extent as a person who conducts business in this state.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 419 (H.B. 2004), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 213.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 213 - Municipal Comprehensive Plans|Section 213.001. Purpose

Sec. 213.001.  PURPOSE.  The powers granted under this chapter are for the purpose of promoting sound development of municipalities and promoting public health, safety, and welfare.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 459, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 219.001 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 213.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 213 - Municipal Comprehensive Plans|Section 213.002. Comprehensive Plan

Sec. 213.002.  COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may adopt a comprehensive plan for the long-range development of the municipality.  A municipality may define the content and design of a comprehensive plan.(b)  A comprehensive plan may:(1)  include but is not limited to provisions on land use, transportation, and public facilities;(2)  consist of a single plan or a coordinated set of plans organized by subject and geographic area;  and(3)  be used to coordinate and guide the establishment of development regulations.(c)  A municipality may define, in its charter or by ordinance, the relationship between a comprehensive plan and development regulations and may provide standards for determining the consistency required between a plan and development regulations.(d)  Land use assumptions adopted in a manner that complies with Subchapter C, Chapter 395, may be incorporated in a comprehensive plan.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 459, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 219.002 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|Sec. 213.003.  ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.  (a)  A comprehensive plan may be adopted or amended by ordinance following:(1)  a hearing at which the public is given the opportunity to give testimony and present written evidence;  and(2)  review by the municipality's planning commission or department, if one exists.(b)  A municipality may establish, in its charter or by ordinance, procedures for adopting and amending a comprehensive plan.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 459, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 213.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 213 - Municipal Comprehensive Plans|Section 213.004. Effect on Other Municipal Plans

Sec. 213.004.  EFFECT ON OTHER MUNICIPAL PLANS.  This chapter does not limit the ability of a municipality to prepare other plans, policies, or strategies as required.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 459, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 219.004 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 213.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 213 - Municipal Comprehensive Plans|Section 213.005. Notation on Map of Comprehensive Plan

Sec. 213.005.  NOTATION ON MAP OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.  A map of a comprehensive plan illustrating future land use shall contain the following clearly visible statement:  "A comprehensive plan shall not constitute zoning regulations or establish zoning district boundaries."|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 459, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 219.005 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 236.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 236 - County Regulation of Firearms, Knives, Ammunition, Firearm Supplies, and Sport Shooting Ranges|Section 236.001. Definitions

Sec. 236.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Air gun," "ammunition," and "firearm or air gun accessory" have the meanings assigned by Section 229.001.(1-a)  "Knife" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code. (2)  "Sport shooting range" has the meaning assigned by Section 250.001.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 624 (S.B. 766), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (S.B. 1400), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 700 (H.B. 905), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 3231), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 236.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 236 - County Regulation of Firearms, Knives, Ammunition, Firearm Supplies, and Sport Shooting Ranges|Section 236.002. Firearms; Air Guns; Sport Shooting Range

Sec. 236.002.  FIREARMS; AIR GUNS; SPORT SHOOTING RANGE.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, including Chapter 251, Agriculture Code, a county may not adopt or enforce regulations relating to:(1)  the transfer, possession, wearing, carrying, ownership, storage, transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms, air guns, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies or accessories;(2)  commerce in firearms, air guns, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies or accessories; or(3)  the discharge of a firearm or air gun at a sport shooting range.(b)  An ordinance, rule, resolution, or policy adopted or enforced by a county, or an official action, including in any legislative, police power, or proprietary capacity, taken by an employee or agent of a county in violation of this section is void.(c)  Subsection (a) does not affect the authority of a county to:(1)  require a resident or public employee to be armed for personal or national defense, law enforcement, or other purpose under other law;(2)  regulate the discharge of firearms or air guns in accordance with Section 235.022;(3)  regulate the carrying of a firearm by a person licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, in accordance with Section 411.209, Government Code;(4)  except as provided by Subsection (d), adopt or enforce a generally applicable land use regulation, fire code, or business regulation; or(5)  except as provided by Subsection (e), regulate or prohibit an employee's carrying or possession of a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition in the course of the employee's official duties.(d)  A county order or regulation designed or enforced to effectively restrict or prohibit the manufacture, sale, purchase, transfer, or display of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition that is otherwise lawful in this state is void.(e)  Subsection (c)(5) does not authorize a county to regulate an employee's carrying or possession of a firearm in violation of Subchapter G, Chapter 52, Labor Code.(f)  The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to obtain a temporary or permanent injunction against a county adopting a regulation, other than a regulation under Section 236.003, in violation of this section. The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining an injunction under this subsection, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 624 (S.B. 766), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (S.B. 1400), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 700 (H.B. 905), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 3231), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 236.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 236 - County Regulation of Firearms, Knives, Ammunition, Firearm Supplies, and Sport Shooting Ranges|Section 236.003. Regulation of Outdoor Sport Shooting Range

Sec. 236.003.  REGULATION OF OUTDOOR SPORT SHOOTING RANGE.  Notwithstanding Section 236.002, a county may regulate the discharge of a firearm or air gun at an outdoor sport shooting range as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 235.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 624 (S.B. 766), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (S.B. 1400), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 242.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 242 - Authority of Municipality and County to Regulate Subdivisions in and Outside Municipality's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction|Section 242.0015. Arbitration Regarding Subdivision Regulation Agreement

Sec. 242.0015.  ARBITRATION REGARDING SUBDIVISION REGULATION AGREEMENT.  (a)  This section applies only to a county and a municipality that are required to make an agreement as described under Section 242.001(f).  If a certified agreement between a county and a municipality with an extraterritorial jurisdiction that extends 3.5 miles or more from the corporate boundaries of the municipality is not in effect on or before January 1, 2004, the parties must arbitrate the disputed issues.  If a certified agreement between a county and a municipality with an extraterritorial jurisdiction that extends less than 3.5 miles from the corporate boundaries of the municipality is not in effect on or before January 1, 2006, the parties must arbitrate the disputed issues.  A party may not refuse to participate in arbitration requested under this section.  An arbitration decision under this section is binding on the parties.(b)  The county and the municipality must agree on an individual to serve as arbitrator.  If the county and the municipality cannot agree on an individual to serve as arbitrator, the county and the municipality shall each select an arbitrator and the arbitrators selected shall select a third arbitrator.(c)  The third arbitrator selected under Subsection (b) presides over the arbitration panel.(d)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the county and the municipality are required to have an agreement in effect under Section 242.001(f), the arbitrator or arbitration panel, as applicable, must be selected.(e)  The authority of the arbitrator or arbitration panel is limited to issuing a decision relating only to the disputed issues between the county and the municipality regarding the authority of the county or municipality to regulate plats, subdivisions, or development plans.(f)  Each party is equally liable for the costs of an arbitration conducted under this section.(g)  The arbitrator or arbitration panel, as applicable, shall render a decision under this section not later than the 60th day after the date the arbitrator or arbitration panel is selected.  If after a good faith effort the arbitrator or panel has not reached a decision as provided under this subsection, the arbitrator or panel shall continue to arbitrate the matter until the arbitrator or panel reaches a decision.(h)  A municipality and a county may not arbitrate the subdivision of an individual plat under this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 523, Sec. 5, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 242.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 242 - Authority of Municipality and County to Regulate Subdivisions in and Outside Municipality's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction|Section 242.002. Regulation of Subdivisions in Populous Counties or Contiguous Counties

Sec. 242.002.  REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS IN POPULOUS COUNTIES OR CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a county operating under Section 232.006.(b)  For an area in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, as defined by Section 212.001, a subdivision plat may not be filed with the county clerk without the approval of the municipality.(c)  In the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the municipality has exclusive authority to regulate subdivisions under Subchapter A of Chapter 212 and other statutes applicable to municipalities.(d)  In an unincorporated area outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the municipality may not regulate subdivisions or approve the filing of plats, except as provided by The Interlocal Cooperation Act (Article 4413(32c), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 46(d), 87(o), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., Ch. 669, Sec. 77, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 242.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 242 - Authority of Municipality and County to Regulate Subdivisions in and Outside Municipality's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction|Section 242.003. Authority of Certain Border Counties and Municipalities to Regulate Subdivisions in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction by Agreement

Sec. 242.003.  AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN BORDER COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO REGULATE SUBDIVISIONS IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BY AGREEMENT.  (a)  This section applies only to a county having a population of more than 800,000 and located on the international border and a municipality that has extraterritorial jurisdiction, as defined by Section 212.001, in that county.(b)  A county and a municipality may enter into an agreement that identifies the governmental entity authorized to regulate subdivision plats and approve related permits in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality in a manner consistent with Section 242.001(d).  The county and the municipality shall adopt the agreement by order, ordinance, or resolution.(c)  The agreement must be amended by the county and the municipality if necessary to take into account an expansion or reduction in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.  The municipality shall notify the county of any expansion or reduction in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.  Any expansion or reduction in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction that affects property that is subject to a preliminary or final plat, a plat application, or an application for a related permit filed with the municipality or the county or that was previously approved under Section 212.009 or Chapter 232 does not affect any rights accrued under Chapter 245.  The approval of the plat, any permit, a plat application, or an application for a related permit remains effective as provided by Chapter 245 regardless of the change in designation as extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.(d)  In an unincorporated area outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the municipality may not regulate subdivisions or approve the filing of plats, except as provided by Chapter 791, Government Code.(e)  Property subject to pending approval of a preliminary or final plat is governed by Section 242.001(i).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 971 (H.B. 1970), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.|