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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 51.051 (2026)

General Powers Of Type C General-law Municipality

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Sec. 51.051. GENERAL POWERS OF TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. (a) The governing body of a Type C general-law municipality with 501 to 4,999 inhabitants has the same authority and is subject to the same duties as a Type A general-law municipality unless the authority or duties conflict with a provision of this code relating specifically to a Type C general-law municipality.

(b) The governing body of a Type C general-law municipality with 201 to 500 inhabitants has the same authority as a Type B general-law municipality unless the authority conflicts with a provision of this code relating specifically to a Type C general-law municipality.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 87(c), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Lenard Boyce, Fisher v. Cnty. of Williamson, Texas, on Behalf of Itself & the City of Florence, Texas & Florence Indep. Sch. Dist. (Tex. App. 2006).

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Lenard Boyce, Fisher v. Cnty. of Williamson, Texas, on Behalf of Itself & the City of Florence, Texas & Florence Indep. Sch. Dist. (Tex. App. 2006). “001 (West 2002); Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 51.051 (West 1999).”

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