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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 51.072 (2026)

Authority Of Local Self-government

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Sec. 51.072. AUTHORITY OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT. (a) The municipality has full power of local self-government.

(b) The grant of powers to the municipality by this code does not prevent, by implication or otherwise, the municipality from exercising the authority incident to local self-government.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2001–2018 · leading case: In Re Sanchez, 81 S.W.3d 794 (Tex. 2002).
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In Re Sanchez, 81 S.W.3d 794 (Tex. 2002). · cites it 2× “XI, § 5; see also Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 51.072. Under San Juan's Charter, relators had until thirty days before election day, which was April 4, 2002, to file their applications for a place on the ballot.”
City of Galveston v. State, 217 S.W.3d 466 (Tex. 2007). “While home-rule cities possess the power of local self-government, see Tex Loc. Gov't Code § 51.072, this Court’s settled view is that Texas cities, home-rule or otherwise, are deemed to be State agents for immunity purposes when performing governmental functions, subject to…”
City of Laredo, Texas v. Laredo Merchants Ass'n, 550 S.W.3d 586 (Tex. 2018). “, Code of Ordinances § 93-61; Austin , Tex. , Code of Ordinances § 15-6-121; Freer, Tex.”
State v. City of Galveston, 175 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “XI, § 5; TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 51.072 (Vernon 1999); City of San Antonio v.”
City of Houston v. Todd, 41 S.W.3d 289 (Tex. App. 2001). “XI, § 5; TEX.LOC.GOV'T CODE ANN. § 51.072 (Vernon 1999); Jones v.”
ECO Resources, Inc. v. City of Austin (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 51.072 (West 1999).”
Austin Police Ass'n, Combined Law Enf't Associations of Texas & Catherine M. Haggerty v. City of Austin & Brian Rodgers & Linda Curtis (Tex. App. 2002). “XI, § 5; Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 51.072 (West 1999); Dallas Merchant's & Concessionaire's Ass'n v.”
Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 51.072(a): 2 cases
City of Laredo, Texas v. Laredo Merchants Ass'n, 550 S.W.3d 586 (Tex. 2018). “, Code of Ordinances § 93-61; Austin , Tex. , Code of Ordinances § 15-6-121; Freer, Tex.”
State v. City of Galveston, 175 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App. 2004). “XI, § 5; TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 51.072 (Vernon 1999); City of San Antonio v.”
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