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Tex. Penal Code § 1.08 (2026)

Preemption

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Sec. 1.08. PREEMPTION. No governmental subdivision or agency may enact or enforce a law that makes any conduct covered by this code an offense subject to a criminal penalty. This section shall apply only as long as the law governing the conduct proscribed by this code is legally enforceable.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1987–2015 · leading case: City of Houston v. Hill, 482 U.S. 451 (1987).

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City of Houston v. Hill, 482 U.S. 451 (1987). · cites it 4× “" *461 Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 1.08 (1974). See Knott v.”

RCI Ent. (San Antonio), Inc. D/B/A XTC Cabaret v. City of San Antonio, 373 S.W.3d 589 (Tex. App. 2012). “” Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 1.08 (West 2011). “In accordance with this provision, a city cannot enact an ordinance proscribing the same conduct as is proscribed by the Penal Code.”

Fair v. City of Galveston, 915 F. Supp. 873 (S.D. Tex. 1996). “” Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 1.08 (Vernon 1994).”

Reidie James Jackson v. Oliver Bell, 484 S.W.3d 161 (Tex. App. 2015). “” Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 1.08 (West 2011). 7 .”

Responsible Dog Owners v. City of Richardson, 781 S.W.2d 667 (Tex. App. 1989). · cites it 6× “POINT OF ERROR NUMBER ONE Responsible Dog Owners argue, in point of error number one, that the ordinance in question has been preempted by the enactment of Texas Penal Code section 1.08, and the subsequent adoption of House Bill 571 of the 70th Legislative Session, now codified…”

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