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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 217.002

NUISANCE

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

The governing body of the municipality may:

(1) abate and remove a nuisance and punish by fine the person responsible for the nuisance;

(2) define and declare what constitutes a nuisance and authorize and direct the summary abatement of the nuisance; and

(3) abate in any manner the governing body considers expedient any nuisance that may injure or affect the public health or comfort.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.