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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 234.133

AUTHORITY TO REGULATE

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ex parte Gonzalez (2017)

Most recently applied in Ex parte Gonzalez (April 2017)

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1284 (H.B. 2123), Sec. 1, eff

To promote the public health, safety, and welfare, the commissioners court of a county may regulate the operation of game rooms and may:

(1) restrict the location of game rooms to specified areas of the county, including the unincorporated area of the county;

(2) prohibit a game room location within a certain distance, prescribed by the commissioners court, of a school, regular place of religious worship, or residential neighborhood; or

(3) restrict the number of game rooms that may operate in a specified area of the county.

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