Burleson, TX

The City of Burleson, Texas adopts the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code and rewrites its barrier section, Section 305. Chain link fencing is not permitted as a barrier at…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a cat is at large the moment it is off its owner's premises without a crate, carrier, leash or other restraint, and any cat that intrudes onto another…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, keeping a dangerous wild animal is an offense, with affirmative defenses only for circuses, performing animal exhibitions, zoological parks and…

No residence in the City of Burleson, Texas can harbor more than four adult dogs, four adult cats, or four adult dogs and cats in any combination, or more than one litter of puppies or…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, pet shops must be located and operated under the city's zoning regulations and must care for animals under the Texas Health and Safety Code and Chapter…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, residents outside A-Agricultural zoning can keep no more than four fowl, limited to hens, in an adequate coop at least 25 feet from an occupied building…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, the owner of a dog commits an offense whenever the dog is at large, with no proof of intent required. Off the owner's premises a dog must be in a…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, every animal reclaimed from the shelter, except a dangerous wild animal, must be microchipped and registered with the microchip company at the owner's…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, every dog and cat adopted through the city animal shelter must be sterilized, and the adopter does not own the animal until the surgery is done. The…

Section 6-13 of the Burleson Code, which governs the City of Burleson, Texas, turns on what an animal does, not what breed it is. After an attack or unprovoked act, the animal control…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, anyone keeping honey bees on their property must first obtain a permit from the animal control authority, renewed annually after inspection. In…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 58-13 bars anyone in a city park from capturing, hunting, molesting, injuring or trapping any bird, and from removing or possessing the young, eggs or…

The City of Burleson, Texas, zoning ordinance defines three veterinary uses: Veterinarian hospital, Veterinarian hospital with outside pens, and Veterinarian, office only. Among the…

The City of Burleson, Texas, zoning ordinance has no separate use called pet groomer. Grooming appears inside the definition of Kennel (indoor), a facility for the boarding, grooming…

Texas lets hunters bait and feed game animals, including deer, on private property statewide. Baiting is unlawful on most public land, for wild turkey in the East Zone, and for all…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, no one can rent, lease or advertise a home as a short-term rental without a valid, active permit from the city. Each rentable unit needs its own permit…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, short-term rental owners, operators, local contact persons and occupants must follow all city ordinances on trash, noise and parking, and the owner…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, the director can deny or revoke a short-term rental permit when the holder is found guilty in municipal court of two or more violations within twelve…

Burleson's short-term rental article handles host presence through a local contact person, who can be the owner or operator, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond in…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a short-term rental permit expires on the last day of the month one year after issuance, and renewal requires a completed application plus a…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, the only composting language in the Code of Ordinances is an exception inside the nuisance list: § 34-31(10) says the ban on accumulating yard waste and…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, weeds, grass or uncultivated plants taller than 12 inches on average are a nuisance on any property inside the corporate limits, and the same limit…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 34-61(b)(2) makes it an offense to let trees, shrubs or vines block doors or windows, project across a sidewalk, driveway, alley or street, hide more…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, sprinkler and lawn watering from the city water system is banned between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and limited to two assigned days a week. Even-numbered…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, weeds, grass and uncultivated plants over 12 inches on average are a nuisance, but approved wildflower areas and areas designated as a nature area on an…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 86-103(d) of the Code states that artificial plants or artificial turf are expressly prohibited in required landscaping, and § 86-107(a) bars…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, the city holds the right to plant, prune, maintain, and remove trees along streets, alleys, avenues, lanes, squares, and public grounds when needed for…

Texas Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning rainwater harvesting systems, and Health & Safety Code 341.042 sets statewide standards for harvested rainwater used as a…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a junked vehicle is a motor vehicle with no unexpired license plate that is wrecked, dismantled or discarded, or inoperable for more than 72 consecutive…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Code § 78-42 caps an unattended vehicle at 24 continuous hours on a public street in a non-residential district, and caps a recreational vehicle or…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Code § 78-45 bars stopping, standing or parking a vehicle so that less than ten feet of roadway width stays open for traffic. Temporary stops to load or…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Code § 78-66 requires a vehicle in a front, rear or side yard to sit on concrete or asphalt of at least nine feet by 18 feet. Side and rear yards can…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Code § 78-68 bars parking or storing an oversized commercial vehicle or commercial equipment on private property in a residential district, including…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a camping trailer can be parked on a lot where a residential structure has been built in any single-family residential district, so long as it creates…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, retail, commercial, industrial and service structures outside the CC district must provide an off-street loading space or truck berth of at least ten by…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, electric car charging stations are allowable in all zoning districts under conditions in § 139. Charging spaces cannot cut the required parking for the…

Texas Occupations Code chapter 2308 sets the statewide rules for nonconsent towing and vehicle booting. A vehicle owner has 14 business days to demand a hearing in the justice court…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, sound at the complainant's property line is presumed a public nuisance above 70 dBA by day and 60 dBA at night in or next to residential districts, 80…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, bullhorns, loudspeakers and other amplification are prohibited in the public right-of-way and on City of Burleson property unless an exception applies…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, it is unlawful to keep any dog, rooster, or other bird or animal that creates a bark, cry, crow or other sound on a frequent, repetitive or continuous…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, construction noise within 300 feet of an occupied residential structure is prohibited before 7:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, continued or frequent horn use, engine revving, loud music or bass from a vehicle, rattling or grinding from a vehicle out of repair, and exhaust…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, the Section 105.2 amendment in § 10-142 lists retaining walls not over 4 feet in height, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Code of Ordinances § 36-13 prohibits barbed wire enclosures and electrical fencing citywide, with narrow exceptions for agricultural, rural, commercial…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a residential privacy or security fence cannot exceed eight feet in height under Code of Ordinances § 36-11(a). A decorative fence is capped at four…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Appendix A § 2.2(3) states that a permit for a fence can be issued on an unplatted lot. Chapter 36 separately bars erecting or altering any fence, wall…

Under Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 143, Subchapter F, you cannot tear out a fence you jointly own with a neighbor, or one attached to a neighbor's fence, without mutual consent. To…

The City of Burleson, Texas lists home occupation signs that advertise a business operated in the home among its prohibited signs. Section 63-11(16) of the Burleson Code of Ordinances…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, caring for more than three but not exceeding 12 children, other than the care givers own, in a single family home is a separate use called child care as…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a home occupation must meet nine conditions in the zoning definition in Appendix B, § 50. Only family members living on the premises can work in it, it…

Texas does not license cottage food at all. Health and Safety Code Section 437.0191(a) declares that a cottage food production operation is not a food service establishment, and…

The City of Burleson, Texas bans outdoor fires in its city parks, with one carve-out for cooking fires. A cooking fire must burn in a barbecue grill that uses only charcoal or propane…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 50-190(b) controls liquefied petroleum gas (propane) in mobile home parks. Propane systems are allowed only where natural gas is not reasonably…

Texas Occupations Code Chapter 2154 governs fireworks sales and use, while Local Government Code Chapter 352 limits how counties can restrict consumer fireworks during drought. The…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a detached shed or other accessory building has to sit in the rear yard, at least three feet from the rear lot line and at least three feet from any…

Texas has no tiny-home-specific statute. Any transportable, chassis-mounted dwelling that reaches 320 square feet is manufactured housing under Occupations Code Chapter 1201, built to…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, food truck parks need a city council specific use permit, and a property owner hosting trucks needs a food truck operation site permit from the…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 14-404 makes it unlawful to peddle, hawk, sell or take orders for goods on parking lots, streets, rights-of-way, medians or sidewalks, or anywhere the…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, food trucks are a permitted use in the A, NS, GR, CC, C, I and PD districts, but a truck on a business's property needs a food truck operation site: a…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a building with any listed defect that endangers life, health, property or safety is a dangerous building and a public nuisance under § 10-454. The city…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, depositing litter on open or vacant private property is an offense under § 34-296, and weeds over 12 inches on average are a nuisance on any property…

Section 34-31 of the Burleson Code of Ordinances declares it a public nuisance in the City of Burleson, Texas to let garbage, rubbish or debris pile up so that it provides harborage…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, reclaimed water can irrigate a landscape only when every condition in Burleson Code of Ordinances § 10-615 is met: no contact with edible crops, no…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Code § 82-13 makes the owner, lessee, occupant or person in control of property responsible to construct, repair, replace and maintain the utility…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a building permit must be obtained before any solar panel system is installed. Under § 11-8 the equipment must follow the manufacturer's recommendations…

Section 202.010 of the Texas Property Code voids any homeowners association rule that bans or restricts installing a solar energy device, a term that under Tax Code Section 171.107…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, operating a massage establishment without a city license is unlawful. Under § 14-312 the license needs written approval from the health officer and…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, anyone who buys regulated property for resale or salvage must keep purchase records, hold non-vendor purchases for 20 business days, and report…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, pawnbrokers and pawnshops licensed under the Texas Pawnshop Act are exempt from the city's secondhand goods article, with one exception: they must…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a sexually oriented business cannot operate within 1,000 feet of churches, schools, day-care centers, residential districts, parks, libraries…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, it is an offense to operate or employ another to operate a wrecker on any city street for a police non-consent tow, except as the wrecker article allows…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a tattoo studio is listed as a specific use permit use in the C commercial district, § 78-110. The City Council can approve it only on conditions: no…

Anyone selling e-cigarettes to Texas consumers must hold an e-cigarette retailer permit issued by the Comptroller, obtained for each place of business under Health and Safety Code…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Burleson Code of Ordinances § 34-191(d)(2) prohibits music played with a volume or bass that annoys or disturbs the quiet, comfort or repose of people…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 34-191(d)(2) prohibits loud and excessive noise from loading or unloading any vehicle and bars solid waste haulers from making noise within 300 feet…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 34-191(e)(1) exempts noise generated due to normal building conditioning, ventilation and property maintenance from the noise article. Air…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, the Old Town (OT) overlay district zoned C.C. central commercial runs 80 dBA by day and 70 dBA at night Sunday through Thursday, and 85 dBA until 2:00…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 34-191(d)(2)n prohibits parking or storing a motor vehicle with a motor affixed left in operation for more than one hour between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Chapter 42 Article II applies to all areas of special flood hazard. Under § 42-95, encroachments in the adopted regulatory floodway, including fill and…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Code of Ordinances § 42-92 requires new residential construction and substantial improvements to have the lowest floor, including the basement, at least…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Code of Ordinances § 82-165 bars every discharge into the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) that is not composed entirely of stormwater…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, every construction site operator must use best management practices to keep sediment and soil out of the MS4 to the maximum extent practicable…

Texas prohibits damaging, destroying, or removing a sand dune or its vegetation seaward of a dune protection line or within a critical dune area unless a permit authorizes the work…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, every permitted short-term rental must have working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors with alarms, installed in accordance with adopted codes, and at…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, no one can obtain electrical permits or do electrical work without the appropriate level of city electrical licensing, except a helper or apprentice…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, the building official in the Building Permits and Inspections Department enforces the adopted 2021 International Building Code. Section 10-142 rewrites…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 10-142 requires an approved smoke detection system in Group E day care occupancies. A residential in-home day care with not more than 12 children can…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 10-142 amends the elevator chapter of the 2021 International Building Code. Storage is not allowed in an elevator machine room, control room…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 10-172 amends Section R313.2 of the 2021 International Residential Code to say an automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in one- and two-family…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 10-142 amends Section 1010.2.5 (Bolt Locks) of the 2021 International Building Code by rewriting exceptions 3 and 4. Exception 3 covers a pair of…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, no contractor can obtain a plumbing permit without first registering with the city. To qualify, a plumbing contractor must hold or employ at least one…

The City of Burleson, Texas adopts the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code as the energy conservation code of the city in § 10-351, with local amendments in §…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 10-352 sets the required inspections under the 2021 Energy Conservation Code: footing and foundation, framing and air barrier rough-in, insulation and…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 34-191(f) lets a citizen who witnesses a noise violation submit a sworn statement with supporting documentation to a code officer or police officer…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a nuisance notice of violation must require compliance within seven days (§ 34-36(c)), and a nuisance declared an immediate threat to public health and…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a short-term rental must pass an on-site inspection before the city issues its permit. The owner or operator has to allow the inspection within ten days…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Code of Ordinances § 58-11 bars anyone from smoking or possessing a burning tobacco product in any city park or park facility, except in designated…

The Burleson Code of Ordinances does not use the term aggressive panhandling. Section 14-405 instead makes it an offense to stand on or occupy a roadway, median, traffic island or…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Code § 78-4 bars roller skating, rollerblading and skateboarding on the sidewalk areas inside the box bounded by and including Renfro Street, Main…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 54-31 defines loitering as remaining in one place with no apparent purpose other than to establish control over identifiable areas, intimidate others…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 58-4 makes it unlawful to sell, bring into, consume, or possess alcoholic beverages in any city park or park facility. Written exceptions exist for…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, dumping or letting garbage, rubble, tires, scrap metal and similar waste pile up on private property, or depositing it on a public right-of-way, is a…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, bulky item collection is limited to customers receiving residential garbage service, and small volume bulky items go out on the second collection day of…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, residential garbage goes within five feet of the curbside, no earlier than 7:00 p.m. the day before collection. Containers cannot sit at the curb for…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, residential refuse and recyclables go to the curb no earlier than 7:00 p.m. the evening before the scheduled collection day, with a 7:00 a.m. target on…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, household garbage goes out in tightly sealed disposable garbage bags, never shopping bags, or in a reusable container of no more than 96 gallons…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, non-residential customers served by the city's contracted collection service use disposable bags or containers, or non-residential containers supplied…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, tree limbs and branches have to be cut to no more than six feet and stacked at curbside, and yard waste has to be in disposable containers. Waste from…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, recyclables go out only in recycling carts provided by the city, and only nine listed material types are accepted, from plastics numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, recycling carts sit in the street with wheels against the curb, at least four feet from any mailbox, vehicle, obstacle or other container. Removing…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, storing personal property such as rental bikes and scooters, ramps, rubbish, trash or junk so that it blocks a public right-of-way, including sidewalks…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, private use of a municipal street, including a sidewalk or public parking, requires a right-of-way use agreement that the city grants at its absolute…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a garage sale needs a permit, and a property is capped at two garage sales per calendar year, running January 1 to December 31. Each sale can last no…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, garage sale signs can be no larger than 15 inches by 22 inches, with no more than three signs for each permit issued. One sign goes on the sale property…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a window sign must be a premises sign and cannot cover more than 30 percent of the area of the window. Section 63-39 sets that cap. Under § 63-10(d)…

The City of Burleson, Texas prohibits construction of new permanent off-premises signs (billboards) in any zoning district and in its extraterritorial jurisdiction. An existing…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, monument signs along IH 35, Chisholm Trail Parkway, SH 174 and FM 731 get larger limits than signs elsewhere: up to 300 square feet for a single tenant…

Texas Election Code 259.003 and Election Code Section 259.002 protect political signs on private residential property. Cities cannot regulate compliant signs at any time, and HOAs…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a solicitor cannot work between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., on Sundays or named holidays, at a home or business posting a no solicitors sign, or after a…

Anyone soliciting in the City of Burleson, Texas must first register with the chief of police and obtain a registration certificate and identification badge under § 14-431…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 14-552 requires the owner of an apartment, meaning a rental property with ten or more living units, to register ownership, agent and manager details…

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005, a Texas landlord must give a defaulting or holdover tenant at least three days' written notice to vacate before filing a forcible detainer (eviction)…

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 92.052 a landlord must make a diligent effort to repair conditions that materially affect an ordinary tenant's health or safety after proper notice. Section…

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 92.019 a residential late fee must be reasonable and may be charged only if written in the lease and the rent stays unpaid two full days after due. A fee is…

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001, either party may end a month-to-month tenancy by giving notice, and the tenancy ends on the later of the date in the notice or one month after notice is…

Texas law forbids cities from adopting rent control. A municipality may not establish rent control unless its governing body finds a housing emergency caused by a disaster and the…

Texas places no statutory limit on how much a landlord can charge for a security deposit. However, the landlord must refund the deposit within 30 days after the tenant surrenders the…

In Texas a squatter can claim title only through adverse possession, with periods that shorten as the claim strengthens: 3 years under title or color of title (§ 16.024), 5 years with…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, Code § 78-52 makes it unlawful for the driver of any vehicle or trailer to stop, stand or park in any dedicated bicycle lane. Three exceptions cover…

Texas lets golf carts onto public roads in four defined situations rather than by general permission: inside a platted master planned community, on a beach open to vehicular traffic…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, exterior lighting on properties under the IH-35 Design Standards must use fully shielded, full cut off fixtures for street and path lighting, parking…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, multi-family developments cannot let light trespass onto adjacent private parcels, and the light source itself cannot be visible at the property line…

Digital billboards in the City of Burleson, Texas cannot operate at brightness levels of more than 0.3 footcandles above ambient light, measured with a footcandle meter at a pre-set…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a street fair, carnival or festival that sells food or merchandise on city property, or closes a street, sidewalk or trail, is a public event that needs…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a sidewalk cafe on a sidewalk or public parking needs a right-of-way use agreement, must stay open to any member of the public, and must leave six feet…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, organizers of a neighborhood block party must obtain a permit at least 30 days before the intended date. Block parties are exempt from public event fees…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, a parade must follow the public event application process, and the public event official or designee gives the applicant a preferred parade route…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, reserving a park pavilion, court or field takes a reservation from the parks director and the fee in the fee schedule. A separate permit is required for…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 50-218 governs barbecue pits, fireplaces and wood burning stoves in travel trailer parks. They must be located, constructed, maintained and used to…

The City of Burleson, Texas levies a hotel occupancy tax of seven percent of the consideration paid for a room at hotels inside the incorporated limits and at hotels built or made…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, § 54-34 makes it unlawful to sleep in any public square, street, sidewalk, alley, public parking lot, or other public place, including inside a motor…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, the minors curfew that once filled Article IV of Chapter 54 (§§ 54-111 through 54-115) was repealed and deleted in its entirety by Ord. No…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, city parks and recreation areas are open to the public from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. unless the parks and recreation director posts other hours. Section…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, street trees must be planted at least 30 feet apart for small trees, 40 feet for medium trees, and 50 feet for large trees unless the tree board…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, any development built with private streets must have a mandatory property owners' association that includes all property served by those streets. The…

Under the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act, unpaid assessments become a lien (Tex. Prop. Code § 209.0094), but a Texas HOA may not foreclose that lien without first…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs residential subdivision homeowners associations, not condominium associations and not associations that are themselves subject to the Public…

A Texas HOA enforces its recorded restrictive covenants (Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 202), but Chapter 209 controls the procedure: § 209.006 requires certified-mail notice and a cure…

Property Code Section 202.007 voids any homeowners association rule that bans drought-resistant landscaping or water-conserving natural turf, and Section 202.008 bars fines for a brown…

Texas Property Code section 202.012 stops homeowners associations from banning display of the U.S. flag, the Texas flag, or an official U.S. armed forces flag. An association can…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs HOA fines, but only for mandatory-membership subdivisions; condos fall under Chapter 82 instead. State law sets no dollar cap on a fine, only a…

A Texas property owners' association cannot sell your home at a trustee's sale the way a mortgage lender can. Tex. Prop. Code Section 209.0092 requires the association to obtain a…

Texas Property Code Section 209.016 sets no cap on how much of a subdivision an association can rent out, no minimum lease term, and no grandfather clause: a declaration can still ban…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, the SFE, SF16, SF10, SF7 and SFA single-family districts limit buildings to 2½ stories, the 2F two-family district to two stories, and the A…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, multi-family development carries two building coverage caps: the main building can cover 40% of the lot area, and the main building plus all accessory…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, the SF7 single-family district requires a 25 feet minimum front yard, a ten feet minimum rear yard and a five feet minimum side yard, with 15 feet…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, the A, agricultural district is zoned for land expected to remain in agricultural use for several years, and its permitted uses include normal farming…

The Texas Right to Farm Act, Agriculture Code Chapter 251, protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits and local regulations after one year of operation. HB…

In the City of Burleson, Texas, the Old Town Design Standards in Appendix C, Article IV are binding on all development inside the Old Town Overlay District and apply to every new or…

Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 487 limits cannabis dispensing to state-licensed Compassionate Use Program providers: expanded to as many as 15 organizations by HB 46 (2025). There…

Texas Health & Safety Code 481.121 makes it a crime to possess or grow marijuana anywhere in the state. Home cultivation is illegal in every Texas city and county regardless of plant…

Texas Government Code Chapter 423 occupies the field of unmanned aircraft regulation. Cities and counties cannot adopt their own recreational drone ordinances, though limited municipal…

Texas Labor Code Section 62.0515 expressly preempts municipal and county minimum wage ordinances. The state minimum wage equals the federal floor of $7.25 per hour, and political…

Texas appellate courts have struck down municipal paid sick leave ordinances in Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio as preempted under the Texas Minimum Wage Act. HB 2127 (2023) further…

Texas authorizes License to Carry (LTC) holders to carry concealed handguns statewide under Government Code Chapter 411. Since 2021, permitless constitutional carry under HB 1927 also…

Texas Local Government Code Section 229.001 broadly preempts municipal regulation of firearms, ammunition, knives, and related accessories. Cities cannot adopt or enforce ordinances…

Texas authorizes open carry of holstered handguns statewide for adults 21 and older under Penal Code 46.02 and HB 910 (2015). Long guns may be openly carried subject to disorderly…

Texas Penal Code 46.02(a-1) lets any non-prohibited adult carry a handgun inside a personally-owned or leased motor vehicle or watercraft without a License to Carry. Since HB 1927…

Texas nonprofits can conduct bingo only under a license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which absorbed the Texas Lottery Commission's charitable bingo program on…

Texas Local Government Code Chapter 234, Subchapter E lets any county's commissioners court license, zone, and inspect "game rooms": for-profit businesses with six or more skill or…

Texas Penal Code § 47.02(a) makes betting at cards, dice, or any game of chance a Class C misdemeanor. Section 47.02(b) supplies a defense: gambling that happens in a private place…

Texas licenses no retail sportsbook and no betting app. Placing a wager on the outcome of a game, contest, or a player's performance is a criminal offense under Penal Code §…

The Texas Legislature has authorized exactly one vehicle checkpoint program, and it has nothing to do with alcohol. Government Code Section 411.0095 lets the Department of Public…

Texas has never enacted an express statutory right to film police, so the legal boundary for a bystander with a phone is set by the offense of Interference with Public Duties, Texas…

Texas Penal Code Section 38.02 makes it a crime to refuse your name, residence address, or date of birth only after a peace officer has already lawfully arrested you. Being detained on…

No Texas statute obliges a driver to consent to a vehicle search, and none requires an officer to warn you that you may refuse. What Texas law does require is a paper trail: Article…

The Texas Supreme Court in City of Laredo v. Laredo Merchants Association (2018) held that Health and Safety Code Section 361.0961 preempts municipal plastic bag bans. Cities and…

Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 161 sets the minimum age for purchasing or possessing tobacco and e-cigarette products at 21 statewide, aligned with federal Tobacco 21. Active…

Texas regulates extra lighting by color, count, height and aim rather than by naming underglow. Transportation Code Section 547.305 bars any lamp showing red from directly in front of…

Texas grants no square inches of windshield to a camera. Transportation Code Section 547.613(a)(1) makes it a misdemeanor to operate a vehicle with an object or material placed on or…

Texas banned motorcycle lane splitting in plain words on September 1, 2023. Transportation Code Section 545.0605(a)(3)(B), added by House Bill 4122 of the 88th Legislature, says the…

Texas outlaws license plate covers in Transportation Code Section 504.945(a)(7), which makes it an offense to display a plate carrying a coating, covering, protective substance or…

Texas does not prohibit owning, mounting or using a radar detector in a private passenger vehicle. The one radar offense in the vehicle equipment chapter, Transportation Code Section…

Texas is one of the states that never wrote a studded tire calendar. Transportation Code Section 547.612(c) is the whole of the law: a tire on a moving vehicle may not carry a block…

Texas allows film down to 25 percent light transmission on both front side windows and on the windshield strip, with a matching ceiling of 25 percent luminous reflectance, and it sets…