Texas § TN.367.054 - POWERS TO BE EXERCISED BY ORDINANCE
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§ TN.367.054. POWERS TO BE EXERCISED BY ORDINANCE
POWERS TO BE EXERCISED BY ORDINANCE; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED. (a) The governing body of a municipality may exercise a power, right, privilege, or function conferred by this subchapter on the municipality only by adopting an ordinance to authorize the action. (b) A referendum or election by the voters of the municipality is not necessary to authorize: (1) the adoption of an ordinance under Subsection (a); or (2) the taking of an action to accomplish a purpose of this subchapter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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