KEY CONCEPT: Fireworks KEY QUESTION: Can Commissioners Courts regulate the use of fireworks? REFERENCE POINTS Local Government Code Section 352.051 Texas Government Code Chapter 418 TALKING POINTS: Local Government Code Section 352.051 authorizes the Commissioners Court to adopt an order to regulate “restricted” fireworks in a county’s unincorporated areas … [Read more...] about Key Concept: Fireworks
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Display of the Texas Flag at Half-Staff; Display of the Texas Flag With Other Flags
KEY QUESTION: What is the proper procedure for displaying the flag at half-staff? How shall the state flag be displayed alongside other flags? REFERENCE POINT: Texas Government Code Chapter 3100 TALKING POINTS: If the state flag is to be displayed at half-staff, the flag should be hoisted to the peak of the flagpole for an instant and … [Read more...] about Display of the Texas Flag at Half-Staff; Display of the Texas Flag With Other Flags
Key Concept: Public Notice of Property Tax Rate
KEY CONCEPT: Public Notice of Property Tax Rate KEY QUESTION: What is the required verbiage for public notices announcing the proposed property tax rate? REFERENCE POINT: Local Government Code Section 140.010 TALKING POINTS: The 83rd Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1510, which simplifies the wording of the public notices required … [Read more...] about Key Concept: Public Notice of Property Tax Rate
Key Concept: Rescheduling Commissioners Court Meeting
Key Question: What is the proper procedure for rescheduling Commissioners Court as necessitated by an emergency, including inclement weather? Reference Point: Texas Government Code Chapter 551, The Open Meetings Act, Sections 551.0411 and 551.045 Talking Points: Commissioners Court is required by law to give written notice of the date, hour, place, and subject of … [Read more...] about Key Concept: Rescheduling Commissioners Court Meeting
Key Concept: Regulation of Firearms
KEY QUESTION: Can Commissioners Courts prohibit or regulate the discharge of firearms? Reference Point: Local Government Code Section 235.022 Talking Points: To promote public safety, Commissioners Courts “by order may prohibit or otherwise regulate the discharge of firearms on lots that are 10 acres or smaller and are located in the unincorporated area of the county … [Read more...] about Key Concept: Regulation of Firearms