City Required to Pay for Legal Services

Criminal Investigation and Other Enforcement Proceedings · Ballot Proposition Language Enforcement Provisions

Notwithstanding a home-rule city charter provision to the contrary, a city may not accept legal services relating to a proceeding under this subchapter without paying fair market value for those services.

Official text of the Texas Election Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 974 (S.B. 506), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.