Tex.
Fin. Code Section 1.004
Preemption
(a)
Unless expressly authorized by another statute and except as provided by Subsection (b), a municipality or county may not adopt, enforce, or maintain an ordinance, order, or rule regulating conduct in a field of regulation that is occupied by a provision of this code. An ordinance, order, or rule that violates this section is void, unenforceable, and inconsistent with this code.(b)
A municipality or county may enforce or maintain an ordinance, order, or rule regulating any conduct under Chapter 393 (Credit Services Organizations) and any conduct related to a credit services organization, as defined by Section 393.001 (Definitions) or by any other provision of this code, or a credit access business, as defined by Section 393.601 (Definitions) or by any other provision of this code, if:(1)
the municipality or county adopted the ordinance, order, or rule before January 1, 2023; and(2)
the ordinance, order, or rule would have been valid under the law as it existed before the date this section was enacted.
Source:
Section 1.004 — Preemption, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.1.htm#1.004 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
