Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 343.021
Authority to Abate Nuisance
(a)
If a county adopts abatement procedures that are consistent with the general purpose of this chapter and that conform to this chapter, the county may abate a nuisance under this chapter:(1)
by demolition or removal, except as provided by Subsection (b);(2)
in the case of a nuisance under Section 343.011 (Public Nuisance)(c)(1), (9), or (10), by prohibiting or controlling access to the premises;(3)
in the case of a nuisance under Section 343.011 (Public Nuisance)(c)(6), by:(A)
prohibiting or controlling access to the premises and installing a cover that cannot be opened by a child over the entire swimming pool; or(B)
draining and filling the swimming pool; or(4)
in the case of a nuisance under Section 343.011 (Public Nuisance)(c)(12), by removal, remediation, storage, transportation, disposal, or other means of waste management authorized under Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).(b)
In the case of a nuisance under Section 343.011 (Public Nuisance)(c)(13), the county may use any means of abatement reasonably necessary to bring the system into compliance with Chapter 366 (On-site Sewage Disposal Systems) only after the defendant fails to abate the nuisance as ordered by the court under Section 343.012 (Criminal Penalty)(e).
Source:
Section 343.021 — Authority to Abate Nuisance, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.343.htm#343.021 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
