Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 5.004
Home-rule Municipality

A municipality is a home-rule municipality if it operates under a municipal charter that has been adopted or amended as authorized by Article XI, Section 5, of the Texas Constitution.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Section 5.004 — Home-rule Municipality, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.5.htm#5.004 (accessed May 26, 2025).

5.001
Type a General-law Municipality 5.002
Type B General-law Municipality 5.003
Type C General-law Municipality 5.004
Home-rule Municipality 5.005
Special-law Municipality 5.901
Territorial Requirements for Incorporation as General-law Municipality 5.902
Change in Designation from Town to City 5.904
Municipality Not Governed by Corporate Law

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Original Source: Section 5.004 — Home-rule Municipality, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.5.htm#5.004 (last accessed May 10, 2025).

Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 5.004 Home-rule Municipality

Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 5.004
Home-rule Municipality