Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 53.006
Printed Code as Evidence

(a)

A municipality may have printed, under the direction of the governing body of the municipality, a copy of the code that is authenticated and approved by the mayor’s signature and attested by the secretary of the municipality.

(b)

In a court, the printed code is prima facie evidence of the existence and regular enactment of the ordinance adopting the code. A court shall admit the printed code in evidence without further proof.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Section 53.006 — Printed Code as Evidence, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­53.­htm#53.­006 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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