Legal Questions & Answers (Q&A)

Please be advised that the information found on this website does not constitute legal advice and is posted for informational purposes only. Every city official should consult with local legal counsel to ensure that any information complies with current law and the particular facts of each situation. Legal interpretations change due to many factors, including legislation, judicial decisions, and others.

Please note the date of the Questions and Answers (Q&As) your are reviewing, as older Q&As are not updated to reflect changes in law.

Legal Q&As by Topic, Year & Month

  1. Americans with Disabilities Act - 2019-09 (PDF)
  2. Annexation - 2018-01 (PDF)
  3. Assessments - 2015-11 (PDF)
  4. Attorney General Opinions - 2020-12 (PDF)
  5. Beautification Projects 2021-08 (PDF)
  6. Bidding - 2005-03 (PDF)
  7. Bidding - 2007-04 (PDF)
  8. Bidding - Procedures - Purchasing Cheat Sheet - 2017-01 (PDF)
  9. Bidding - Real Property - 2013-09 (PDF)
  10. Bingo Regulation- 06-2023 (PDF)
  11. Bribery - 2007-01 (PDF)
  12. Bribery - Exceptions - 2007-01 (PDF)
  13. Bribery - Unsolicited Gifts - 2007-01 (PDF)
  14. Budget - 2019-03 (PDF)
  15. Budget - S.B. 2 Abridged - 2020-03 (PDF)
  16. Building Codes - 2004-10 (PDF)
  17. Building Codes - 2011-12 (PDF)
  18. Building Codes - 2014-07 (PDF)
  19. Building Codes - 2014-08 (PDF)
  20. Building Codes - 2021-07 (PDF)
  21. Building Codes (Part I) - 2019-11 (PDF)
  22. Building Codes (Part II) - 2019-12 (PDF)
  23. Cemeteries - 2016-08 (PDF)
  24. Cities - Creation Of - 2005-09 (PDF)
  25. Cities- Creation Of- 2021-07 (PDF)
  26. Cities - Debt - 2018-02 (PDF)
  27. Cities - Depositories - 2014-11 (PDF)
  28. Cities - Different Types - 2005-09 (PDF)
  29. City Council - Candidacy - 2006-03 (PDF)
  30. City Council - Compensation - 2014-04 (PDF)
  31. City Council - Eligibility - 2019-07 (PDF)
  32. City Council - FMLA - 2005-10 (PDF)
  33. City Council - Legislative Prayer - 2018-11 (PDF)
  34. City Council - Mayoral Authority - 2006-08 (PDF)
  35. City Council - Mayoral Authority - 2011-06 (PDF)
  36. City Council - Miscellaneous - 2004-06 (PDF)
  37. City Council - Miscellaneous - 2004-12 (PDF)
  38. City Council - Miscellaneous - 2005-07 (PDF)
  39. City Council - Open Meetings Act - 2004-04 (PDF)
  40. City Council - Quorum and Voting - 2007-02 (PDF)
  41. City Council - Recall - Home Rule - 2010-05 (PDF)
  42. City Council - Removal - General Law - 2007-06 (PDF)
  43. City Council - Resignation - 2017-05 (PDF)
  44. City Council - Resign-to-Run - 2014-03 (PDF)
  45. City Council - Vacancies - 2005-01 (PDF)
  46. City Council - Vacancies - 2007-02 (PDF)
  47. City Council - Vacancies - 2017-05 (PDF)
  48. City Employees- 2022-08 (PDF)
  49. City Seals - 2020-06 (PDF)
  50. Constitutional Carry- 2022-04 (PDF)
  51. Constitutional Carry Part 2- 2022-05
  52. Court Funding - 2020-09 (PDF)
  53. COVID-19 - 2020-05 (PDF)
  54. Cybersecurity - 2019-02 (PDF)
  55. Disaster Leave - 2021-04 (PDF)
  56. Donations to City - 2015-07 (PDF)
  57. Drug Testing - 2020-02 (PDF)
  58. Dual Office Holding - 2018-04 (PDF)
  59. Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Boards - 2023-03
  60. Eight Liners - 2020-01 (PDF)
  61. Elections- 2022-12(PDF)
  62. Electricity - 2011-04 (PDF)
  63. Electricity Regulation- 2021-09 (PDF)
  64. Electricity Regulation; Power Grid- 2021-11 (PDF)
  65. Electronic Signatures - 2019-08 - updated 070920
  66. Emergency Management QA 11.7.2023
  67. Emergency Management - 2020-03 (PDF)
  68. Emergency Services Districts - 2015-03 (PDF)
  69. Emergency Vehicles - 2017-02 (PDF)
  70. ETJ - September 2019 update to 2019-05 (PDF)
  71. Felony Forfeiture Funds - 2009-08 (PDF)
  72. Gifts - 2019-04 (PDF)
  73. Golf Carts- 2021-07 (PDF)
  74. Governmental Entity Pooling - 2017-04 (PDF)
  75. Holiday Gifts and Bonuses - 2018-12 (PDF)
  76. Home Rule Charters - 2020-08 (PDF)
  77. Homelessness - 2016-06 (PDF)
  78. Hotel Occupancy Taxes - 2016-04 (PDF)
  79. Impact Fees- 2022-03 (PDF)
  80. Junked Vehicles - 2017-07 (PDF)
  81. Libraries - 2017-11 (PDF)
  82. Mobile Homes- 2022-06 (PDF)
  83. Municipal Courts - 2011-03 (PDF)
  84. Municipal Courts - 2013-04 (PDF)
  85. Municipal Courts - Court Records - 2016-09 (PDF)
  86. Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) 2023-05 (PDF)
  87. Nepotism - 2017-03 (PDF)
  88. Newspapers - 2013-11 (PDF)
  89. Oath of Office - 2010-09 (PDF)
  90. Open Meetings - 2020-11 (PDF)
  91. Ordinances - 2018-09 (PDF)
  92. Parks - 2020-07 (PDF)
  93. Peddlers and Solicitors - 2007-07 (PDF)
  94. Peddlers and Solicitors - 2009-06 (PDF)
  95. Peddlers and Solicitors - 2010-06 (PDF)
  96. Plat Regulation Part 1- 2021-12 (PDF)
  97. Plat Regulation Part 2- 2022-01 (PDF)
  98. Post-Election Procedures - 2022-12 (PDF)
  99. Property Tax - 2014-09 (PDF)
  100. Public Comment on Agenda Items 2019-07 (PDF)
  101. Public Funds Investment Act - 2009-10 (PDF)
  102. Public Funds Investment Act- 2022-07
  103. Purchasing - 2015-02 (PDF)
  104. Raffles and Sweepstakes - 2017-06 (PDF)
  105. Records Management - 2019 Updates to 2014-02 (PDF)
  106. Sale of Personal Property - 2012-06 (PDF)
  107. Sale of Real Property - 2013-09 (PDF)
  108. Sales Tax - 2013-12 (PDF)
  109. Sales Tax - 2016-03 (PDF)
  110. Sales Tax - 2021-03 (PDF)
  111. School Districts - Development - 2013-02 (PDF)
  112. Sex Offenders - 2017-09 (PDF)
  113. Sexual Harrasment - 2022-02 (PDF)
  114. Sign Regulation - 2015-08 (PDF)
  115. Solid Waste- 2022 update to 2011-02
  116. Street Regulation- 2021-06 (PDF)
  117. Street Speed Limits - 2015-05 (PDF)
  118. Substandard Building - 2012-03 (PDF)
  119. Texas Municipal League Legal Service Department - 2021-01 (PDF)
  120. Tourism - 2020-04 (PDF)
  121. Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) - 2018-02 (PDF)
  122. Utilities - Delinquency - 2018-05 (PDF)
  123. Utilities- Water Rates- 2021-05 (PDF)
  124. Utility Billing- 2022-11 (PDF)
  125. Venue Taxes - 2015-06 (PDF)
  126. Weeds - 2008-09 (PDF)
  127. Weeds and Nuisance Abatement- 08-2023 (PDF)
  128. Zoning - 2019-06 (PDF)
  129. Zoning- 2023-04 (PDF)
  130. Building Codes - 2006-04 (PDF)
  131. Building Codes - 2009-04 (PDF)