Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 125.0015 — COMMON NUISANCE

CP § 125.0015Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 125. COMMON AND PUBLIC NUISANCES · Art. A. SUIT TO ABATE CERTAIN COMMON NUISANCES

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(a)A person who maintains a place to which persons habitually go for the following purposes and who knowingly tolerates the activity and furthermore fails to make reasonable attempts to abate the activity maintains a common nuisance:

(1)discharge of a firearm in a public place as prohibited by the Penal Code;

(2)reckless discharge of a firearm as prohibited by the Penal Code;

(3)engaging in organized criminal activity as a member of a combination as prohibited by the Penal Code;

(4)delivery, possession, manufacture, or use of a substance or other item in violation of Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code;

(5)gambling, gambling promotion, or communicating gambling information as prohibited by the Penal Code;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1246 (H.B. 1690), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 3.04, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1399 (H.B. 2644), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 5.004, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 24), Sec. 3.02, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 687 (H.B. 289), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 1196), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 775 (H.B. 2359), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 858 (H.B. 2552), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 79 (S.B. 315), Sec. 5, eff. May 24, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 221 (H.B. 375), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 942 (S.B. 766), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.