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Texas Election Code

§ 259.003 — REGULATION OF POLITICAL SIGNS BY MUNICIPALITY

EL § 259.003Title 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS · Ch. 259. POLITICAL SIGNS

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(a)In this section, "private real property" does not include real property subject to an easement or other encumbrance that allows a municipality to use the property for a public purpose.
(b)A municipal charter provision or ordinance that regulates signs may not, for a sign that contains primarily a political message and that is located on private real property with the consent of the property owner:
(1)prohibit the sign from being placed;
(2)require a permit or approval of the municipality or impose a fee for the sign to be placed;
(3)restrict the size of the sign; or
(4)provide for a charge for the removal of a political sign that is greater than the charge for removal of other signs regulated by ordinance.