Daily Archives: June 4, 2018

Enforcing Building Codes in a City’s ETJ in Texas

Cities routinely collect permit fees as they go about enforcing their building codes, but what is a city in Texas to do about development in its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ)? According to a recent appellate court decision, a city cannot pursue code enforcement in its ETJ. However, (1) that case may be appealed to the… Read More »