Section 284.151 - Prohibition of Certain Municipal Actions(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a municipality may not prohibit, regulate, or charge for the installation or collocation of network nodes in a public right-of-way.(b) A municipality may not directly or indirectly require, as a condition for issuing a permit required under this chapter, that the applicant perform services unrelated to the installation or collocation for which the permit is sought, including in-kind contributions such as reserving fiber, conduit, or pole space for the municipality.(c) A municipality may not institute a moratorium, in whole or in part, express or de facto, on: (1) filing, receiving, or processing applications; or(2) issuing permits or other approvals, if any, for the installation of network nodes or node support poles.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 284.151
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 591,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2017.