# Tex. Local Government Code § 245.003: APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C245_S245.003

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Local Government Code § 245.003
- **Heading:** APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 245 / Section 245.003

## Text

This chapter applies only to a project in progress on or commenced after September 1, 1997. For purposes of this chapter a project was in progress on September 1, 1997, if:

(1) before September 1, 1997:

(A) a regulatory agency approved or issued one or more permits for the project; or

(B) an application for a permit for the project was filed with a regulatory agency; and

(2) on or after September 1, 1997, a regulatory agency enacts, enforces, or otherwise imposes:

(A) an order, regulation, ordinance, or rule that in effect retroactively changes the duration of a permit for the project;

(B) a deadline for obtaining a permit required to continue or complete the project that was not enforced or did not apply to the project before September 1, 1997; or

(C) any requirement for the project that was not applicable to or enforced on the project before September 1, 1997.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Local Government Code § 245.001 § 245.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C245_S245.001.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 245.002 § 245.002. UNIFORMITY OF REQUIREMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C245_S245.002.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 245.003 § 245.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C245_S245.003.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 245.004 § 245.004. EXEMPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C245_S245.004.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 245.005 § 245.005. DORMANT PROJECTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C245_S245.005.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 245.006 § 245.006. ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C245_S245.006.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 245.007 § 245.007. CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION WORK ON COUNTY-OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C245_S245.007.md)

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