Texas Law and Music (including 19 city sound ordinances)
City Sound Ordinances
1. Austin Sound Ordinance2. Dallas Sound Ordinance
3. El Paso Sound Ordinance
4. Fort Worth Sound Ordinance
5. Houston Sound Ordinance
6. San Antonio Sound Ordinance
To view 13 additional city sound ordinances, please click here.
State Laws
- Protection from misleading or deceptive live musical performances
[Business & Commerce Code, Section 1, Chapter 17, Subchapter J]
- Talent
Agency Act
[Occupations Code, Chapter 2105. Regulation of Talent Agencies] - Offensive
noise on premises
[Alcoholic Beverage Code, Section 101.62] - Industry
Public Entertainment Facilities Act
[Alcoholic Beverage Code, section 108.71] - Unauthorized
duplication
[Business and Commerce Code, section 35.92] - Unauthorized
recording of live performance
[Business and Commerce Code, section 35.93] - Unauthorized
Interference With Installation of Disabling of Computer Software
[Business and Commerce Code, section 48.053] - Powers
and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District
[Education Code, section 11.158] - Bilingual
education and special language programs
[Education Code, section 29.053] - Texas
Commission on the Arts
[Government Code, Chapter 444] - Texas
Music Project
- Texas
Cultural Endowment Fund
[Government Code, section 444.026] - Music,
film, television, and multimedia industries
[Government Code, Chapter 485] - State
Song
[Government Code, section 3101.005] - State
Musician
[Government Code, Chapter 3104] - Municipal
civic center authorities
[Local Government Code, Chapter 281] - Municipal
bands
[Local Government Code, Chapter 308] - Coin-operated
machines
[Occupational Code, Chapter 2153] - Regulation
of outdoor music festivals
[Occupational Code, Chapter 2104] - Disorderly
conduct
[Penal Code, Chapter 42] - Collection
of copyright royalties; providing penalties
[Occupations Code, Chapter 2102] - Qualification
for sales and use tax exemption of film, video and audio recording production
in Texas
[Tax Code, section 151.3185] - Municipal
hotel occupancy taxes, use of tax revenue
[Tax Code, section 351.101] - Rural
school music supervisor in counties of 16,670 to 17,060 and 9,300 to 9,405 population
[Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, Title 49, Chapter 11, Article 2701e-1] - Texas Music Commission repealed
- Consignment
of Art Works
[Occupations Code, Chapter 2101, Subtitle C. Arts and Music]
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Chapter 286 (Texas Music Commission repealed)
S.B. No. 140
An Act relating to the promotion of the music industry in this state; creating the Texas Music Commission and prescribing its powers and duties; creating the music commission fund and appropriating it to the commission.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:
Section 1. TEXAS MUSIC COMMISSION. (a) The Texas Music
Commission is created to encourage the development and promotion of the music
industry in this state.
(b) The commission is composed of nine private individuals
who are known for their professional competence and experience in connection with
the music industry and who are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent
of the senate. The governor shall make appointments to the commission without
regard to the race, creed, sex, religion, or national origin of the appointees.
(c) Members of the commission serve for staggered terms of six years, with the
terms of three members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. A majority
of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
The commission shall meet at least once each calendar quarter. At its first meeting
of each calendar year, the commission shall select a chairman from among its membership.
The commission may meet at other times and places as called by the chairman.
(d) A member of the commission is not entitled to compensation but is entitled
to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing services
under this Act.
(e) A person who is required to register as a lobbyist under
Chapter 422, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1973 (Article 6252-9c,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), may not serve as a member of the commission or
act as the general council to the commission.
SECTION 2. POWERS AND DUTIES
OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission shall promote the development of the music industry
in this state by informing members of that industry and the general public about
the resources available in this state for music production.
(b) The commission
may cooperate with other state agencies as provided by the Interagency Cooperation
Act (Article 4413(32), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes). The commission shall cooperate
with the Texas Economic Development Commission and with other branches of state
or local government that are involved in attracting industry to this state.
(c) The commission may contract and pay for the furnishing of goods and services
as necessary for the administration of this Act.
(d) The commission may employ
and executive director and other personnel as necessary to administer this Act.
(e) A member of the commission staff may travel inside or outside this state as
necessary to perform functions under this Act.
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(f) The commission may apply for and receive gifts
or grants from governmental or private sources to be used in the administration
of this Act.
(g) The music commission fund is created as a special fund in
the State Treasury. All gifts, grants and other funds received by the commission
shall be deposited in the fund and may be used only for the purposes of this Act.
Such funds are hearby appropriated to the commission.
SECTION 3. SUNSET PROVISION.
The Texas Music Commission is subject to the Texas Sunset Act (Article 5429k,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and unless continued in existence as provided by
that Act, the commission is abolished and this Act expires effective September
1, 1997.
SECTION 4. INITIAL APPOINTMENTS. In making the initial appointments to the commission, the governor shall designate three members for terms expiring in 1991.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September 1, 1985.
SECTION 6. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an emergency and an imperative public necessity that the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
Passed
on the Senate on May 2, 1985, by a viva-voce vote; passed subject to the provisions
of Article III, Section 49a of the Constitution of Texas; passed the House on
May 13, 1985 by a non-record vote; passed subject to the provisions of Article
III, Section 49a of the Constitution of Texas.
Approved: June 6, 1985
Effective: September 1, 1985