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New Texas law preempts local mobile-food vendor rules; Odessa staff warn of enforcement limits
Summary
Staff briefed council on a Texas law effective Sept. 1 that significantly limits municipal regulation of mobile food vendors — prohibiting limits on license counts, hours and proximity to permanent businesses in some cases — and warned of potential impacts on local restaurants, inspection coordination and enforcement.
City staff briefed the Odessa City Council Sept. 9 on legislation enacted by the Texas Legislature that took effect Sept. 1 and substantially changes how municipalities may regulate mobile food vendors.
Staff summarized key preemptions in the law: municipalities cannot limit the number of mobile food vendor licenses, cannot restrict hours of operation, cannot require a vendor to remain outside a…
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