Tex. Health & Safety Code § 342.002 : HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE — SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY — SANITATION — LOCAL REGULATION OF SANITATION — MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF SANITATION — Municipal Power Concerning Sewers and Privies TEXT PDF The governing body of a municipality may: (1) regulate the making, filling, altering, or repairing of sewers and privies; (2) direct the mode and material for constructing sewers and privies; and (3) regulate the cleaning and disinfecting of sewers and privies. Tex. Health and Safety Code § 342.002 Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.