Relating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts over health and safety and nuisance abatement ordinances.

SB 304 allows Texas municipalities to expand municipal court authority to enforce existing health, safety, and nuisance abatement ordinances. It grants courts civil jurisdiction within city limits and on city-owned property in surrounding areas, plus power to issue search warrants for investigations and seizure warrants to secure or remove hazardous property. This directly affects cities and their municipal courts by altering enforcement mechanisms under current laws. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025.