Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 368.012

To protect the public health, safety, or welfare, the commissioners court of a county with a population of less than 375,000 may by ordinance:
(1) require a waste hauler who transports waste in unincorporated areas of the county to be licensed by the county;
(2) establish requirements for obtaining and renewing a waste hauler license;
(3) impose a license issuance or renewal fee in an amount that generates annually the approximate amount of revenue needed to fund the licensing program for a year;
(4) establish standards governing the transportation of waste in unincorporated areas of the county;
(5) establish grounds for suspending or revoking a waste hauler license; and
(6) prescribe any other provisions necessary to administer the licensing program.