Sec. 231.081.  SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  The commissioners court may grant a special exception to an ordinance adopted under this subchapter if the court finds that the grant of the special exception will not be contrary to the public interest and that a literal enforcement of the ordinance would result in an unnecessary hardship.
(b)  The commissioners court shall adopt procedures governing applications, notice, hearings, and other matters relating to the grant of a special exception.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.