Land Use & Zoning
Texas municipalities can regulate 'signs' (billboards, commercial signs, real estate for-sale signs) through sign ordinances. The free speech implications of these ordinances were addressed by the U.S. Supreme Court in:
ATexas TREC v. sign holders
BReed v. Town of Gilbert (2015), which established that content-based sign regulations receive heightened scrutiny✓ Correct
CShelley v. Kraemer
DKelo v. City of New London
Explanation
Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015) held that sign ordinances that treat different types of signs differently based on their content are content-based regulations subject to strict scrutiny under the First Amendment. This has significant implications for local sign ordinances, including those regulating real estate signs, political signs, and billboards.
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