The provisions of state law applicable to municipalities shall apply to and govern the payment of taxes due and owing to the city and penalties in connection therewith to the same extent as if such provisions have been, by the terms thereof, made applicable to city taxes by ordinances of the city.
(`87 Code, § 22-1)
Statutory reference:
Municipal taxation, see Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat., Art. 1026 et seq.