Texas Local Government Code - Section 5.901. Territorial Requirements For Incorporation As General-Law Municipality
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§ 5.901. TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INCORPORATION AS
GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. A community may not incorporate as a
general-law municipality unless it meets the following territorial
requirements:
(1) a community with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants must
have not more than two square miles of surface area;
(2) a community with 2,001 to 4,999 inhabitants must
have not more than four square miles of surface area; and
(3) a community with 5,001 to 9,999 inhabitants must
have not more than nine square miles of surface area.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Section: 1.004 1.005 5.001 5.002 5.003 5.004 5.005 5.901 5.902 5.903 5.904 6.001 6.002 6.003 6.011
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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