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Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 71 Creation Of CountiesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Local Government Code > Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 71 Creation Of Counties Sponsored LinksA county is a corporate and political body. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. ... Until the county seat of a new county is established, the terms of the district, county, and commissioners courts of the county shall be held ... (a) A part of a county may not be detached from one county and attached to another county unless the proposition for the change is ... (a) The returns of each election shall be made to the county judge of the county in which the election is held. (b) The county ... If the election is held in a county and the proposition to detach part of the county is defeated at the election, a subsequent election ... (a) Until a new county is legally organized, the territory of the new county remains subject to the county from which it is taken. (b) ... (a) If a new county is established, the commissioners court of the county from which the largest part of the territory of the new county ... (a) Before one month before the date of the next scheduled general election after a new county is established, the county judge of the county ... On the written petition of at least 75 qualified voters who are residents of a disorganized county, the commissioners court of the county to which ... The officers of a county from which a new county has been created or to which a newly organized county has been attached and all ... (a) A new county is liable for a proportionate share of the indebtedness of the county from which it was created. (b) The new county's ... (a) A county from which a new county has been created may sue to recover the new county's share of the original county's indebtedness. The ... (a) If the original county recovers in a suit brought under Section 71.032(a), the court that renders the judgment shall order the commissioners court of ... (a) If a part of a county is detached from a county and attached to another county, the attached territory remains liable for its proportionate ... (a) The comptroller of public accounts shall apportion between a county and a new county created from territory detached from the original county the bonds, ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |