Texas Local Government Code Title 2, Chapter 61 - Consolidation Of Municipalities

• Texas Section 61.001 - Authority To Consolidate
  The following municipalities may consolidate under one government in the manner provided by this chapter: (1) two or more contiguous municipalities in the same county;...
• Texas Section 61.002 - Consolidation Election
  A consolidation of municipalities under this chapter must be approved at an election ordered and held for that purpose. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149,...
• Texas Section 61.003 - Petitions To Consolidate; Election Orders
  (a) If at least 100 qualified voters of each of two or more municipalities petition the governing bodies of their respective municipalities to order a...
• Texas Section 61.004 - Sequence Of Elections; Election Dates
  (a) The municipality having the smallest population among the municipalities voting on the consolidation issue shall hold the first consolidation election. The governing body of...
• Texas Section 61.005 - Conduct Of Election
  A consolidation election shall be conducted under the ordinances of the municipality holding the election and in conformity with the laws of this state. Acts...
• Texas Section 61.006 - Approval And Registration Of Consolidation
  (a) If a majority of the votes received in the consolidation election in each municipality favor consolidation, the election returns shall be recorded in the...
• Texas Section 61.007 - Certification Of Consolidation
  If a majority of the votes received in each municipality favor consolidation, as soon as practicable after the returns are made, the mayor or chief...
• Texas Section 61.008 - Effect Of Consolidation
  In a consolidation under this chapter, the smaller municipalities: (1) adopt the charter, ordinances, and, unless otherwise provided at the time of the consolidation, the...
• Texas Section 61.009 - Merger Of Consolidated Municipalities
  (a) After a consolidation is effective, the records, public property, money, credits, accounts, and all other assets of the smaller of the consolidated municipalities shall...
• Texas Section 61.010 - Interval Between Elections
  If a majority of the votes in a consolidation election in any municipality do not favor consolidation, another consolidation election involving the same municipalities may...

Last modified: September 28, 2016