Texas § LG.552.061 - APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
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§ LG.552.061. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. To exercise authority under this subchapter, a municipality must: (1) have all or a major part of its territory in a county with a population of more than 25,000; or (2) be located in a county in which at least 60 percent of the total area is regularly covered by water and in which is located the majority of the total area of a wildlife refuge for species of wildlife on the federal endangered species list. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 83(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.061 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278 ), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.
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