Texas § CV.7 - The county school trustees shall not detach territory from any independent school
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§ CV.7. The county school trustees shall not detach territory from any independent school
The county school trustees shall not detach territory from any independent school district in such county and annex such territory to another independent school district without the prior consent of the school trustees of the district from which such territory is being detached as well as the prior consent of the school trustees of the district to which such detached territory is to be annexed. Acts 1963, 58th Leg., p. 1348, ch. 511. Sec. 1 amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 1833, ch. 542, Sec. 71, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 155, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702 ), Sec. 186, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559 ), Sec. 284, eff. September 1, 2023. Art. 2676b. ELECTION OF COUNTY-WIDE DISTRICT TRUSTEES IN COUNTIES OF 5,150 TO 5,175.
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Section CV.7 ("The county school trustees shall not detach territory from any independent school") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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