Texas § LG.6.012 - PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § LG.6.012 — PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ LG.6.012. PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE
PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE. If a municipality wishes to change to a Type A general-law municipality: (1) at least two-thirds of the governing body of the municipality at a regular meeting must vote to make the change and the vote must be recorded in the journal of the governing body's proceedings; (2) a copy of the record of the proceedings must be signed by the mayor; (3) a copy of the record of the proceedings must be attested by the municipality's clerk or secretary under the corporate seal; and (4) a copy of the record of the proceedings must be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the municipality is located. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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Section LG.6.012 ("PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE") 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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