Texas § LG.62.201 - PETITION FOR ABOLITION

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§ LG.62.201. PETITION FOR ABOLITION

PETITION FOR ABOLITION. After the 120th day after the date a municipality ceases to have any persons residing within its boundaries, the owners of a majority of the land within the municipality may file a petition with a district court of the county in which all or a majority of the land in the municipality is located requesting the court to abolish the municipality. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 8(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

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Section LG.62.201 ("PETITION FOR ABOLITION") 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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