Texas § TN.452.704 - BOUNDARIES OF AUTHORITY

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§ TN.452.704. BOUNDARIES OF AUTHORITY

BOUNDARIES OF AUTHORITY. (a) Except as provided by Section 452.707 , the territory proposed to be included in an authority must contain all territory: (1) in the county of the principal municipality; and (2) in each unit of election that has the majority of its population in the county of the principal municipality. (b) The territory may include territory in a county having a population of more than 52,000 adjacent to the county of the principal municipality. (c) Notwithstanding Section 311.032 , Government Code, or other law, this section is not severable. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

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