Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 61.001 · Chapter 61. CONSOLIDATION OF MUNICIPALITIES
AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The following municipalities may consolidate under one government in the manner provided by this chapter:
(1) two or more contiguous municipalities in the same county; or
(2) two noncontiguous municipalities located in the same county if:
(A) the distance between the municipalities is less than 2.5 miles; and
(B) each municipality is located within one mile of an international boundary.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 473 (H.B. 2212), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.61.htm
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- sha256 91d72335c6ffb551f9f42bcca6ca57252892422785cf0f1482949a30e394ed16
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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