Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 61.008 · Chapter 61. CONSOLIDATION OF MUNICIPALITIES
EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In a consolidation under this chapter, the smaller municipalities:
(1) adopt the charter, ordinances, and, unless otherwise provided at the time of the consolidation, the name of the largest municipality;
(2) are included in the territory of the largest municipality; and
(3) are subject to the laws and regulations of the largest municipality.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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
- Text hash
- sha256 605dad635d41462c7ef1d24f0d2d7962d7f8883bf5c1f49fa9029b0685e64266
- 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
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.