Tex. Transportation Code § 451.553
ADDITION OF COUNTY AREA BY ELECTION
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- Tex. Transportation Code § 451.553, ADDITION OF COUNTY AREA BY ELECTION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/570779
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(a) The territory of a part of a county that is not a part of an authority and that is designated by the commissioners court of the county may be added to an authority if:
(1) any part of the county is located in the authority or any part of an adjacent county is located in the authority;
(2) the commissioners court orders an election in the designated area under this section on whether the area should be added to the authority; and
(3) a majority of the votes received in the election favor the measure.
(b) In designating an area under this section, the commissioners court may not, to the extent practicable, divide a county election precinct.
(c) The commissioners court shall certify to the authority the result of an election in which the addition is approved.