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Tex. Local Government Code § 8.001

AUTHORITY TO INCORPORATE AS TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY

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Tex. Local Government Code § 8.001, AUTHORITY TO INCORPORATE AS TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/688308
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(a) A community may incorporate under this subchapter as a Type C general-law municipality if it: (1) constitutes an unincorporated city, town, or village; (2) contains 201 to 4,999 inhabitants; and (3) meets the territorial requirements prescribed by Section 5.901. (b) A community incorporating as a Type C general-law municipality adopts the commission form of government.