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Tex. Local Government Code § 26.046

SIZE OF GOVERNING BODY: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES

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Tex. Local Government Code § 26.046, SIZE OF GOVERNING BODY: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/688458
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(a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.1 million or more that elects each member of its governing body other than the mayor from fewer than 14 single-member districts. (b) Notwithstanding a charter provision to the contrary, the municipality may provide by ordinance for the number of districts used to elect members to the municipality's governing body. The ordinance may not provide for more than 14 districts. (c) This section does not affect a mayor who, under a charter provision, is elected in a municipality at large.