Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.012
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.012, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 78.012. FILING PETITION.
Official statutory text
(a) The petition must be filed in the commissioners court of the county in which the largest part of the district is located.
(b) The person filing the petition shall deposit $500 in cash with the county clerk of the county in which the petition is filed.
(b) The person filing the petition shall deposit $500 in cash with the county clerk of the county in which the petition is filed.
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