Tex. Local Government Code § 25.022
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 25.022, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 25.022. PETITION.
Official statutory text
(a) The residents of the municipality may file a petition with the clerk of the municipality requesting the mayor to call a special election to determine whether the municipality shall adopt the city manager form of government.
(b) The petition must be signed by a number of qualified voters equal to at least 20 percent of the total number of qualified voters who voted for mayor at the most recent municipal election at which the office of mayor was to be filled.
(b) The petition must be signed by a number of qualified voters equal to at least 20 percent of the total number of qualified voters who voted for mayor at the most recent municipal election at which the office of mayor was to be filled.
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