Tex. Local Government Code § 42.104
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 42.104, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 42.104. PETITION REQUIREMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) A petition requesting release under this subchapter must be signed by:
(1) more than 50 percent of the registered voters of the area described by the petition as of the date of the preceding uniform election date; or
(2) a majority in value of the holders of title of land in the area described by the petition, as indicated by the tax rolls of the applicable central appraisal district.
(b) A person filing a petition under this subchapter must satisfy the signature requirement described by Subsection (a) not later than the 180th day after the date the first signature for the petition is obtained.
(c) A signature collected under this section must be in writing.
(d) The petition must include a map of the land to be released and describe the boundaries of the land to be released by:
(1) metes and bounds; or
(2) lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat.
(1) more than 50 percent of the registered voters of the area described by the petition as of the date of the preceding uniform election date; or
(2) a majority in value of the holders of title of land in the area described by the petition, as indicated by the tax rolls of the applicable central appraisal district.
(b) A person filing a petition under this subchapter must satisfy the signature requirement described by Subsection (a) not later than the 180th day after the date the first signature for the petition is obtained.
(c) A signature collected under this section must be in writing.
(d) The petition must include a map of the land to be released and describe the boundaries of the land to be released by:
(1) metes and bounds; or
(2) lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat.
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