Tex. Local Government Code § 5.901
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 5.901, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 5.901. TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INCORPORATION AS GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Official statutory text
A community may not incorporate as a general-law municipality unless it meets the following territorial requirements:
(1) a community with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants must have not more than two square miles of surface area;
(2) a community with 2,001 to 4,999 inhabitants must have not more than four square miles of surface area; and
(3) a community with 5,001 to 9,999 inhabitants must have not more than nine square miles of surface area.
(1) a community with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants must have not more than two square miles of surface area;
(2) a community with 2,001 to 4,999 inhabitants must have not more than four square miles of surface area; and
(3) a community with 5,001 to 9,999 inhabitants must have not more than nine square miles of surface area.
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