Tex. Local Government Code § 72.002

This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 72.002, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.

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§ 72.002. NOTICE TO ADJACENT COUNTY; APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL SURVEYOR.

Official statutory text

(a) A county court that orders a boundary survey shall give notice of the survey to the county court of any other county that has an interest in the boundary by sending a copy of the order to the county court of that county. The notice must be given before the 10th day before the date on which the notified county court meets.

(b) The order must state the time and place for the beginning of the survey. The day scheduled for the beginning of the survey must be on or before the 20th day after the day on which the notified county court meets.

(c) The notified county court shall appoint an experienced and competent registered professional land surveyor to assist in the survey of the boundary lines in question.

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