Tex. Local Government Code § 72.003
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 72.003, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 72.003. BOUNDARY MARKERS.
Official statutory text
(a) The initial corners of the survey shall be designated by boundary markers.
(b) Only a post, a stone monument, or a mound may be used as a boundary marker.
(c) A post used as a boundary marker must be of hewn cedar, cypress, or bois d'arc. The post must be at least eight inches in diameter and at least five feet in length and must be set in the ground to a depth of at least three feet.
(d) A mound used as a boundary marker must be composed of stone if the use of stone is practicable. If the use of stone is not practicable, a mound may be composed of earth. A mound must be at least two feet in height.
(b) Only a post, a stone monument, or a mound may be used as a boundary marker.
(c) A post used as a boundary marker must be of hewn cedar, cypress, or bois d'arc. The post must be at least eight inches in diameter and at least five feet in length and must be set in the ground to a depth of at least three feet.
(d) A mound used as a boundary marker must be composed of stone if the use of stone is practicable. If the use of stone is not practicable, a mound may be composed of earth. A mound must be at least two feet in height.
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