Tex. Local Government Code § 73.001
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 73.001, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 73.001. ELECTION REQUIREMENT.
Official statutory text
If a new county is organized, the county judge who conducts the election for officers for the new county shall order an election for the location of the county seat. The election shall be conducted in the same manner as an election for county officers.
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