Tex. Local Government Code § 73.002
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 73.002, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 73.002. VOTE REQUIRED FOR LOCATION.
Official statutory text
The location that receives the majority of votes cast in the election is the county seat. However, a county seat first established in a newly organized county may not be located more than five miles from the geographic center of the county unless at least two-thirds of the voters voting in the election on the subject vote for the site.
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