Tex. Local Government Code § 8.003
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 8.003, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 8.003. ELECTION ORDER.
Official statutory text
If a county judge receives the petition and if satisfactory proof is made that the community contains the requisite number of inhabitants, the judge shall order an incorporation election to be held on a specified date and at a designated place in the community.
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