Tex. Local Government Code § 9.008
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 9.008, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 9.008. REGISTRATION OF CHARTER OR AMENDMENT; EFFECT.
Official statutory text
(a) The secretary or other officer of a municipality performing functions similar to those of a secretary shall record in the secretary's or other officer's office a charter or charter amendment adopted by the voters of the municipality. If a charter or amendment is not recorded on microfilm, as may be permitted under another law, it shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose.
(b) Recorded charters or amendments are public acts. Courts shall take judicial notice of them, and no proof is required of their provisions.
(b) Recorded charters or amendments are public acts. Courts shall take judicial notice of them, and no proof is required of their provisions.
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