Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.101
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.101, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 61.101. LOCAL HEARING ON PROCLAMATION.
Official statutory text
(a) Before a proclamation of the commission may be adopted, the department shall hold public hearings in the county to be affected by the proclamation if the director or the director's designee receives a petition for a public hearing signed by not less than 25 persons who reside in the county.
(b) The hearing may be conducted by a member of the commission or by any designated employee of the department. This subsection does not require the presence of a member at any local hearing.
(b) The hearing may be conducted by a member of the commission or by any designated employee of the department. This subsection does not require the presence of a member at any local hearing.
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