Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.052
This is the official text of Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.052, part of Texas’s Special District Local Laws Code — consolidates the individual laws creating Texas's special-purpose local government districts.
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§ 21.052. ANNEXATION OF COUNTY; PETITION.
Official statutory text
(a) The board may annex an adjacent county in the manner provided by this section and Sections 21.053 and 21.055.
(b) To initiate annexation proceedings, the commissioners court of the adjacent county must petition the board requesting the board to call an election for the annexation of the petitioner's county. The petition must be in writing and be endorsed by a majority of the members of the commissioners court.
(b) To initiate annexation proceedings, the commissioners court of the adjacent county must petition the board requesting the board to call an election for the annexation of the petitioner's county. The petition must be in writing and be endorsed by a majority of the members of the commissioners court.
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