Tex. Transportation Code § 451.601
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 451.601, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 451.601. UNIT OF ELECTION DEFINED.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter, "unit of election" means:
(1) a municipality, including a principal municipality;
(2) an unincorporated area designated by a commissioners court under Section 451.657 as a discrete unit for the purposes of a confirmation election; or
(3) an emergency services district operating under Chapter 775, Health and Safety Code, that:
(A) borders Lake Travis; and
(B) is located in or borders two municipalities with a population of more than 45,000.
(1) a municipality, including a principal municipality;
(2) an unincorporated area designated by a commissioners court under Section 451.657 as a discrete unit for the purposes of a confirmation election; or
(3) an emergency services district operating under Chapter 775, Health and Safety Code, that:
(A) borders Lake Travis; and
(B) is located in or borders two municipalities with a population of more than 45,000.
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