Sec. 288.002.  CREATION OF DISTRICT.  A district may be created by order of the commissioners court of each county located on the Texas-Mexico border that has a population of:
(1)  500,000 or more and is adjacent to two or more counties each of which has a population of 50,000 or more;
(2)  350,000 or more and is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1); or
(3)  less than 300,000 and contains one or more municipalities with a population of 200,000 or more.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1367 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
Amended by: 
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1369 (S.B. 1623), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.