Gavvy: Loc. Gov’t Code, Sec. 61.001. Authority to Consolidate.

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Sec. 61.001. Authority to Consolidate.


Sec. 61.001.  AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE.  The following municipalities may consolidate under one government in the manner provided by this chapter:
(1)  two or more contiguous municipalities in the same county; or
(2)  two noncontiguous municipalities located in the same county if:
(A)  the distance between the municipalities is less than 2.5 miles; and
(B)  each municipality is located within one mile of an international boundary.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 473 (H.B. 2212), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

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