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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 6.012

PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case City of Balch Springs, Tex. v. Lucas (2002)

Most recently applied in City of Balch Springs, Tex. v. Lucas (December 2002)

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff

If a municipality wishes to change to a Type A general-law municipality:

(1) at least two-thirds of the governing body of the municipality at a regular meeting must vote to make the change and the vote must be recorded in the journal of the governing body's proceedings;

(2) a copy of the record of the proceedings must be signed by the mayor;

(3) a copy of the record of the proceedings must be attested by the municipality's clerk or secretary under the corporate seal; and

(4) a copy of the record of the proceedings must be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the municipality is located.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.