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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 9.005

ADOPTION OF CHARTER OR AMENDMENT

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Robinson (2005)

Most recently applied in Minella v. City of San Antonio (December 2005)

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

(a) A proposed charter for a municipality or a proposed amendment to a municipality's charter is adopted if it is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the municipality who vote at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A charter or an amendment does not take effect until the governing body of the municipality enters an order in the records of the municipality declaring that the charter or amendment is adopted.

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