Texas Statutes
§ 73.002 — VOTE REQUIRED FOR LOCATION.
Texas § 73.002
JurisdictionTexas
Code LGLocal Government Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 73.002 (2026).
Text
Sec. 73.002. VOTE REQUIRED FOR LOCATION. The location that receives the majority of votes cast in the election is the county seat. However, a county seat first established in a newly organized county may not be located more than five miles from the geographic center of the county unless at least two-thirds of the voters voting in the election on the subject vote for the site.
SUBCHAPTER B. RELOCATION OF COUNTY SEATS
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Legislative History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Nearby Sections
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§ 73.001
ELECTION REQUIREMENT.§ 73.002
VOTE REQUIRED FOR LOCATION.§ 73.013
ELECTION REQUIREMENTS.§ 73.015
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 73.002, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/LG/73.002.