Texas Statutes
§ 8.001 — AUTHORITY TO INCORPORATE AS TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Texas § 8.001
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Code LGLocal Government Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 8.001 (2026).
Text
Sec. 8.001. AUTHORITY TO INCORPORATE AS TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
(a)A community may incorporate under this subchapter as a Type C general-law municipality if it:
(1)constitutes an unincorporated city, town, or village;
(2)contains 201 to 4,999 inhabitants; and
(3)meets the territorial requirements prescribed by Section 5.901 .
(b)A community incorporating as a Type C general-law municipality adopts the commission form of government.
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Legislative History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 8.002
PETITION TO INCORPORATE.§ 8.003
ELECTION ORDER.§ 8.004
ELECTION OFFICERS.§ 8.005
NOTICE OF ELECTION.§ 8.006
ORDER OF INCORPORATION.§ 8.022
PETITION TO CHANGE.§ 8.023
ELECTION ORDER.§ 8.024
ELECTION OFFICERS.§ 8.025
NOTICE OF ELECTION.§ 8.026
ORDER OF CHANGE.§ 81.001
COMPOSITION, PRESIDING OFFICER.§ 81.002
OATH, BOND.§ 81.0025
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