Texas § 61.101 LOCAL HEARING ON PROCLAMATION.

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§ 61.101 — LOCAL HEARING ON PROCLAMATION.

Texas § 61.101

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code Code Ann. § 61.101 (2026).

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Sec. 61.101. LOCAL HEARING ON PROCLAMATION.

(a)Before a proclamation of the commission may be adopted, the department shall hold public hearings in the county to be affected by the proclamation if the director or the director's designee receives a petition for a public hearing signed by not less than 25 persons who reside in the county.

(b)The hearing may be conducted by a member of the commission or by any designated employee of the department. This subsection does not require the presence of a member at any local hearing.

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Sec. 61.101. LOCAL HEARING ON PROCLAMATION. (a) Before a proclamation of the commission may be adopted, the department shall hold public hearings in the county to be affected by the proclamation if the director or the director's designee receives a petition for a public hearing signed by not less than 25 persons who reside in the county.
(b) The hearing may be conducted by a member of the commission or by any designated employee of the department. This subsection does not require the presence of a member at any local hearing.

Legislative History

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 81, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.