Sec. 42.001. PRECINCTS ESTABLISHED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) Each commissioners court by order shall divide all the territory of the county into county election precincts in accordance with this subchapter. The precincts must be compact and contiguous.
(b) In a county with a population of more than 175,000, in establishing a county election precinct, the commissioners court shall consider the availability of buildings to use as polling places so that a voter of the precinct will not have to travel more than 25 miles from the voter's residence to reach the polling place for the precinct.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 742 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections
Chapter 42 - Election Precincts
Subchapter A. County Election Precincts
Section 42.001. Precincts Established by Commissioners Court
Section 42.002. Required Use of County Precincts
Section 42.003. Boundary Description
Section 42.004. Precinct Identification
Section 42.005. Relationship to Districts and Justice and Commissioners Precincts
Section 42.0051. Combining Certain Precincts
Section 42.006. Population Requirements
Section 42.007. Combining Incorporated and Unincorporated Territory
Section 42.008. Consolidating Precincts in Special Election
Section 42.009. Consolidating Precincts in Primary Election
Section 42.010. Recommendation on Elimination of Less Populous Precincts