Sec. 61.003. PETITIONS TO CONSOLIDATE; ELECTION ORDERS. (a) If at least 100 qualified voters of each of two or more municipalities petition the governing bodies of their respective municipalities to order a consolidation election, the governing body of each municipality may order an election on the proposition in the sequence prescribed by Section 61.004. However, if a petition is signed by the number of qualified voters that equals 15 percent or more of the total vote cast at the most recent general election for municipal officials in a municipality, the governing body of the municipality shall order an election on the proposition, except as otherwise provided by this chapter.
(b) An election under this section shall be held at the municipality's regular polling places.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government
Subtitle E - Consolidation and Abolition of Municipalities
Chapter 61 - Consolidation of Municipalities
Section 61.001. Authority to Consolidate
Section 61.002. Consolidation Election
Section 61.003. Petitions to Consolidate; Election Orders
Section 61.004. Sequence of Elections; Election Dates
Section 61.005. Conduct of Election
Section 61.006. Approval and Registration of Consolidation
Section 61.007. Certification of Consolidation
Section 61.008. Effect of Consolidation