Sec. 72.001. BOUNDARY SURVEY; APPOINTMENT OF SURVEYOR. (a) If a county court finds, or is notified by the commissioner of the General Land Office, that the boundary or part of a boundary of the county is not sufficiently definite, the county court shall appoint an experienced and competent registered professional land surveyor to conduct a survey of the boundary in question. The surveyor shall make and establish the boundary lines and corners in the manner prescribed by this chapter.
(b) In the order appointing the surveyor, the county court shall designate the boundary lines to be run and the boundary corners to be established and marked and shall conform to the law that defined the boundaries of the county.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Organization of County Government
Subtitle A - Organization of Counties
Chapter 72 - County Boundaries
Section 72.001. Boundary Survey; Appointment of Surveyor
Section 72.002. Notice to Adjacent County; Appointment of Additional Surveyor
Section 72.003. Boundary Markers
Section 72.004. Duties of Surveyor; Field Notes
Section 72.005. Oath and Bond of Surveyor
Section 72.006. Payment of Expenses
Section 72.007. Effect of Failure of Appointed Surveyor to Appear
Section 72.008. Effect of Failure to Agree on Boundary