Sec. 72.007. EFFECT OF FAILURE OF APPOINTED SURVEYOR TO APPEAR. If either of the surveyors appointed under Sections 72.001 and 72.002 is absent at the time and place scheduled for the beginning of the survey, the surveyor who is present shall conduct the survey alone and shall deliver the survey report to the county court that appointed that surveyor. On approval by that court, the report shall be recorded as evidence of the boundary line in question and shall be treated as the true boundary between the counties.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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