Sec. 61.001. AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE  


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  • The following municipalities may consolidate under one government in the manner provided by this chapter:

    (1) two or more contiguous municipalities in the same county; or

    (2) two noncontiguous municipalities located in the same county if:

    (A) the distance between the municipalities is less than 2.5 miles; and

    (B) each municipality is located within one mile of an international boundary.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 473 , Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.