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Local Government Code §5.901

In force on Jan 04, 2011 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1987 · same as today's text

TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INCORPORATION AS GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY

A community may not incorporate as a general-law municipality unless it meets the following territorial requirements: (1) a community with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants must have not more than two square miles of surface area; (2) a community with 2,001 to 4,999 inhabitants must have not more than four square miles of surface area; and (3) a community with 5,001 to 9,999 inhabitants must have not more than nine square miles of surface area.

History: Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

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Effective Sep 01, 1987 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-0862 (Jan 04, 2011): Authority of a Type A general-law municipality to adopt and enforce an ordinance prohibiting the discharge of certain firearms or other weapons on property located within its original corporate limits

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