Tex. Local Government Code § 363.051: POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AUTHORIZED TO CREATE DISTRICT.

(a) The creation of a crime control and prevention district may be proposed under this chapter by a majority vote of the governing body of a:

(1) county:

(A) with a population of more than 130,000; or

(B) that:

(i) does not border the United Mexican States;

(ii) is adjacent to a county with a population of 500,000 or more that borders the United Mexican States; and

(iii) has a population of 5,000 or more; or

(2) municipality that is partially or wholly located in a county with a population of more than 5,000.

(b) The governing body may create a district composed of all or part of the political subdivision governed by that body. A district created by a county may not contain area in more than one county.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.08(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 3417), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.