{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-21.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 21.005","heading":"CHOICE OF UNIFORM ELECTION DATE FOR NEWLY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY.","body":"Not later than the first anniversary of the date of its incorporation, a newly incorporated municipality shall select a uniform election date under Section 41.001, Election Code, to use for the general election of the members of the municipality's governing body.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 519 (H.B. 2144), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. MUNICIPAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 21. GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.21.htm#21.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"92e4969ecda1ec78c9b8213dc7c455ff3f8e64591e55f6d19956502432d553b1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-21.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-21.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}