{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-61.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 61.008","heading":"EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION.","body":"In a consolidation under this chapter, the smaller municipalities:\n(1) adopt the charter, ordinances, and, unless otherwise provided at the time of the consolidation, the name of the largest municipality;\n(2) are included in the territory of the largest municipality; and\n(3) are subject to the laws and regulations of the largest municipality.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE E. CONSOLIDATION AND ABOLITION OF MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 61. CONSOLIDATION OF MUNICIPALITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.61.htm#61.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"6bcd9f68d7868e9a8a531e24b10a2206bebf43b15aecab703171efbedf4273da","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-61.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-61.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}