{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-62.201","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 62.201","heading":"PETITION FOR ABOLITION.","body":"After the 120th day after the date a municipality ceases to have any persons residing within its boundaries, the owners of a majority of the land within the municipality may file a petition with a district court of the county in which all or a majority of the land in the municipality is located requesting the court to abolish the municipality.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 8(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE E. CONSOLIDATION AND ABOLITION OF MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 62. ABOLITION OF MUNICIPALITIES","SUBCHAPTER F. ABOLITION OF MUNICIPALITY CEASING TO HAVE RESIDENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.62.htm#62.201","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"9ca475e7b0dda9b43854a679281631ecca2cef1bdf24f1711b268dd4b4f9c931","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-62.163","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-62.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}