{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-71.013","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 71.013","heading":"SUBSEQUENT ELECTION.","body":"If the election is held in a county and the proposition to detach part of the county is defeated at the election, a subsequent election for the same purpose may not be ordered or held within five years after the date of the initial election.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE A. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES","CHAPTER 71. CREATION OF COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER B. ELECTION FOR DETACHMENT OR ATTACHMENT OF COUNTY TERRITORY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.71.htm#71.013","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"76bf522824afe9869cc6391d39766bd128b860caf1c97cd04e121f1c4b5a7a48","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-71.012","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-71.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}