{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-72.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 72.003","heading":"BOUNDARY MARKERS.","body":"(a) The initial corners of the survey shall be designated by boundary markers.\n(b) Only a post, a stone monument, or a mound may be used as a boundary marker.\n(c) A post used as a boundary marker must be of hewn cedar, cypress, or bois d'arc. The post must be at least eight inches in diameter and at least five feet in length and must be set in the ground to a depth of at least three feet.\n(d) A mound used as a boundary marker must be composed of stone if the use of stone is practicable. If the use of stone is not practicable, a mound may be composed of earth. A mound must be at least two feet in height.\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 72. COUNTY BOUNDARIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.72.htm#72.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"ef1cdae9b882b04833f47d6fb4b6f6d40987d1f552e9b76c2a9648c4de82bf17","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-72.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-72.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}