{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-73.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 73.002","heading":"VOTE REQUIRED FOR LOCATION.","body":"The location that receives the majority of votes cast in the election is the county seat. However, a county seat first established in a newly organized county may not be located more than five miles from the geographic center of the county unless at least two-thirds of the voters voting in the election on the subject vote for the site.\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 73. LOCATION OF COUNTY SEAT","SUBCHAPTER A. COUNTY SEAT IN NEWLY ORGANIZED COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.73.htm#73.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"b2f8c17273ed376b04281f8ddefdb945a7799d7c5c00d451f8226dd807482281","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-73.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-73.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}