{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-8.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 8.003","heading":"ELECTION ORDER.","body":"If a county judge receives the petition and if satisfactory proof is made that the community contains the requisite number of inhabitants, the judge shall order an incorporation election to be held on a specified date and at a designated place in the community.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE A. TYPES OF MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 8. TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY","SUBCHAPTER A. INCORPORATION AS TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.8.htm#8.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"9778af13f0aafdaf061638819cd4ea0bbfda4b7fba222f18c9c52827afecfa11","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-8.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-8.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}