Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 73.002
Vote Required for Location

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.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Section 73.002 — Vote Required for Location, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­73.­htm#73.­002 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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