Section 451.553 - Addition of County Area By Election(a) The territory of a part of a county that is not a part of an authority and that is designated by the commissioners court of the county may be added to an authority if: (1) any part of the county is located in the authority or any part of an adjacent county is located in the authority;(2) the commissioners court orders an election in the designated area under this section on whether the area should be added to the authority; and(3) a majority of the votes received in the election favor the measure.(b) In designating an area under this section, the commissioners court may not, to the extent practicable, divide a county election precinct.(c) The commissioners court shall certify to the authority the result of an election in which the addition is approved.Tex. Transp. Code § 451.553
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.