Sec. 363.051. POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AUTHORIZED TO CREATE DISTRICT. (a) The creation of a crime control and prevention district may be proposed under this chapter by a majority vote of the governing body of a: (1) county: (A) with a population of more than 130,000; or (B) that: (i) does not border the United Mexican States; (ii) is adjacent to a county with a population of 500,000 or more that borders the United Mexican States; and (iii) has a population of 5,000 or more; or (2) municipality that is partially or wholly located in a county with a population of more than 5,000. (b) The governing body may create a district composed of all or part of the political subdivision governed by that body. A district created by a county may not contain area in more than one county.
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