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EXHIBIT "A" • Texas Law Concerning Consolidation Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, Annotated Article 1188, et seq. CONSOLID~1'i'ION OF CI'I`1LS • Art. 1188. Authority. 1188-(a). Consolidation of cities, to~ti'ns or villages under 5000 ~sith cities over 5000. 1]89. Petition. 1.190. Election. 1191. "Consolidation." J191a. Qualified electors. 1192. Rebistration. J 93. :1Jer~ er. 1193x. ~"alidat.ing extension of corporate limits of certain cities and towns. 1193b. j'alidaiing extension of limits of certain cities. Cv»u}tcatfu}•p/ on the HistorJ, Sl<zit~s and I'zcncfion of 1'ztlc ~8, Cities, Totc~ns cznd j'ill!,ges, by Tt•,!cti,an O'Qtcinn of tlcc Az!_sf~n l;czr, fortitcrl~ Cif Aftot~ncy of tltc Cif of At!sfin, sec ~n!/cs X111 i.o ~ ~.1VIII of i'oltcme ~A, 1-~rt. 1188. :luthorit3• ~~'hen t~~•o (`') or more incorporated to~rns or cities in this State adjoining and contiguous to each other in the same county shall be desirous of being consolidated, it shall be la«-ful for them to do so by calling and holding an election for suc}i purpose so as to consolidate under one go~•ernment and take the name of the largest city, wlless provided other«•ise at the time of such consolic?ation, in the manner and subject to the provisions of Chapter 15, Title `?S, I:evised Civil Statutes of 1~`?~. Acts 1917, p. 7l_; Acts 1917, ~Oth Leg., p. ?Gl, ch. 1JJ, ~ 1; Acts ] 9~7, JJt}1 Leo., p. 380, C}l. 183, ~ 1. Historical Rote The arnendator}• Act of 79-17 deleted the rertuirc•nxmt that the PrrPUlalion should he otcr 5000, inrludcd incorporated toc~ns ~cithin the Prot isions of this article, and added the words "or Arliclcs of ]ncorlw- ration" and the ~tords "unless Protidrd otherwise at the time of r-uc•h cunsulida- tion." The ]957 autendmrnt re°quired the calling and holding of an election for consolidation r:lUrer than the adoption or amendment of "their respective charters or Articles of ]ncurporation." Notes cf Decisions • Library references Municipal Corporations C~31. Citp of Houston Hiichts mould not he dis- C.J.S. I1lunicipal Corporations § 97. turLed ~whcre the inhaLitants ~cere afford- ed an oPl~ttrw nit}- to and did lrarticihste 1. Consolidation in the election ~•staLtiahinh the Loundsrics. The auundment of the c}:nrter of the Cohen ~~. Cit}• of Hon<ton (Ciw.:11~1~.1916) City of Houston consolidating kith the ?0:, S.AC. ,57. ~?S