Texas Local Government Code
§ 232.203 — PLAT REQUIRED
LG § 232.203Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES · Part B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY · Ch. 232. COUNTY REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS · Art. G. SUBDIVISION PLATTING REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES NEAR INTERNATIONAL BORDER AND GULF OF MEXICO
Statute text
View on source(a)A subdivider of land must have a plat of the subdivision prepared if at least one of the lots of the subdivision is less than five acres. A commissioners court may require each subdivider of land to prepare a plat if none of the lots is less than five acres but at least one of the lots of a subdivision is more than five acres but not more than 10 acres.
(b)A subdivision of a tract under this section includes a subdivision of real property by any method of conveyance, including a contract for deed, oral contract, contract of sale, or other type of executory contract, regardless of whether the subdivision is made by using a metes and bounds description.
(c)A plat required under this section must:
(1)be certified by a surveyor or engineer registered to practice in this state;
(2)define the subdivision by metes and bounds;
(3)locate the subdivision with respect to an original corner of the original survey of which it is a part;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 526 (H.B. 3680), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.