# Tex. Local Government Code § 232.002: APPROVAL BY COUNTY REQUIRED

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Local Government Code § 232.002
- **Heading:** APPROVAL BY COUNTY REQUIRED
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.002

## Text

(a) The commissioners court of the county in which the land is located must approve, by an order entered in the minutes of the court, a plat required by Section 232.001. The commissioners court may refuse to approve a plat if it does not meet the requirements prescribed by or under this chapter or if any bond required under this chapter is not filed with the county.

(b) The commissioners court may not approve a plat unless the plat and other documents have been prepared as required by Section 232.0035, if applicable.

(c) If no portion of the land subdivided under a plat approved under this section is sold or transferred before January 1 of the 51st year after the year in which the plat was approved, the approval of the plat expires, and the owner must resubmit a plat of the subdivision for approval. A plat resubmitted for approval under this subsection is subject to the requirements prescribed by this chapter at the time the plat is resubmitted.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.001 § 232.001. PLAT REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.001.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.002 § 232.002. APPROVAL BY COUNTY REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.002.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.003 § 232.003. SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.003.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.004 § 232.004. BOND REQUIREMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.004.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.005 § 232.005. ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL; PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.005.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.006 § 232.006. EXCEPTIONS FOR POPULOUS COUNTIES OR CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.006.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.007 § 232.007. MANUFACTURED HOME RENTAL COMMUNITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.007.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.008 § 232.008. CANCELLATION OF SUBDIVISION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.008.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.009 § 232.009. REVISION OF PLAT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.009.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.010 § 232.010.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.010.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.011 § 232.011. AMENDING PLAT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.011.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.0012 § 232.0012. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.0012.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.0013 § 232.0013. CHAPTER-WIDE PROVISION RELATING TO REGULATION OF PLATS AND SUBDIVISIONS IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.0013.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 232.0015 § 232.0015. EXCEPTIONS TO PLAT REQUIREMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C232_S232.0015.md)

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