Section 4.003. Description of boundaries.

  Wherever in this chapter territory is described by geographic boundaries, the following conventions are used:

(1)  Each bound continues to the intersection with the bound next named, or to the intersection with a straight-line extension of such bound.

(2)  If the bound is a street, it follows the center line of the street or the center line of the street extended.

(3)  If the bound is a railroad right-of-way, it follows the center line of the railroad right-of-way.

(4)  If the bound is a river or stream, it follows the center of the main channel of such river or stream.

(5)  If the bound follows a municipal boundary, it coincides with such boundary.

History: 1983 a. 29 ; 2001 a. 104 .