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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county regulation of subdivisions and approval of |
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subdivision plans or plats. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 232.0015(c) and (f), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A county may not require the owner of a tract of land |
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located outside the limits of a municipality who divides the tract |
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into two or more parts to have a plat of the subdivision prepared |
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if: |
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(1) the owner does not lay out: |
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(A) a part of the tract described by Section |
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232.001(a)(3); or |
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(B) one or more streets, alleys, squares, parks, |
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or other parts of the tract intended for the use of purchasers or |
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owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the streets, alleys, |
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squares, parks, or other parts; and |
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(2) the land is to be used primarily for agricultural |
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use, as defined by Section 1-d, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, |
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or for farm, ranch, wildlife management, or timber production use |
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within the meaning of Section 1-d-1, Article VIII, Texas |
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Constitution. |
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(f) A county may not require the owner of a tract of land |
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located outside the limits of a municipality who divides the tract |
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into two or more parts to have a plat of the subdivision prepared |
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if: |
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(1) all of the lots of the subdivision are more than 10 |
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acres in area; and |
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(2) the owner does not lay out: |
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(A) a part of the tract described by Section |
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232.001(a)(3); or |
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(B) one or more streets, alleys, squares, parks, |
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or other parts of the tract intended for the use of purchasers or |
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owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the streets, alleys, |
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squares, parks, or other parts. |
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SECTION 2. Section 35.019(a), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 232.001(h), Local Government |
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Code, the [The] commissioners court of a county in a priority |
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groundwater management area may adopt water availability |
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requirements in an area where platting is required if the court |
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determines that the requirements are necessary to prevent current |
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or projected water use in the county from exceeding the safe |
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sustainable yield of the county's water supply. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |