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House Bill 4059 |
House Author: Oliveira |
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Effective: 6-18-15 |
Senate Sponsor: Lucio |
House Bill 4059 amends the Local Government Code to establish that Brownsville's extraterritorial jurisdiction terminates two miles from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a neighboring municipality if extension of the extraterritorial jurisdiction beyond that limit would completely surround the corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the neighboring municipality and limit the growth of the neighboring municipality by precluding the expansion of the neighboring municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The bill additionally provides for continuing electrical service to the released area of extraterritorial jurisdiction and prohibits annexation by Brownsville that would cause another municipality to be entirely surrounded by Brownsville's corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction.