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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of general-law |
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municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 42, Local Government Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 42.027 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.027. AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO |
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INCLUDE AREA IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION ON REQUEST OF AREA |
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VOTERS. (a) This section applies only to a general-law |
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municipality that has an extraterritorial jurisdiction of more than |
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one mile, at any point contiguous to its corporate boundaries. |
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(b) If a majority of the qualified voters of an area |
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contiguous to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a general-law |
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municipality vote in favor of becoming a part of the municipality's |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction, any three of those voters may |
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prepare an affidavit to the fact of the vote and file the affidavit |
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with the mayor of the municipality. |
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(c) The mayor shall certify the filed affidavit to the |
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governing body of the municipality. On receipt of the certified |
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affidavit, the governing body by ordinance may include the area in |
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its extraterritorial jurisdiction. |
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(d) On the effective date of the ordinance, the area becomes |
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a part of the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction and the |
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inhabitants of the area are bound by the acts and ordinances adopted |
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by the municipality pertaining to the municipality's |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction. |
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SECTION 2. This act takes effect September 1, 2007. |