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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the extent of extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain |
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less populous municipalities located on a barrier island. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.021, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Regardless of Subsection (a), the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction of a municipality is the unincorporated area that is |
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contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the municipality and that |
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is located: |
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(1) within five miles of those boundaries on a [the] |
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barrier island; or |
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(2) within one-half mile of those boundaries off a |
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barrier island. |
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(c) Subsection (b) applies to a [if the] municipality that |
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has: |
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(1) a population of 2,000 or more; and |
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(2) territory located: |
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(A) entirely on a barrier island in the Gulf of |
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Mexico; and |
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(B) within 30 miles of an international border. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |