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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 certain |
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municipalities in coastal border counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.0235, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 42.021, and except as provided |
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by Subsection (d), the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a |
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municipality with a population of more than 175,000 located in a |
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county that contains an international border and borders the Gulf |
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of Mexico terminates two miles from the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction of a neighboring municipality if extension of the |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction beyond that limit would: |
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(1) completely surround the corporate boundaries or |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction of the neighboring municipality; and |
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(2) limit the growth of the neighboring municipality |
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by precluding the expansion of the neighboring municipality's |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction. |
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(d) Extraterritorial jurisdiction for a municipality |
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subject to this section is determined under Section 42.021 if the |
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governing body of the municipality and the governing body of the |
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neighboring municipality each adopt, on or after June 1, 2017, |
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resolutions stating that the determination of extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction under Section 42.0235(a) is not in the best interest |
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of the municipality. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |