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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the release of certain areas from a municipality's |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.101, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.101. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply |
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to an area located: |
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(1) within five miles of the boundary of a military |
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base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training |
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program is conducted; |
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(2) in an area that was voluntarily annexed into the |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction that is located in a county: |
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(A) in which the population grew by more than 50 |
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percent from the previous federal decennial census in the federal |
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decennial census conducted in 2020; and |
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(B) that has a population greater than 240,000; |
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(3) within the portion of the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of more than 1.4 |
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million that is: |
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(A) within 15 miles of the boundary of a military |
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base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training |
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program is conducted; and |
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(B) in a county with a population of more than two |
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million; |
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(4) in an area designated as an industrial district |
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under Section 42.044; [or] |
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(5) in an area subject to a strategic partnership |
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agreement entered into under Section 43.0751; |
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(6) in an area subject to a development agreement |
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entered into under Section 212.172 with a municipality with a |
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population of more than 900,000, regardless of the population of |
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the municipality when the agreement was entered into; |
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(7) in a platted or unplatted lot of less than 12 acres |
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unless included with other land in a petition for release under |
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Section 42.102; or |
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(8) within a platted subdivision of 25 or more lots if |
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the area is a single lot. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.151, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.151. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply |
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to an area located: |
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(1) within five miles of the boundary of a military |
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base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training |
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program is conducted; |
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(2) in an area that was voluntarily annexed into the |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction that is located in a county: |
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(A) in which the population grew by more than 50 |
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percent from the previous federal decennial census in the federal |
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decennial census conducted in 2020; and |
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(B) that has a population greater than 240,000; |
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(3) within the portion of the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of more than 1.4 |
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million that is: |
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(A) within 15 miles of the boundary of a military |
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base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training |
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program is conducted; and |
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(B) in a county with a population of more than two |
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million; |
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(4) in an area designated as an industrial district |
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under Section 42.044; [or] |
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(5) in an area subject to a strategic partnership |
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agreement entered into under Section 43.0751; |
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(6) in an area subject to a development agreement |
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entered into under Section 212.172 with a municipality with a |
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population of more than 900,000, regardless of the population of |
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the municipality when the agreement was entered into; |
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(7) in a platted or unplatted lot of less than 12 acres |
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unless included with other land in a petition for release under |
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Section 42.152; or |
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(8) within a platted subdivision of 25 or more lots if |
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the area is a single lot. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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the eligibility of an area to be released from a municipality's |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction as the result of a petition filed |
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under Subchapter D, Chapter 42, Local Government Code, or an |
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election requested under Subchapter E of that chapter, as |
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applicable, on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |