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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) located within five miles of the boundary of a |
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military base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active |
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training program is conducted; |
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(2) located in an area that was voluntarily annexed |
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into the 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) located 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) located in an area designated as an industrial |
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district 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) for which the release from a municipality's |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction would result in the municipality's |
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remaining extraterritorial jurisdiction not being contiguous; or |
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(7) for which a municipality has spent at least $1 |
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million to develop. |
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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) located within five miles of the boundary of a |
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military base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active |
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training program is conducted; |
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(2) located in an area that was voluntarily annexed |
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into the 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) located 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) located in an area designated as an industrial |
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district 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) for which the release from a municipality's |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction would result in the municipality's |
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remaining extraterritorial jurisdiction not being contiguous; or |
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(7) for which a municipality has spent at least $1 |
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million to develop. |
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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. |