Sec. 11.017. CHAMIZAL AREA. (a) The State of Texas accepts as part of its territory and assumes civil and criminal jurisdiction over the tract of land lying adjacent to the State of Texas which was acquired by the United States of America from the United Mexican States under the Convention for the Solution of the Problem of the Chamizal, signed August 29, 1963, and ceded to Texas by Act of Congress.
(b) The territory shall be a part of El Paso County.
(c) None of the provisions of this section affect the ownership of the land.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2351, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - General Provisions
Chapter 11 - Provisions Generally Applicable to the Public Domain
Subchapter B. Territory and Boundaries of the State
Section 11.011. Vacant and Unappropriated Land
Section 11.0111. Location of Coastal Boundaries
Section 11.012. Gulfward Boundary of Texas
Section 11.013. Gulfward Boundaries of Counties, Cities, Towns, or Villages
Section 11.0131. Jurisdiction of Home-Rule Cities Over Submerged Lands
Section 11.014. Land Acquired From Oklahoma
Section 11.015. Extension of Texas-New Mexico Boundary