Sec. 42.0251. RELEASE OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BY CERTAIN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a general-law municipality:
(1) that has a population of less than 3,000;
(2) that is located in a county with a population of more than 500,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than four million; and
(3) in which at least two-thirds of the residents reside within a gated community.
(b) A municipality shall release an area from its extraterritorial jurisdiction not later than the 10th day after the date the municipality receives a petition requesting that the area be released that is signed by at least 80 percent of the owners of real property located in the area requesting release.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 337 (H.B. 2902), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government
Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation
Chapter 42 - Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipalities
Subchapter B. Determination of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
Section 42.021. Extent of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
Section 42.022. Expansion of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
Section 42.0225. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Around Certain Municipally Owned Property
Section 42.023. Reduction of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
Section 42.0235. Limitation on Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Municipalities
Section 42.024. Transfer of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Between Certain Municipalities
Section 42.025. Release of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction by Certain Municipalities
Section 42.0251. Release of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction by Certain General-Law Municipalities
Section 42.026. Limitation on Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Municipalities