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Texas Statutes, Title LG

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Title LG, Local Government Code

236 chapters · 5,326 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title LG5,326 Ch 143, Chapter 143154 Ch 232, Chapter 232127 Ch 43, Chapter 43112 Ch 212, Chapter 212111 Ch 501, Chapter 501106 Ch 351, Chapter 351104 Ch 334, Chapter 334103 Ch 375, Chapter 375103 Ch 231, Chapter 231102 Ch 214, Chapter 21482 Ch 271, Chapter 27182 Ch 552, Chapter 55277 Ch 142, Chapter 14270 Ch 392, Chapter 39267

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Tex. Local Government Code § 26.046 Size of Governing Body: Certain Municipalities
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Sec. 26.046. SIZE OF GOVERNING BODY: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.1 million or more that elects each member of its governing body other than the mayor from fewer than 14 single-member districts. (b) Notwithstanding…
Tex. Local Government Code § 26.047 Filling Vacancy In Office of Mayor
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Sec. 26.047. FILLING VACANCY IN OFFICE OF MAYOR. Unless otherwise provided by the charter of the municipality or this chapter, a person serving as a member of the governing body of the municipality is not, because of that service, ineligible to be appointed to fill a vacancy in t…
Tex. Local Government Code § 41.001 Map of Municipal Boundaries and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
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Sec. 41.001. MAP OF MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. (a) Each municipality shall prepare a map that shows the boundaries of the municipality and of its extraterritorial jurisdiction. The municipality shall maintain a copy of the map in a location that is ea…
Tex. Local Government Code § 41.0015 Notice of Municipal Boundary Change
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Sec. 41.0015. NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY CHANGE. (a) If an area is annexed to or disannexed from a municipality, the mayor or other presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality shall, within 30 days after the date of preclearance under Section 5, Federal Voting R…

Tex. Local Government Code § 41.002 Boundary Survey In General-Law Municipalities

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Sec. 41.002. BOUNDARY SURVEY IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES. (a) Immediately after the members of the governing body of a newly incorporated general-law municipality qualify for office, the governing body shall adopt an ordinance requiring a survey of the boundaries of the municip…

Tex. Local Government Code § 41.003 Inclusion of Area Receiving Longstanding Treatment As Part of Municipality

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Sec. 41.003. INCLUSION OF AREA RECEIVING LONGSTANDING TREATMENT AS PART OF MUNICIPALITY. (a) The governing body of a municipality may adopt an ordinance to declare an area that is adjacent to the municipality and that meets the requirements of Subsection (b) to be a part of the m…

Tex. Local Government Code § 41.004 Boundaries Not Affected By Change To Type A General-Law Municipality

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Sec. 41.004. BOUNDARIES NOT AFFECTED BY CHANGE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. If a municipality changes to a Type A general-law municipality under Subchapter B of Chapter 6, the boundaries of the municipality remain the same as they existed under the law governing the munici…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.001 Purpose of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

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Sec. 42.001. PURPOSE OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. The legislature declares it the policy of the state to designate certain areas as the extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipalities to promote and protect the general health, safety, and welfare of persons residing in and a…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.021 Extent of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

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Sec. 42.021. EXTENT OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. (a) The extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality is the unincorporated area that is contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the municipality and that is located: (1) within one-half mile of those boundaries, in the ca…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.022 Expansion of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

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Sec. 42.022. EXPANSION OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. (a) When a municipality annexes an area, the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality expands with the annexation to comprise, consistent with Section 42.021, the area around the new municipal boundaries. (b) The e…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.0225 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Around Certain Municipally Owned Property

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Sec. 42.0225. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AROUND CERTAIN MUNICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTY. (a) This section applies only to an area owned by a municipality that is: (1) annexed by the municipality; and (2) not contiguous to other territory of the municipality. (b) Notwithstanding Sec…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.023 Reduction of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

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Sec. 42.023. REDUCTION OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. The extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality may not be reduced unless the governing body of the municipality gives its written consent by ordinance or resolution, except: (1) in cases of judicial apportionment of ov…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.0235 Limitation On Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Municipalities

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Sec. 42.0235. LIMITATION ON EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) Notwithstanding Section 42.021, and except as provided by Subsection (d), the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of more than 175,000 located in a county that c…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.024 Transfer of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Between Certain Municipalities

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Sec. 42.024. TRANSFER OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BETWEEN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section: (1) "Adopting municipality" means a home-rule municipality with a population of less than 25,000 that purchases and appropriates raw water for its water utility through a t…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.025 Release of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction By Certain Municipalities

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Sec. 42.025. RELEASE OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section, "eligible property" means any portion of a contiguous tract of land: (1) that is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality within one-half mile of the territ…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.0251 Release of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction By Certain General-Law Municipalities

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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 4,000; (2) that is located in a county with a population of more than 800,000 that is …

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.026 Limitation On Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Municipalities

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Sec. 42.026. LIMITATION ON EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section, "navigable stream" has the meaning assigned by Section 21.001, Natural Resources Code. (b) This section applies only to an area that is: (1) located in the extraterritorial ju…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.041 Municipal Incorporation In Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Generally

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Sec. 42.041. MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION GENERALLY. (a) A municipality may not be incorporated in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of an existing municipality unless the governing body of the existing municipality gives its written consent by ordinan…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.0411 Municipal Incorporation In Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Municipalities

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Sec. 42.0411. MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to: (1) an area located north and east of Interstate Highway 10 that is included in the extraterritorial jurisdiction, or the limited-purpose annexation…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.042 Creation of Political Subdivision To Supply Water Or Sewer Services, Roadways, Or Drainage Facilities In Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

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Sec. 42.042. CREATION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO SUPPLY WATER OR SEWER SERVICES, ROADWAYS, OR DRAINAGE FACILITIES IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. (a) A political subdivision, one purpose of which is to supply fresh water for domestic or commercial use or to furnish sanitary se…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.0425 Addition of Land In Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipality To Certain Political Subdivisions

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Sec. 42.0425. ADDITION OF LAND IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITY TO CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) A political subdivision, one purpose of which is to supply fresh water for domestic or commercial use or to furnish sanitary sewer services, roadways, or drainag…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.043 Requirements Applying To Petition

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Sec. 42.043. REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO PETITION. (a) A petition under Section 42.041 or 42.042 must: (1) be written; (2) request that the area be annexed or that the services be made available, as appropriate; (3) be signed in ink or indelible pencil by the appropriate voters and …

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.044 Creation of Industrial District In Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

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Sec. 42.044. CREATION OF INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. (a) In this section, "industrial district" has the meaning customarily given to the term but also includes any area in which tourist-related businesses and facilities are located. (b) The governing bod…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.045 Creation of Political Subdivision In Industrial District

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Sec. 42.045. CREATION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. (a) A political subdivision, one purpose of which is to provide services of a governmental or proprietary nature, may not be created in an industrial district designated under Section 42.044 by a municipality …

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.046 Designation of A Planned Unit Development District In Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

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Sec. 42.046. DESIGNATION OF A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. (a) The governing body of a municipality that has disannexed territory previously annexed for limited purposes may designate an area within its extraterritorial jurisdiction as a pla…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.047 Creation of A Political Subdivision In An Area Proposed For A Planned Unit Development District

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Sec. 42.047. CREATION OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN AN AREA PROPOSED FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. If the governing body of a municipality that has disannexed territory previously annexed for limited purposes refuses to designate a planned unit development district und…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.049 Authority of Wells Branch Municipal Utility District

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Sec. 42.049. AUTHORITY OF WELLS BRANCH MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT. (a) Wells Branch Municipal Utility district is authorized to contract with a municipality: (1) to provide for payments to be made to the municipality for purposes that the governing body of the district determines…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.101 Applicability

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Sec. 42.101. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply to an area located: (1) within five miles of the boundary of a military base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training program is conducted; (2) in an area that was voluntarily annexed into the extraterr…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.102 Authority To File Petition For Release

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Sec. 42.102. AUTHORITY TO FILE PETITION FOR RELEASE. (a) A resident of an area in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction may file a petition with the municipality in accordance with this subchapter for the area to be released from the extraterritorial jurisdiction. (b) Th…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.103 Applicability of Other Law

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Sec. 42.103. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Chapter 277, Election Code, applies to a petition requesting removal under this subchapter. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 106 (S.B. 2038), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.104 Petition Requirements

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Sec. 42.104. PETITION REQUIREMENTS. (a) A petition requesting release under this subchapter must be signed by: (1) more than 50 percent of the registered voters of the area described by the petition as of the date of the preceding uniform election date; or (2) a majority in value…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.105 Results of Petition

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Sec. 42.105. RESULTS OF PETITION. (a) A petition requesting removal under this subchapter shall be verified by the municipal secretary or other person responsible for verifying signatures. (b) The municipality shall notify the residents and landowners of the area described by the…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.151 Applicability

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Sec. 42.151. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply to an area located: (1) within five miles of the boundary of a military base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training program is conducted; (2) in an area that was voluntarily annexed into the extraterr…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.152 Authority To Request Election For Release

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Sec. 42.152. AUTHORITY TO REQUEST ELECTION FOR RELEASE. (a) A resident of an area in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction may request the municipality to hold an election in accordance with this subchapter to vote on the question of whether to release the area from the …

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.153 Election

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Sec. 42.153. ELECTION. (a) Except as provided by Section 42.156, a municipality shall order an election on the question of whether to release an area from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction to be held on the first uniform election date that falls on or after the 90t…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.154 Results of Election

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Sec. 42.154. RESULTS OF ELECTION. (a) The governing body of a municipality shall canvass the election returns for an election held under this subchapter in accordance with Chapter 67, Election Code. (b) Not later than 48 hours after the canvass of an election held under this subc…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.155 Release of Area As Result of Election

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Sec. 42.155. RELEASE OF AREA AS RESULT OF ELECTION. (a) If at the election held under this subchapter a majority of qualified voters of the area to be released approve the proposed release, the municipality shall immediately release the area from the municipality's extraterritori…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.156 Voluntary Release

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Sec. 42.156. VOLUNTARY RELEASE. Instead of holding an election under Section 42.153, the municipality may voluntarily release the area for which the election is to be held from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction before the date on which the election would have been …

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.157 Opt Out of Removal

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Sec. 42.157. OPT OUT OF REMOVAL. Before an area is released from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction under this subchapter, a landowner in the area to be released must be provided the opportunity to have the landowner's property remain within the municipality's extrate…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.901 Apportionment of Extraterritorial Jurisdictions That Overlapped On August 23, 1963

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Sec. 42.901. APPORTIONMENT OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTIONS THAT OVERLAPPED ON AUGUST 23, 1963. (a) If, on August 23, 1963, the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality overlapped the extraterritorial jurisdiction of one or more other municipalities, the governing bodies …

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.902 Restriction Against Imposing Tax In Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

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Sec. 42.902. RESTRICTION AGAINST IMPOSING TAX IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. The inclusion of an area in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality does not by itself authorize the municipality to impose a tax in the area. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. S…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.9025 Restriction On Imposing Fine Or Fee In Certain Areas In Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

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Sec. 42.9025. RESTRICTION ON IMPOSING FINE OR FEE IN CERTAIN AREAS IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. (a) This section applies only to an area that is located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction and: (1) that has been disannexed from the municipality under Subchapter…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.903 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Type B Or C General-Law Municipalities

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Sec. 42.903. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN TYPE B OR C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a Type B or C general-law municipality: (1) that has more than 200 inhabitants; (2) that is wholly surrounded, at the time of incorporation, by the extra…

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.904 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and Voting Rights In Certain Municipalities

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Sec. 42.904. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND VOTING RIGHTS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality that has disannexed territory under Section 43.133 that it had previously annexed for limited purposes and that has extended rules to its extrat…

Tex. Local Government Code § 43.001 Definitions

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Sec. 43.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Extraterritorial jurisdiction" means extraterritorial jurisdiction as determined under Chapter 42. (2) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 1.01, eff. May 24, 2019. (3) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R…

Tex. Local Government Code § 43.002 Continuation of Land Use

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Sec. 43.002. CONTINUATION OF LAND USE. (a) A municipality may not, after annexing an area, prohibit a person from: (1) continuing to use land in the area in the manner in which the land was being used on the date the annexation proceedings were instituted if the land use was lega…

Tex. Local Government Code § 43.003 Authority of Home-Rule Municipality To Annex Area and Take Other Actions Regarding Boundaries

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Sec. 43.003. AUTHORITY OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA AND TAKE OTHER ACTIONS REGARDING BOUNDARIES. A home-rule municipality may take the following actions according to rules as may be provided by the charter of the municipality and not inconsistent with the requirements …

Tex. Local Government Code § 43.004 Annexation By Defunding Municipality Prohibited; Exception

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Sec. 43.004. ANNEXATION BY DEFUNDING MUNICIPALITY PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION. (a) In this section, "defunding municipality" means a home-rule municipality that is considered to be a defunding municipality under Chapter 109. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a defunding municip…

Tex. Local Government Code § 43.005 Required Disclosure Before Annexation Agreement

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Sec. 43.005. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE BEFORE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT. (a) At the time a municipality makes an offer to a landowner to enter into an agreement in which the landowner consents to annexation, the municipality must provide the landowner with the written disclosure described b…

Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0115 Authority of Certain Municipalities To Annex Enclaves

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Sec. 43.0115. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX ENCLAVES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality that: (1) is wholly or partly located in a county in which a majority of the population of two or more municipalities, each with a population of 300,000 or more, a…