83R9478 SCL-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 3501
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the extent of extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain
municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.021(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(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
case of a municipality with fewer than 3,500 [5,000] inhabitants;
(2) within one mile of those boundaries, in the case of
a municipality with 3,500 [5,000] to 24,999 inhabitants;
(3) within two miles of those boundaries, in the case
of a municipality with 25,000 to 49,999 inhabitants;
(4) within 3-1/2 miles of those boundaries, in the
case of a municipality with 50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants; or
(5) within five miles of those boundaries, in the case
of a municipality with 100,000 or more inhabitants.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.