By: Geren H.B. No. 2512
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to release of an area from a municipality's
extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.101, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subdivisions (1), (4), and (5) and adding
Subdivision (6) to read as follows:
(1) within [five] fifteen miles of the boundary of a
military base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active
training program is conducted;
(4) in an area designated as an industrial district
under Subsection 42.044; [or]
(5) in an area subject to a strategic partnership
agreement entered into under Section 43.0751, or any other
agreement, including a development agreement entered into under
Section 212.172; or [.]
(6) in an area within a municipality’s certificate of
convenience and necessity issued in accordance with Chapter 13,
Subchapter G, Water Code.
SECTION 2. Section 42.151, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subdivisions (1), (4), and (5) and adding
Subdivision (6) to read as follows:
(1) within [five] fifteen miles of the boundary of a
military base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active
training program is conducted;
(4) in an area designated as an industrial district
under Section 42.044; [or]
(5) in an area subject to a strategic partnership
agreement entered into under Section 43.0751, or any other
agreement, including a development agreement entered into under
Section 212.172; or [.]
(6) in an area within a municipality’s certificate of
convenience and necessity issued in accordance with Chapter 13,
Subchapter G, Water Code.
SECTION 3. 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, 2025.