Tex. Local Government Code § 42.0225
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 42.0225, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 42.0225. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AROUND CERTAIN MUNICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTY.
Official statutory text
(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 Section 42.021, the annexation of an area described by Subsection (a) does not expand the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.
(1) annexed by the municipality; and
(2) not contiguous to other territory of the municipality.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 42.021, the annexation of an area described by Subsection (a) does not expand the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.
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