Tex. Local Government Code § 42.0251
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 42.0251, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 42.0251. RELEASE OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BY CERTAIN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES.
Official statutory text
(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 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.
(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 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.
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