Tex. Local Government Code § 42.105
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 42.105, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 42.105. RESULTS OF PETITION.
Official statutory text
(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 petition of the results of the petition. The municipality may satisfy this requirement by notifying the person who filed the petition under Section 42.102.
(c) If a resident or landowner obtains the number of signatures on the petition required under Section 42.104 to release the area from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, the municipality shall immediately release the area from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
(d) If a municipality fails to take action to release the area under Subsection (c) by the later of the 45th day after the date the municipality receives the petition or the next meeting of the municipality's governing body that occurs after the 30th day after the date the municipality receives the petition, the area is released by operation of law.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, an area released from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction under this section may not be included in the extraterritorial jurisdiction or the corporate boundaries of a municipality, unless the owner or owners of the area subsequently request that the area be included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction or corporate boundaries.
(b) The municipality shall notify the residents and landowners of the area described by the petition of the results of the petition. The municipality may satisfy this requirement by notifying the person who filed the petition under Section 42.102.
(c) If a resident or landowner obtains the number of signatures on the petition required under Section 42.104 to release the area from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, the municipality shall immediately release the area from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
(d) If a municipality fails to take action to release the area under Subsection (c) by the later of the 45th day after the date the municipality receives the petition or the next meeting of the municipality's governing body that occurs after the 30th day after the date the municipality receives the petition, the area is released by operation of law.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, an area released from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction under this section may not be included in the extraterritorial jurisdiction or the corporate boundaries of a municipality, unless the owner or owners of the area subsequently request that the area be included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction or corporate boundaries.
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