Texas Local Government Code
§ 42.021 — EXTENT OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
LG § 42.021Title 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT · Part C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION · Ch. 42. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITIES · Art. B. DETERMINATION OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
Statute text
View on source(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 5,000 inhabitants;
(2)within one mile of those boundaries, in the case of a municipality with 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.
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 761 (H.B. 3325), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 215 (H.B. 91), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (S.B. 508), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 22.001(33), eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 106 (S.B. 2038), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 121, eff. September 1, 2023.