Texas Local Government Code

§ 42.154 — RESULTS OF ELECTION

LG § 42.154Title 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT · Part C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION · Ch. 42. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITIES · Art. E. RELEASE OF AREA BY ELECTION FROM EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION

Statute text

View on source

(a)The governing body of a municipality shall canvass the election returns for an election held under this subchapter in accordance with Chapter 67, Election Code.

(b)Not later than 48 hours after the canvass of an election held under this subchapter, the municipality shall notify the residents of the area proposed to be released from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction of the results of the election. The municipality may satisfy this requirement by notifying the person who filed the petition under Section 42.152.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 106 (S.B. 2038), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.