Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 11.0131 — JURISDICTION OF HOME-RULE CITIES OVER SUBMERGED LANDS

NR § 11.0131Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 11. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN · Art. B. TERRITORY AND BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE

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(a)In this section:

(1)"Coastline" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.013(c) of this code.

(2)"State-owned submerged lands" means the state-owned submerged lands described by Section 11.012 of this code.

(b)The boundary of a home-rule city may not extend into the gulf outside of an area that is enclosed by:

(1)for home-rule cities which have not prior to May 1, 1983, annexed gulfward from the coastline:

(A)drawing a straight line connecting the two most remote points on the part of the coastline located in the city on June 1, 1983, the distance to be measured along the coastline;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3057, ch. 803, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3134, ch. 538, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1983; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.