Bill Text: TX HB11 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Introduced

Texas House Bill 11 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the reduction of a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-11-07 - Filed [HB11 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB11-Introduced.html

	88S40079 KBB-F

	By: Tepper	H.B. No. 11



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the reduction of a municipality's extraterritorial
	jurisdiction.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 42.023, Local Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 42.023. REDUCTION OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
	The extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality may not be
	reduced unless the governing body of the municipality gives its
	written consent by ordinance or resolution, except:
	(1) in cases of judicial apportionment of overlapping
	extraterritorial jurisdictions under Section 42.901;
	(2) in accordance with an agreement under Section
	42.022(d); or
	(3) as necessary to comply with Section 42.0235,
	42.105, or 42.155.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
	legislative session.