HB 2024

relating to the release of certain areas from a municipality's
extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 42.101, Local Government Code, is
Sec. 42.101.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter does not apply
(1)  located within five miles of the boundary of a
military base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active
(2)  located in an area that was voluntarily annexed
into the extraterritorial jurisdiction that is located in a county:
(A)  in which the population grew by more than 50
percent from the previous federal decennial census in the federal
decennial census conducted in 2020; and
(B)  that has a population greater than 240,000;
(3)  located within the portion of the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of more than 1.4
(A)  within 15 miles of the boundary of a military
base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training
(B)  in a county with a population of more than two
(4)  located in an area designated as an industrial
district under Section 42.044; [or]
(5)  [in an area] subject to a strategic partnership
agreement entered into under Section 43.0751;
(6)  for which the release from a municipality's
extraterritorial jurisdiction would result in the municipality's
remaining extraterritorial jurisdiction not being contiguous; or
(7)  for which a municipality has spent at least $1
SECTION 2.  Section 42.151, Local Government Code, is
Sec. 42.151.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter does not apply
(1)  located within five miles of the boundary of a
military base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active
(2)  located in an area that was voluntarily annexed
into the extraterritorial jurisdiction that is located in a county:
(A)  in which the population grew by more than 50
percent from the previous federal decennial census in the federal
decennial census conducted in 2020; and
(B)  that has a population greater than 240,000;
(3)  located within the portion of the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of more than 1.4
(A)  within 15 miles of the boundary of a military
base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training
(B)  in a county with a population of more than two
(4)  located in an area designated as an industrial
district under Section 42.044; [or]
(5)  [in an area] subject to a strategic partnership
agreement entered into under Section 43.0751;
(6)  for which the release from a municipality's
extraterritorial jurisdiction would result in the municipality's
remaining extraterritorial jurisdiction not being contiguous; or
(7)  for which a municipality has spent at least $1
SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
the eligibility of an area to be released from a municipality's
extraterritorial jurisdiction as the result of a petition filed
under Subchapter D, Chapter 42, Local Government Code, or an
election requested under Subchapter E of that chapter, as
applicable, on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.