HB 282

relating to the authority of certain counties and municipalities to
regulate certain subdivisions in a municipality's extraterritorial
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 242, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Sections 242.0012 and 242.0013 to read as follows:
Sec. 242.0012.  UNILATERAL AMENDMENT OF JURISDICTION
AGREEMENT BY CERTAIN COUNTIES FOR CERTAIN PARCELS.  (a)  In this
section, "qualified parcel" means a parcel of land that:
(1)  is greater than 10 acres in size or is platted as
part of a phased development that is greater than 10 acres in size;
(2)  is proposed to be subdivided into residential
parcels, each less than one-half acre in size;
(3)  is not subject to an agreement under Section
(4)  is not subject to an annexation agreement with a
municipality in which the municipality annexes the parcel not later
(A)  the 20th anniversary of the date any bond for
improvements to the parcel is issued by a municipal utility
(B)  the 30th anniversary of the date the
(b)  This section applies only to a county that has a
population of more than 370,000 and contains more than six
municipalities, each with a population of less than 2,000.
(c)  The commissioners court of a county by order may amend
an agreement entered into under Section 242.001(c) with a
municipality to transfer exclusive jurisdiction to the county to
regulate subdivision platting for a qualified parcel.
(d)  Before the commissioners court of a county may amend an
agreement under Subsection (c), the county must:
(1)  consult in person with a representative of the
municipality that is a party to the agreement proposed to be
(2)  provide the municipality with written notice of
the commissioners court's intent to amend the agreement not later
than the 90th day before the date the commissioners court amends the
(e)  A county's authority under an amendment adopted under
Subsection (c) applies only to a plat application filed on or after
the date the commissioners court of the county adopts the order
Sec. 242.0013.  AMENDMENT BY ARBITRATION FOR AGREEMENTS WITH
CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a county that
has a population of more than 370,000 and contains more than six
municipalities, each with a population of less than 2,000.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a party to an
agreement entered into under Section 242.001(c) may submit an
amendment to the agreement to binding arbitration.  Except as
provided by Subsection (c), the other party to the agreement may
submit any other amendment to the agreement for consideration in
the same arbitration not later than the 30th day after the date the
other party receives notice of the arbitration.
(c)  A party may not submit an amendment to arbitration under
this section if the amendment applies to a qualified parcel, as
(d)  Before submitting an amendment to an agreement to
arbitration under Subsection (b), the party that initiates the
arbitration shall consult in person with and provide written notice
not later than the 30th day before the date the arbitration is
(1)  if the party is a county, a representative of the
municipality that is the other party to the agreement; or
(2)  if the party is a municipality, a representative
of the county that is the other party to the agreement and each
other municipality in the county.
(e)  Only one arbitration may be conducted under this section
every 10 years regarding the same agreement entered into under
(f)  Sections 242.0015(b), (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h) apply
to an arbitration conducted under this section.  The arbitrator or
arbitration panel, as applicable, must be selected not later than
the 30th day after the date a party provides notice under Subsection
(g)  A county or municipality's authority under an amendment
submitted under Subsection (b) applies only to a plat application
filed on or after the date the arbitrator or arbitration panel, as
applicable, renders a decision under this section.
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 September 1, 2025.