HB1901 - Relating to the release of certain areas from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election.

  89R3035 MZM-F     By: Cook H.B. No. 1901       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   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   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 42.101.  APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply   to an area located:                (1)  within :                       (A)     one-quarter mile of the corporate boundaries   of a municipality with a population of less than 5,000;                       (B)     one-half mile of the corporate boundaries of   a municipality with a population of 5,000 to 24,999;                       (C)     one mile of the corporate boundaries of a   municipality with a population of 25,000 to 49,999;                       (D)     1-1/2 miles of the corporate boundaries of a   municipality with a population of 50,000 to 99,999; or                       (E)     2-1/2 miles of the corporate boundaries of a   municipality with a population of 100,000 or more;                 (2)  within five miles of the boundary of a military   base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training   program is conducted;                 (3)  [ (2) ]  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;                 (4)  [ (3) ]  within the portion of the extraterritorial   jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of more than 1.4   million that is:                      (A)  within 15 miles of the boundary of a military   base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training   program is conducted; and                      (B)  in a county with a population of more than two   million;                 (5)  [ (4) ]  in an area designated as an industrial   district under Section 42.044; [ or ]                 (6)  [ (5) ]  in an area subject to a strategic   partnership agreement entered into under Section 43.0751 ; or                 (7)     in an area identified in a municipality's   long-range master plan for land use, water infrastructure,   wastewater infrastructure, or roadways .          SECTION 2.  Section 42.151, Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 42.151.  APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply   to an area located:                (1)  within :                       (A)     one-quarter mile of the corporate boundaries   of a municipality with a population of less than 5,000;                       (B)     one-half mile of the corporate boundaries of   a municipality with a population of 5,000 to 24,999;                       (C)     one mile of the corporate boundaries of a   municipality with a population of 25,000 to 49,999;                       (D)     1-1/2 miles of the corporate boundaries of a   municipality with a population of 50,000 to 99,999; or                       (E)     2-1/2 miles of the corporate boundaries of a   municipality with a population of 100,000 or more;                 (2)  within five miles of the boundary of a military   base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training   program is conducted;                 (3)  [ (2) ]  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;                 (4)  [ (3) ]  within the portion of the extraterritorial   jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of more than 1.4   million that is:                      (A)  within 15 miles of the boundary of a military   base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training   program is conducted; and                      (B)  in a county with a population of more than two   million;                 (5)  [ (4) ]  in an area designated as an industrial   district under Section 42.044; [ or ]                 (6)  [ (5) ]  in an area subject to a strategic   partnership agreement entered into under Section 43.0751 ; or                 (7)     in an area identified in a municipality's   long-range master plan for land use, water infrastructure,   wastewater infrastructure, or roadways .          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.