Texas § LG.42.155 - RELEASE OF AREA AS RESULT OF ELECTION
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§ LG.42.155. RELEASE OF AREA AS RESULT OF ELECTION
RELEASE OF AREA AS RESULT OF ELECTION. (a) If at the election held under this subchapter a majority of qualified voters of the area to be released approve the proposed release, the municipality shall immediately release the area from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. (b) If the municipality fails to take action to release the area under Subsection (a) by the later of the next meeting of the municipality's governing body or the 15th day after the canvass date for the election, the area is released by operation of law. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, an area released from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction under this section may not be included in the extraterritorial jurisdiction or the corporate boundaries of a municipality, unless the owner or owners of the area subsequently request that the area be included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction or corporate boundaries. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 106 (S.B. 2038 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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