Texas § 42.101 APPLICABILITY.

Texas Statutes

§ 42.101 — APPLICABILITY.

Texas § 42.101

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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 42.101 (2026).

Text

Sec. 42.101. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply to an area located:

(1)within five miles of the boundary of a military base, as defined by Section 43.0117 , at which an active training program is conducted;

(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;

(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

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Sec. 42.101. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply to an area located:
(1) within five miles of the boundary of a military base, as defined by Section 43.0117 , at which an active training program is conducted;
(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;
(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;
(4) in an area designated as an industrial district under Section 42.044 ;
(5) in an area subject to a strategic partnership agreement entered into under Section 43.0751 ; or
(6) for the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality located in four or more counties, one of which has a population of 2.1 million or more and is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.6 million or more:
(A) in an area subject to an active development agreement entered into under Section 212.172 with the municipality;
(B) in a platted or unplatted lot of less than 12 acres unless included with the other land in a petition for release under Section 42.102 ; or
(C) within a platted subdivision of 25 or more lots if the area is a single lot.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 106 (S.B. 2038 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1041 (H.B. 2512 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.