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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Local Government Code § 212.102: DEFINITIONS.

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  1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
  2. TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
  3. SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY
  4. CHAPTER 212. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
  5. SUBCHAPTER D. REGULATION OF PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

In this subchapter:

(1) "Affected area" means an area that is:

(A) in a municipality or a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction;

(B) in a county other than the county in which a majority of the territory of the municipality is located;

(C) within the boundaries of one or more school districts other than the school district in which a majority of the territory of the municipality is located; and

(D) within the area of or within 1,500 feet of the boundary of an assessment road district in which there are two state highways.

(2) "Assessment road district" means a road district that has issued refunding bonds and that has imposed assessments on each parcel of land under Subchapter C, Chapter 1471, Government Code.

(3) "State highway" means a highway that is part of the state highway system under Section 221.001, Transportation Code.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.289, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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