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

Tex. Local Government Code § 42.156: VOLUNTARY RELEASE.

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  1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
  2. TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
  3. SUBTITLE C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION
  4. CHAPTER 42. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITIES
  5. SUBCHAPTER E. RELEASE OF AREA BY ELECTION FROM EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION

Instead of holding an election under Section 42.153, the municipality may voluntarily release the area for which the election is to be held from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction before the date on which the election would have been held under Section 42.153(a).

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 106 (S.B. 2038), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

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