{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-42.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 42.001","heading":"PURPOSE OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.","body":"The legislature declares it the policy of the state to designate certain areas as the extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipalities to promote and protect the general health, safety, and welfare of persons residing in and adjacent to the municipalities.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION","CHAPTER 42. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.42.htm#42.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"51bb75563c9d329952960f6b9d4c0f5b3525702251ff66e08e2feaaea5c0554f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-41.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-42.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}