Section 41.001 - Map of Municipal Boundaries and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction(a) Each municipality shall prepare a map that shows the boundaries of the municipality and of its extraterritorial jurisdiction. The municipality shall maintain a copy of the map in a location that is easily accessible to the public, including:(1) in the office of the secretary or clerk of the municipality;(2) if the municipality has a municipal engineer, in the office of the engineer; and(3) if the municipality maintains an Internet website, on the municipality's website.(a-1) A municipality shall make a copy of a map required under Subsection (a) available without charge.(b) If the municipality annexes territory, the map shall be immediately corrected to include the annexed territory. The map shall be annotated to indicate:(1) the date of annexation;(2) the number of the annexation ordinance, if any; and(3) a reference to the minutes or municipal ordinance records in which the ordinance is recorded in full.(c) If the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction is expanded or reduced, the map shall be immediately corrected to indicate the change in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The map shall be annotated to indicate: (1) the date the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction was changed;(2) the number of the ordinance or resolution, if any, by which the change was made; and(3) a reference to the minutes or municipal ordinance or resolution records in which the ordinance or resolution is recorded in full.(d) In addition to the requirements of this section, a home-rule municipality shall create, or contract for the creation of, and make publicly available a digital map that complies with this section. A digital map required under this subsection must be made available without charge and in a format widely used by common geographic information system software. If the municipality maintains an Internet website, the municipality shall make the digital map available on the municipality's website.(e) A home-rule municipality that does not have common geographic information system software shall make the digital map available in any other widely used electronic format in accordance with Subsection (d).Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 41.001
Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1217,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 970, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.