Section 42.021 - Extent of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction(a) The extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality is the unincorporated area that is contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the municipality and that is located: (1) within one-half mile of those boundaries, in the case of a municipality with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants;(2) within one mile of those boundaries, in the case of a municipality with 5,000 to 24,999 inhabitants;(3) within two miles of those boundaries, in the case of a municipality with 25,000 to 49,999 inhabitants;(4) within 3-1/2 miles of those boundaries, in the case of a municipality with 50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants; or(5) within five miles of those boundaries, in the case of a municipality with 100,000 or more inhabitants.(b) Regardless of Subsection (a), the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality is the unincorporated area that is contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the municipality and that is located: (1) within five miles of those boundaries on a barrier island; or(2) within one-half mile of those boundaries off a barrier island.(c) Subsection (b) applies to a municipality that has:(1) a population of 2,000 or more; and(2) territory located: (A) entirely on a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico; and(B) within 30 miles of an international border.(d) Regardless of Subsection (a), the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality is the unincorporated area that is contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the municipality and that is located within three miles of those boundaries if the municipality: (1) has a population of not less than 25,000 or more than 27,000 ; and (2) is located in a county that has a population of 45,000 or more and borders the Trinity River. (e) An annexation commenced after January 1, 2023, does not expand the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality unless contemporaneously with the annexation the owner or owners of the area that would be included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction as a result of the annexation request that the area be included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 42.021
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 644,Sec. 121, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 106,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 161,Sec. 22.001, eff. 9/1/2013.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 215, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2011.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 612, Sec. 1, eff. 6/17/2011.Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 761, Sec. 1, eff. 6/15/2007.Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.