Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 212.0096 · Subchapter A. REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS
APPROVAL PROCEDURE: ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0093, and 212.0095, an applicant may elect at any time to seek approval for a plat under an alternative approval process adopted by a municipality if the process allows for a shorter approval period than the approval process described by Sections 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0093, and 212.0095.
(b) An applicant that elects to seek approval under the alternative approval process described by Subsection (a) is not:
(1) required to satisfy the requirements of Sections 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0093, and 212.0095 before bringing an action challenging a disapproval of a plat under this subchapter; and
(2) prejudiced in any manner in bringing the action described by Subdivision (1), including satisfying a requirement to exhaust any and all remedies.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 3699), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.212.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 2e17d3e9f1f15fad08dfbf6b4db5027326b0e7cbd9d5d7754c11b3e7b5cbd5f7
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Local Government Code
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 212.009APPROVAL PROCEDURE: INITIAL APPROVAL.Printed as Sections 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0093, and 212.0095
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 212.0091APPROVAL PROCEDURE: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL REQUIREMENTS.Printed as Sections 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0093, and 212.0095
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 212.0093APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPLICANT RESPONSE TO CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.Printed as Sections 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0093, and 212.0095
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 212.0095APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF RESPONSE.Printed as Sections 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0093, and 212.0095
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.