Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 42.104 · Subchapter D. RELEASE OF AREA BY PETITION OF LANDOWNER OR RESIDENT FROM EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
PETITION REQUIREMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A petition requesting release under this subchapter must be signed by:
(1) more than 50 percent of the registered voters of the area described by the petition as of the date of the preceding uniform election date; or
(2) a majority in value of the holders of title of land in the area described by the petition, as indicated by the tax rolls of the applicable central appraisal district.
(b) A person filing a petition under this subchapter must satisfy the signature requirement described by Subsection (a) not later than the 180th day after the date the first signature for the petition is obtained.
(c) A signature collected under this section must be in writing.
(d) The petition must include a map of the land to be released and describe the boundaries of the land to be released by:
(1) metes and bounds; or
(2) lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 106 (S.B. 2038), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.42.htm
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- 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
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