As of May 21, members of the Texas State Legislature, which includes the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas State Senate, have passed two bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those two bills, legislators passed one during the week of May 15-21. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the bill. The bill is:
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TX SB2038: Relating to release of an area from a municipality’s extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election, click hyperlinked bill to see sponsors.
- Establishes that residents of an area with a population of less than 200 in the municipality’s extraterritorial jurisdiction may file a petition to be released from the extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Establishes that the owner or owners of a majority value of the land in a municipality’s extraterritorial jurisdiction may file a petition to be released from the extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Outlines petition requirements, including signature requirements and inclusion of a map.
- Outlines administrative requirements for the municipal secretary upon receiving the petition, including signature verification and notification of residents.
- Directs that if the petition meets requirements, the municipality must immediately release the area from extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Click the hyperlinked bill number above for more information.
Of the two bills passed this year, two have been enacted. This is two more than this point a year ago. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored both bills. The bills are:
