Tex. Codes » Local Government Code · TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT · SUBTITLE C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION · CHAPTER 42. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITIES
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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 42.104 (2026)

Petition Requirements

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Sec. 42.104. PETITION REQUIREMENTS. (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.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 106 (S.B. 2038), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: 2020 Long Tail Trail Investments, LLC v. State of Texas, Attorney Gen. Kenneth Paxton (In His Off. Capacity), Acting Texas Comptroller of Pub. Accounts Kelly Hancock (In His Off. Capacity), & the Off. of the Texas Comptroller of Pub. Accounts (Tex. App. 2025).
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2020 Long Tail Trail Investments, LLC v. State of Texas, Attorney Gen. Kenneth Paxton (In His Off. Capacity), Acting Texas Comptroller of Pub. Accounts Kelly Hancock (In His Off. Capacity), & the Off. of the Texas Comptroller of Pub. Accounts (Tex. App. 2025). “21 Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 42.103 ...........”
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