Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 242.002
Regulation of Subdivisions in Populous Counties or Contiguous Counties

(a)

This section applies only to a county operating under Section 232.006 (Exceptions for Populous Counties or Contiguous Counties).

(b)

For an area in a municipality’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, as defined by Section 212.001 (Definitions), a subdivision plat may not be filed with the county clerk without the approval of the municipality.

(c)

In the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the municipality has exclusive authority to regulate subdivisions under Subchapter A (Definitions) of Chapter 212 (Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development) and other statutes applicable to municipalities.

(d)

In an unincorporated area outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the municipality may not regulate subdivisions or approve the filing of plats, except as provided by The Interlocal Cooperation Act (Article 4413(32c), Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes).
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 46(d), 87(o), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., Ch. 669, Sec. 77, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Source: Section 242.002 — Regulation of Subdivisions in Populous Counties or Contiguous Counties, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­242.­htm#242.­002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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