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TX Loc Govt Code § 25.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 25 - City Manager Form of Government in General-Law Municipality|Subchapter C. Other Municipal Officers|Section 25.051. Other Municipal Officers

Sec. 25.051.  OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.  (a)  After a municipality adopts the city manager form of government under this chapter, all municipal officers, except members of the governing body of the municipality, shall be appointed as provided by ordinance.  However, an elected officer serving at the time of the adoption of the city manager form of government may continue to serve until the expiration of the officer's term.(b)  This chapter does not limit the authority of the governing body of a general-law municipality to appoint and prescribe the powers and duties of a municipal officer or employee under Chapter 22, 23, or 24.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1185, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 25.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 25 - City Manager Form of Government in General-Law Municipality|Subchapter D. Abandoning City Manager Form of Government|Section 25.071. Abandoning City Manager Form of Government

Sec. 25.071.  ABANDONING CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT.  (a)  A municipality may abandon the city manager form of government at any time as provided by this section.(b)  A petition requesting the mayor of the municipality to order a special election to abandon the city manager form of government must be filed with the clerk of the municipality and signed by a number of qualified voters equal to at least 20 percent of the total number of qualified voters who voted for mayor at the most recent municipal election at which the office of mayor was to be filled.(c)  Within 10 days after the date a petition is filed under Subsection (b), the mayor shall issue a proclamation ordering the special election.  The proclamation must state that the election is ordered to determine whether the municipality will abandon the city manager form of government and notice of the election must be as for an election to consider the adoption of the city manager form of government.(d)  The election must be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that occurs after the date the petition is filed under Subsection (b) and that affords enough time to hold the election in the manner required by law.(e)  The ballots at the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  Abandoning the city manager form of government in the municipality of ____________________ (name of the municipality).|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 25.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 25 - City Manager Form of Government in General-Law Municipality|Subchapter D. Abandoning City Manager Form of Government|Section 25.072. Duties of Governing Body if City Manager Form Is Abandoned

Sec. 25.072.  DUTIES OF GOVERNING BODY IF CITY MANAGER FORM IS ABANDONED.  (a)  If a majority of votes cast at an election under this subchapter are for abandoning the city manager form of government, the governing body of the municipality shall discharge the city manager within 60 days after the election day.(b)  When the city manager is discharged, the governing body shall assume the powers and duties given to the governing body by law as if the city manager form of government had never been adopted.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 26.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 26 - Form of Government in Home-Rule Municipality|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 26.001. Chapter Applicable to Home-Rule Municipality

Sec. 26.001.  CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.  This chapter applies only to a home-rule municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 26.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 26 - Form of Government in Home-Rule Municipality|Subchapter B. Form of Government|Section 26.021. Form of Government

Sec. 26.021.  FORM OF GOVERNMENT.  The municipality may adopt and operate under any form of government, including the aldermanic or commission form.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 26.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 26 - Form of Government in Home-Rule Municipality|Subchapter C. Municipal Officers|Section 26.041. Creation of Municipal Offices

Sec. 26.041.  CREATION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICES.  The municipality may:(1)  create offices;(2)  determine the method for selecting officers;  and(3)  prescribe the qualifications, duties, and tenure of office for officers.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 26.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 26 - Form of Government in Home-Rule Municipality|Subchapter C. Municipal Officers|Section 26.042. Date for Election of Officers

Sec. 26.042.  DATE FOR ELECTION OF OFFICERS.  The governing body of the municipality may set the date of election for municipal officers in accordance with applicable provisions of the Election Code.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 26.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 26 - Form of Government in Home-Rule Municipality|Subchapter C. Municipal Officers|Section 26.043. Filling Vacancy in Elective Office in Municipality With Population of 384,000 or More

Sec. 26.043.  FILLING VACANCY IN ELECTIVE OFFICE IN MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 384,000 OR MORE.  (a)  If a vacancy occurs in an elective office of a municipality with a population of 384,000 or more and if the charter of the municipality does not provide for the filling of the vacancy, the governing body of the municipality, by majority vote, shall appoint an individual to fill the vacated office for the unexpired term.  Pending that appointment, the governing body may appoint a person on a temporary basis to serve for a period not to exceed 60 days.(b)  A person appointed under Subsection (a) must possess the qualifications required of the elected official.(c)  If the municipality holds an election to vote on proposed amendments to its charter, it shall at that time submit a proposed charter amendment to provide a method for filling vacancies in elective offices.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 26.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 26 - Form of Government in Home-Rule Municipality|Subchapter C. Municipal Officers|Section 26.045. Filling Vacancy on Governing Body of Municipality With Population of 1

Sec. 26.045.  FILLING VACANCY ON GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 1.5 MILLION OR MORE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a vacancy occurs on the governing body of a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more and more than 270 days remain before the date of the next general election of members of the governing body, the governing body shall order a special election in the district in which the vacancy occurred, or in the entire municipality if the vacancy occurred in an at-large position, to fill the vacancy.  The special election shall be held on an authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that occurs before the general election and that allows enough time to hold the election in the manner required by law and shall be conducted in the same manner as the municipality's general election except as provided by provisions of the Election Code applicable to special elections to fill vacancies.(b)  This section does not apply to a municipality that has provided by charter or charter amendment a different procedure to fill a vacancy on its governing body for which the unexpired term is 12 months or less.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 919, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1394 (H.B. 1372), Sec. 1, eff. November 5, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 26.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 26 - Form of Government in Home-Rule Municipality|Subchapter C. Municipal Officers|Section 26.046. Size of Governing Body: Certain Municipalities

Sec. 26.046.  SIZE OF GOVERNING BODY:  CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.1 million or more that elects each member of its governing body other than the mayor from fewer than 14 single-member districts.(b)  Notwithstanding a charter provision to the contrary, the municipality may provide by ordinance for the number of districts used to elect members to the municipality's governing body.  The ordinance may not provide for more than 14 districts.(c)  This section does not affect a mayor who, under a charter provision, is elected in a municipality at large.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1179, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 26.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 26 - Form of Government in Home-Rule Municipality|Subchapter C. Municipal Officers|Section 26.047. Filling Vacancy in Office of Mayor

Sec. 26.047.  FILLING VACANCY IN OFFICE OF MAYOR.  Unless otherwise provided by the charter of the municipality or this chapter, a person serving as a member of the governing body of the municipality is not, because of that service, ineligible to be appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor of the municipality, but the person may not vote on the person's own appointment.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 513 (S.B. 653), Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 42.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 42 - Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipalities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 42.001. Purpose of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Sec. 42.001.  PURPOSE OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.  The legislature declares it the policy of the state to designate certain areas as the extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipalities to promote and protect the general health, safety, and welfare of persons residing in and adjacent to the municipalities.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 42.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 42 - Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Determination of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction|Section 42.021. Extent of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Sec. 42.021.  EXTENT OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.  (a)  The extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality is the unincorporated area that is contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the municipality and that is located:(1)  within one-half mile of those boundaries, in the case of a municipality with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants;(2)  within one mile of those boundaries, in the case of a municipality with 5,000 to 24,999 inhabitants;(3)  within two miles of those boundaries, in the case of a municipality with 25,000 to 49,999 inhabitants;(4)  within 3-1/2 miles of those boundaries, in the case of a municipality with 50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants; or(5)  within five miles of those boundaries, in the case of a municipality with 100,000 or more inhabitants.(b)  Regardless of Subsection (a), the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality is the unincorporated area that is contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the municipality and that is located:(1)  within five miles of those boundaries on a barrier island; or(2)  within one-half mile of those boundaries off a barrier island.(c)  Subsection (b) applies to a municipality that has:(1)  a population of 2,000 or more; and(2)  territory located:(A)  entirely on a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico; and(B)  within 30 miles of an international border.(d)  Regardless of Subsection (a), the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality is the unincorporated area that is contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the municipality and that is located within three miles of those boundaries if the municipality:(1)  has a population of not less than 20,000 or more than 29,000; and(2)  is located in a county that has a population of 45,000 or more and borders the Trinity River.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 761 (H.B. 3325), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 215 (H.B. 91), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (S.B. 508), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 22.001(33), eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 42.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 42 - Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Determination of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction|Section 42.022. Expansion of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Sec. 42.022.  EXPANSION OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.  (a)  When a municipality annexes an area, the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality expands with the annexation to comprise, consistent with Section 42.021, the area around the new municipal boundaries.(b)  The extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality may expand beyond the distance limitations imposed by Section 42.021 to include an area contiguous to the otherwise existing extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality if the owners of the area request the expansion.(c)  The expansion of the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality through annexation, request, or increase in the number of inhabitants may not include any area in the existing extraterritorial jurisdiction of another municipality, except as provided by Subsection (d).(d)  The extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality may be expanded through annexation to include area that on the date of annexation is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of another municipality if a written agreement between the municipalities in effect on the date of annexation allocates the area to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the annexing municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 337 (H.B. 2902), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 42.0225 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 42 - Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Determination of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction|Section 42.0225. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Around Certain Municipally Owned Property

Sec. 42.0225.  EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AROUND CERTAIN MUNICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTY.  (a)  This section applies only to an area owned by a municipality that is:(1)  annexed by the municipality;  and(2)  not contiguous to other territory of the municipality.(b)  Notwithstanding Section 42.021, the annexation of an area described by Subsection (a) does not expand the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 42.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 42 - Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Determination of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction|Section 42.023. Reduction of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Sec. 42.023.  REDUCTION OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.  The extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality may not be reduced unless the governing body of the municipality gives its written consent by ordinance or resolution, except:(1)  in cases of judicial apportionment of overlapping extraterritorial jurisdictions under Section 42.901;(2)  in accordance with an agreement under Section 42.022(d); or(3)  as necessary to comply with Section 42.0235.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 337 (H.B. 2902), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 941 (H.B. 4059), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 42.0235 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 42 - Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Determination of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction|Section 42.0235. Limitation on Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Municipalities

Sec. 42.0235.  LIMITATION ON EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 42.021, and except as provided by Subsection (d), the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of more than 175,000 located in a county that contains an international border and borders the Gulf of Mexico terminates two miles from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a neighboring municipality if extension of the extraterritorial jurisdiction beyond that limit would:(1)  completely surround the corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the neighboring municipality; and(2)  limit the growth of the neighboring municipality by precluding the expansion of the neighboring municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.(b)  A municipality shall release extraterritorial jurisdiction as necessary to comply with Subsection (a).(c)  Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality that owns  an electric system and that releases extraterritorial jurisdiction under Subsection (b) may provide electric service in the released area to the same extent that the service would have been provided if the municipality had annexed the area.(d)  Extraterritorial jurisdiction for a municipality subject to this section is determined under Section 42.021 if the governing body of the municipality and the governing body of the neighboring municipality each adopt, on or after June 1, 2017, resolutions stating that the determination of extraterritorial jurisdiction under Section 42.0235(a) is not in the best interest of the municipality.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 941 (H.B. 4059), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 447 (S.B. 468), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 42.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 42 - Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Determination of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction|Section 42.025. Release of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction by Certain Municipalities

Sec. 42.025.  RELEASE OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  In this section, "eligible property" means any portion of a contiguous tract of land:(1)  that is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality within one-half mile of the territory of a proposed municipal airport;(2)  for which a contract for land acquisition services was awarded by the municipality;  and(3)  that has not been acquired through the contract described by Subdivision (2) for the proposed municipal airport.(b)  The owner of eligible property may petition the municipality to release the property from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction not later than June 1, 1996.  The petition must be filed with the secretary or clerk of the municipality.(c)  Not later than the 10th day after the date the secretary or clerk receives a petition under Subsection (b), the municipality by resolution shall release the eligible property from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.(d)  Eligible property that is released from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality under Subsection (c) may be included in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of another municipality if:(1)  any part of the other municipality is located in the same county as the property;  and(2)  the other municipality and the owner agree to the inclusion of the property in the extraterritorial jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 788, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995.  Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 42.024 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(64), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 42.0251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 42 - Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Determination of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction|Section 42.0251. Release of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction by Certain General-Law Municipalities

Sec. 42.0251.  RELEASE OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BY CERTAIN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a general-law municipality:(1)  that has a population of less than 3,000;(2)  that is located in a county with a population of more than 500,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than four million; and(3)  in which at least two-thirds of the residents reside within a gated community.(b)  A municipality shall release an area from its extraterritorial jurisdiction not later than the 10th day after the date the municipality receives a petition requesting that the area be released that is signed by at least 80 percent of the owners of real property located in the area requesting release.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 337 (H.B. 2902), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.|