Texas Local Government Code 242.002 – Regulation of Subdivisions in Populous Counties or Contiguous Counties
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(a) This section applies only to a county operating under § 232.006.
(b) For an area in a municipality‘s extraterritorial jurisdiction, as defined by § 212.001, a subdivision plat may not be filed with the county clerk without the approval of the municipality.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 242.002
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
(c) In the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the municipality has exclusive authority to regulate subdivisions under Subchapter A of Chapter 212 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).