Sec. 242.003.  AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN BORDER COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO REGULATE SUBDIVISIONS IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BY AGREEMENT.  (a)  This section applies only to:
(1)  a county that is located on the international border and contains a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more; and
(2)  a municipality that has extraterritorial jurisdiction, as defined by Section 212.001, in the county described by Subdivision (1).
(b)  A county and a municipality may enter into an agreement that identifies the governmental entity authorized to regulate subdivision plats and approve related permits in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality in a manner consistent with Section 242.001(d).  The county and the municipality shall adopt the agreement by order, ordinance, or resolution.
(c)  The agreement must be amended by the county and the municipality if necessary to take into account an expansion or reduction in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.  The municipality shall notify the county of any expansion or reduction in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.  Any expansion or reduction in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction that affects property that is subject to a preliminary or final plat, a plat application, or an application for a related permit filed with the municipality or the county or that was previously approved under Section 212.009 or Chapter 232 does not affect any rights accrued under Chapter 245.  The approval of the plat, any permit, a plat application, or an application for a related permit remains effective as provided by Chapter 245 regardless of the change in designation as extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.
(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 Chapter 791, Government Code.
(e)  Property subject to pending approval of a preliminary or final plat is governed by Section 242.001(i).
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 971 (H.B. 1970), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 151, eff. September 1, 2023.