SB 2522 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to certain powers, limitations, and duties of a municipality and county in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality and the unincorporated area of the county.

SB 2522 clarifies municipal and county authority in areas outside city limits (extraterritorial jurisdiction) and unincorporated county land. It requires cities that annex areas for limited purposes (like specific infrastructure) to disannex those areas and release them from city jurisdiction using established petition or election processes. The bill also restricts cities from regulating land use, building density, lot sizes, or development density in these areas unless state law specifically authorizes it. This directly affects cities, counties, and property owners in unincorporated areas and ETJ zones by defining what local governments can or cannot regulate.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Last action May 14, 2025
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Committee
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May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
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May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
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May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
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Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
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Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
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Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
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Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Paul Bettencourt
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