Relating to the authority of a municipality to remove territory from an emergency services district.

SB 2962 sets a sunset date for a municipality's authority to remove territory from an emergency services district, requiring this power to expire on September 1, 2025. The bill modifies several Texas codes to ensure that when municipalities disannex territory (remove it from an emergency services district) before the deadline, the same legal procedures apply as if the territory had been annexed under full municipal authority. It repeals Section 775.0235 of the Health and Safety Code and clarifies that existing provisions for disannexation will follow the same rules as annexation. This bill directly affects Texas municipalities seeking to change emergency services district boundaries. The law takes effect on September 1, 2025.