HB 954: bill letting counties cancel plats in a city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction

Caption

relating to the authority of a county to cancel subdivisions in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.

Summary

Only where a city-county agreement hands the county that area.

The bill changes where a county may cancel a subdivision plat. Counties keep this power outside city limits and gain it inside a city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, the zone just outside city limits, when a city-county agreement assigns that area to the county or gives the county subdivision authority there. Landowners and counties in those ETJ areas covered by an agreement can now use the county cancellation process starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2232 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2232 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.QUICK READ: 121 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 121 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 10, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Local Government committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB954 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. David SpillerRHouse 68

Rep. Janis HoltRHouse 18

+ 2 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the authority of a county to cancel subdivisions in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.

WHAT IT DOES

Only where a city-county agreement hands the county that area.

The bill changes where a county may cancel a subdivision plat. Counties keep this power outside city limits and gain it inside a city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, the zone just outside city limits, when a city-county agreement assigns that area to the county or gives the county subdivision authority there. Landowners and counties in those ETJ areas covered by an agreement can now use the county cancellation process starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 10, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 6, 2025Read first time
Mar 6, 2025Referred to Land & Resource Management
Mar 13, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 13, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 13, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 13, 2025Left pending in committee
Mar 20, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 20, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Mar 26, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Mar 26, 2025Committee report distributed
Mar 26, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 17, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 7, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 9, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 9, 2025Read 2nd time
May 9, 2025Passed to engrossment
May 9, 2025Record vote RV#1975
May 9, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 10, 2025Read 3rd time
May 10, 2025Passed
May 10, 2025Record vote RV#2054
May 10, 2025Reported engrossed
May 12, 2025Received from the House
May 12, 2025Read first time
May 12, 2025Referred to Local Government

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 123 yea · 6 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 10, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

David Spiller

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40KMax Poynor$10,000Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101009978, 101031338, 101071836.

Max Poynor$10,000.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10,000.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987103, 101057871.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101009978, 101031338, 101071836.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987103, 101057871.

Votes2

House May 10, 2025

Yea: 123
Nay: 6
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 2
Excused: 17

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2054

HB 954 was passed by (Record 2054): 123 Yeas, 6 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 123 (published)
Nay: 6 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
Excused: 17 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 9, 2025

Yea: 135
Nay: 2
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 6
Excused: 6

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1975

HB 954 was passed to engrossment by (Record 1975): 135 Yeas, 2 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 135 (published)
Nay: 2 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 6 (derived from named list)
Excused: 6 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses5

For: 5
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Bexar County Commissioners Court1 registration
Conference of Urban Counties1 registration
County Judges and Commissioners Assocation of Texas1 registration
Eliss County and County Judges and Commissioners Association1 registration
Texas Association of Builders1 registration

Sources

5 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 10, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 2232

by Rep. Spiller, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, May 21, 2023: Left pending in committee

Relating to county authority to cancel subdivisions in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

05/12/2025 S Referred to Local Government

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Carrie IsaacRHouse 73

Helen KerwinRHouse 58

House committee · Land & Resource Management · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Senate committee · Local Government · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

City Government--Annexation

City Government--General

County Government--Land Use & Zoning

Property Interests--Real Property

Text

The text as introduced · 121 words

89R3265 MZM-F

By: Spiller
H.B. No. 954

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a county to cancel subdivisions in the

extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 232.008(a), Local Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) This section applies only to real property located

outside :

(1) a municipality; [ municipalities ] and

(2) the area in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a

municipality not subject to an agreement described by:

(A) Section 242.001(d)(2); or

(B) Section 242.001(d)(3) that apportions the

area to a county [ municipalities, as determined under Chapter 42 ].

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

House May 10, 2025

House May 9, 2025

For

88R HB 2232