HB 2024 proposes amendments to the Local Government Code regarding the release of areas from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) through petition or election. The bill modifies the applicability criteria by exempting areas located near military bases, those in rapidly growing counties, industrial districts, and areas with existing strategic partnership agreements. It also introduces new criteria to prevent the release of areas if doing so would result in a non-contiguous ETJ or if the municipality has invested at least $1 million in developing the area. These changes apply only to petitions filed or elections requested after the bill’s effective date of September 1, 2025​.