APPROVAL PROCEDURE: ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS.
Tex. LOC. GOV'T Code § 212.0096.
in effect(a) Notwithstanding Sections 212.009 , 212.0091 , 212.0093 , and 212.0095 , an applicant may elect at any time to seek approval for a plat under an alternative approval process adopted by a municipality if the process allows for a shorter approval period than the approval process described by Sections 212.009 , 212.0091 , 212.0093 , and 212.0095 .
(b) An applicant that elects to seek approval under the alternative approval process described by Subsection (a) is not:
(1) required to satisfy the requirements of Sections 212.009 , 212.0091 , 212.0093 , and 212.0095 before bringing an action challenging a disapproval of a plat under this subchapter; and
(2) prejudiced in any manner in bringing the action described by Subdivision (1), including satisfying a requirement to exhaust any and all remedies.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (H.B. 3167 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.