May qualified voters residing in the ETJ ever vote in a city election?

Generally, to be eligible to vote in a city election a person must, among other things, reside in the city on the day of the election. TEX. ELEC. CODE § 11.001. (As used in the Election Code, the term “residence” means domicile or “legal residence” and not necessarily the actual place where a person is living for the time being. Id. § 1.015.) There are some exceptions to this general rule. For instance, a city that seeks to annex an area with a population of 200 or more must get, at an election, the approval of a majority of the qualified voters in the area. TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE § 43.0691; see also, e.g., id. §§ 42.904, 43.130.

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1. What is the extraterritorial jurisdiction and why was it created?
2. How much territory is encompassed in a city’s ETJ?
3. Why does my city’s ETJ encompass a different amount of territory than provided in state law?
4. What happens to the ETJ when a city annexes property?
5. Should a city have a map showing the boundaries of its ETJ?
6. May cities swap ETJ?
7. May a city apply its ordinances in the ETJ?
8. Do city taxes apply in the ETJ?
9. May qualified voters residing in the ETJ ever vote in a city election?
10. Do city police officers have any authority to make arrests in the ETJ?
11. Do municipal courts have jurisdiction over cases that arise in the ETJ?