TITLE: Relating to the authority of a municipality to annex property in certain water districts.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of a municipality to annex property in certain water districts.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authority of a municipality to annex property in certain water districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 43.071(e), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (e) Subsections (b)-(d) do not apply to the annexation of: (1) an area within a water or sewer district if: (A) the governing body of the district consents to the annexation; (B) the owners in fee simple of the area to be annexed consent to the annexation; and (C) the annexed area does not exceed 525 feet in width at its widest point; (2) a water or sewer district that has a noncontiguous part that is not within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality; [or] (3) a part of a special utility district created or operating under Chapter 65, Water Code;or (4) property by a municipality with a population of 3,000 or less if the governing body of the district consents to the annexation.SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.