TITLE: Relating to disclosure requirements for agreements consenting to municipal annexation.

SUMMARY: Relating to disclosure requirements for agreements consenting to municipal annexation.

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AN ACT relating to disclosure requirements for agreements consenting to municipal annexation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 43, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 43.004 to read as follows: Sec. 43.004. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE BEFORE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT. (a) At the time a municipality makes an offer to a landowner to enter into an agreement in which the landowner consents to annexation, the municipality must provide the landowner with the written disclosure described by Section 212.172(b-1). (b) An annexation agreement for which a disclosure is not provided in accordance with Subsection (a) is void. SECTION 2. Section 212.172, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows: (b-1) At the time a municipality makes an offer to a landowner to enter into an agreement under this subchapter, the municipality must provide the landowner with a written disclosure that includes: (1) a statement that the landowner is not required to enter into the agreement; (2) the authority under which the municipality may annex the land with references to relevant law; (3) a plain-language description of the annexation procedures applicable to the land; (4) whether the procedures require the landowner's consent; and (5) a statement regarding the municipality's waiver of immunity to suit. (b-2) An agreement for which a disclosure is not provided in accordance with Subsection (b-1) is void. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.