TITLE: Relating to the authority of certain tier 1 general-law municipalities to annex certain areas on petition by the area's property owners.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of certain tier 1 general-law municipalities to annex certain areas on petition by the area's property owners.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authority of certain tier 1 general-law municipalities to annex certain areas on petition by the area's property owners. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 43.0325 to read as follows: Sec. 43.0325. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX NONCONTIGUOUS AREA ON OWNER PETITION. (a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 1,780 to 1,800. (b) A municipality may annex an area that is noncontiguous to the boundaries of the municipality if: (1) the area's land development standards are more stringent than the land development standards in the municipality; and (2) the municipality receives a petition requesting the annexation that: (A) describes the area by metes and bounds; (B) is signed by each owner of real property in the area; and (C) is filed with the secretary of the municipality. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.