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TX Loc Govt Code § 43.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 43.001. Definitions

Sec. 43.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Extraterritorial jurisdiction" means extraterritorial jurisdiction as determined under Chapter 42.(2)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 1.01, eff. May 24, 2019.(3)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 1.01, eff. May 24, 2019.(4)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 1.01, eff. May 24, 2019.(5)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 1.01, eff. May 24, 2019.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1, eff. December 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 1.01, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 43.002. Continuation of Land Use

Sec. 43.002.  CONTINUATION OF LAND USE.  (a)  A municipality may not, after annexing an area, prohibit a person from:(1)  continuing to use land in the area in the manner in which the land was being used on the date the annexation proceedings were instituted if the land use was legal at that time;  or(2)  beginning to use land in the area in the manner that was planned for the land before the 90th day before the effective date of the annexation if:(A)  one or more licenses, certificates, permits, approvals, or other forms of authorization by a governmental entity were required by law for the planned land use;  and(B)  a completed application for the initial authorization was filed with the governmental entity before the date the annexation proceedings were instituted.(b)  For purposes of this section, a completed application is filed if the application includes all documents and other information designated as required by the governmental entity in a written notice to the applicant.(c)  This section does not prohibit a municipality from imposing:(1)  a regulation relating to the location of sexually oriented businesses, as that term is defined by Section 243.002;(2)  a municipal ordinance, regulation, or other requirement affecting colonias, as that term is defined by Section 2306.581, Government Code;(3)  a regulation relating to preventing imminent destruction of property or injury to persons;(4)  a regulation relating to public nuisances;(5)  a regulation relating to flood control;(6)  a regulation relating to the storage and use of hazardous substances; or(7)  a regulation relating to the sale and use of fireworks.(d)  A regulation relating to the discharge of firearms or other weapons is subject to the restrictions in Section 229.002.(e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c) and until the 20th anniversary of the date of the annexation of an area that includes a permanent retail structure, a municipality may not prohibit a person from continuing to use the structure for the indoor seasonal sale of retail goods if the structure:(1)  is more than 5,000 square feet; and(2)  was authorized under the laws of this state to be used for the indoor seasonal sale of retail goods on the effective date of the annexation.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 18 (S.B. 734), Sec. 3, eff. May 3, 2005.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 2, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 43.003. Authority of Home-Rule Municipality to Annex Area and Take Other Actions Regarding Boundaries

Sec. 43.003.  AUTHORITY OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA AND TAKE OTHER ACTIONS REGARDING BOUNDARIES.  A home-rule municipality may take the following actions according to rules as may be provided by the charter of the municipality and not inconsistent with the requirements prescribed by this chapter:(1)  fix the boundaries of the municipality;(2)  extend the boundaries of the municipality and annex area adjacent to the municipality; and(3)  exchange area with other municipalities.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Local Government Code, Section 43.021 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 3, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 43.004. Required Disclosure Before Annexation Agreement

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 103 (S.B. 1338), Sec. 1For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 199 (H.B. 1900), Sec. 2.01, see other Sec. 43.004.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.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 103 (S.B. 1338), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 43.004. Annexation by Defunding Municipality Prohibited; Exception

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 199 (H.B. 1900), Sec. 2.01For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 103 (S.B. 1338), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 43.004.Sec. 43.004.  ANNEXATION BY DEFUNDING MUNICIPALITY PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.  (a)  In this section, "defunding municipality" means a home-rule municipality that is considered to be a defunding municipality under Chapter 109.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a defunding municipality may not annex an area during the period beginning on the date that the criminal justice division of the governor's office issues the written determination that the municipality is a defunding municipality and ending on the 10th anniversary of the date on which the criminal justice division of the governor's office issues a written determination in accordance with Section 109.005 finding that the defunding municipality has reversed the reduction described by Section 109.003(1).(c)  This section does not apply to a defunding municipality annexing all or part of an area under Section 43.0116 that was designated an industrial district under Section 42.044(b) or the subject of an agreement under Section 42.044(c) as of January 1, 2021.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 199 (H.B. 1900), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. -1. General Authority to Annex|Section 43.0115. Authority of Certain Municipalities to Annex Enclaves

Sec. 43.0115.  AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX ENCLAVES.  (a)  This section applies only to a municipality that:(1)  is wholly or partly located in a county in which a majority of the population of two or more municipalities, each with a population of 300,000 or more, are located; and(2)  proposes to annex an area that:(A)  is wholly surrounded by a municipality and within the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; and(B)  has fewer than 100 dwelling units.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of a municipality by ordinance may annex an area without the consent of any of the residents of, voters of, or owners of land in the area under the procedures prescribed by Subchapter C-1.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 4, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. -1. General Authority to Annex|Section 43.0116. Authority of Municipality to Annex Industrial Districts

Sec. 43.0116.  AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law and subject to Subsection (b), a municipality may annex all or part of the area located in an industrial district designated by the governing body of the municipality under Section 42.044 under the procedures prescribed by Subchapter C-1.(b)  A municipality that proposes to annex an area located in an industrial district subject to a contract described by Section 42.044(c) may initiate the annexation only:(1)  on or after the date the contract expires, including any period renewing or extending the contract; or(2)  as provided by the contract.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 4, eff. December 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 2.02, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. -1. General Authority to Annex|Section 43.0117. Authority of Municipality to Annex Area Near Military Base

Sec. 43.0117.  AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA NEAR MILITARY BASE.  (a)  In this section, "military base" means a presently functioning federally owned or operated military installation or facility.(b)  A municipality may annex for full or limited purposes, under the annexation provisions applicable to that municipality under this chapter, any part of the area located within five miles of the boundary of a military base in which an active training program is conducted.  The annexation proposition shall be stated to allow the voters of the area to be annexed to choose between either annexation or providing the municipality with the authority to adopt and enforce an ordinance regulating the land use in the area in the manner recommended by the most recent joint land use study.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 4, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. -1. General Authority to Annex|Section 43.012. Authority of Type a General-Law Municipality to Annex Area It Owns

Sec. 43.012.  AUTHORITY OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA IT OWNS.  The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality by ordinance may annex area that the municipality owns under the procedures prescribed by Subchapter C-1.  The ordinance must describe the area by metes and bounds and must be entered in the minutes of the governing body.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Local Government Code, Section 43.026 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 5, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. -1. General Authority to Annex|Section 43.013. Authority of Municipality to Annex Navigable Stream

Sec. 43.013.  AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX NAVIGABLE STREAM.  The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may annex any navigable stream adjacent to the municipality and within the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction under the procedures prescribed by Subchapter C-1.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Local Government Code, Section 43.027 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 6, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. -1. General Authority to Annex|Section 43.014. Authority to Annex Limited to Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Sec. 43.014.  AUTHORITY TO ANNEX LIMITED TO EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.  A municipality may annex area only in its extraterritorial jurisdiction unless the municipality owns the area.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Transferred and redesignated from Local Government Code, Section 43.051 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 7, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. -1. General Authority to Annex|Section 43.015. Authority of Adjacent Municipalities to Change Boundaries by Agreement

Sec. 43.015.  AUTHORITY OF ADJACENT MUNICIPALITIES TO CHANGE BOUNDARIES BY AGREEMENT.  Adjacent municipalities may make mutually agreeable changes in their boundaries of areas that are less than 1,000 feet in width.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 3(c), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.Transferred and redesignated from Local Government Code, Section 43.031 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 8, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. -1. General Authority to Annex|Section 43.016. Authority of Municipality to Annex Area Qualified for Agricultural or Wildlife Management Use or as Timber Land

Sec. 43.016.  AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA QUALIFIED FOR AGRICULTURAL OR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT USE OR AS TIMBER LAND.  (a)  This section applies only to an area:(1)  eligible to be the subject of a development agreement under Subchapter G, Chapter 212; and(2)  appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as land for agricultural or wildlife management use under Subchapter C or D, Chapter 23, Tax Code, or as timber land under Subchapter E of that chapter.(b)  A municipality may not annex an area to which this section applies unless:(1)  the municipality offers to make a development agreement with the landowner under Section 212.172 that would:(A)  guarantee the continuation of the extraterritorial status of the area; and(B)  authorize the enforcement of all regulations and planning authority of the municipality that do not interfere with the use of the area for agriculture, wildlife management, or timber; and(2)  the landowner declines to make the agreement described by Subdivision (1).(c)  For purposes of Section 43.003(2) or another law, including a municipal charter or ordinance, relating to municipal authority to annex an area adjacent to the municipality, an area adjacent or contiguous to an area that is the subject of a development agreement described by Subsection (b)(1) is considered adjacent or contiguous to the municipality.(d)  A provision of a development agreement described by Subsection (b)(1) that restricts or otherwise limits the annexation of all or part of the area that is the subject of the agreement is void if the landowner files any type of subdivision plat or related development document for the area with a governmental entity that has jurisdiction over the area, regardless of how the area is appraised for ad valorem tax purposes.(e)  A development agreement described by Subsection (b)(1) is not a permit for purposes of Chapter 245.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 225 (H.B. 1472), Sec. 1, eff. May 25, 2007.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Local Government Code, Section 43.035 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 9, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter A. -1. General Authority to Annex|Section 43.017. Prohibition Against Annexation to Surround Municipality in Certain Counties

Sec. 43.017.  PROHIBITION AGAINST ANNEXATION TO SURROUND MUNICIPALITY IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  A municipality with a population of more than 175,000 located in a county that contains an international border and borders the Gulf of Mexico may not annex an area that would cause another municipality to be entirely surrounded by the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the annexing municipality.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 941 (H.B. 4059), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2015.Transferred and redesignated from Local Government Code, Section 43.037 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 10, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter C. Limitations and Requirements Regarding Annexations Exempted From Consent Annexation Procedures|Section 43.0505. Applicability

Sec. 43.0505.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  This subchapter applies only to an annexation under Subchapter C-1.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 1.01(4), eff. May 24, 2019.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 14, eff. December 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 1.01, eff. May 24, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 2.04, eff. May 24, 2019.|Without reference to the amendment of this section, this section was repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 1.01, eff. May 24, 2019.
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter C. Limitations and Requirements Regarding Annexations Exempted From Consent Annexation Procedures|Section 43.052. Municipal Annexation Plan Required

Sec. 43.052.  MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION PLAN REQUIRED.(f-1)  In addition to the notice provided under Subsection (f), a home-rule municipality, before the 90th day after the date the municipality adopts or amends an annexation plan under this section, shall give written notice as provided by this subsection to each property owner in any area that would be newly included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction as a result of the proposed annexation.  For purposes of this subsection, a property owner is the owner as indicated by the appraisal records furnished by the appraisal district for each county in which the area that would be newly included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction is located.  The notice must include:(1)  a description of the area that has been included in the municipality's annexation plan;(2)  a statement that the completed annexation of that area will expand the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction to include all or part of the property owner's property;(3)  a statement of the purpose of extraterritorial jurisdiction designation as provided by Section 42.001; and(4)  a brief description of each municipal ordinance that would be applicable, as authorized by Section 212.003, in the area that would be newly included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.(f-2)  In addition to the notice requirements under Subsection (f), a home-rule municipality, before the 90th day after the date the municipality adopts or amends an annexation plan under this section, shall create, or contract for the creation of, and make publicly available a digital map that identifies the area proposed for annexation and any area that would be newly included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction as a result of the proposed annexation.  A digital map required under this subsection must be made available without charge and in a format widely used by common geographic information system software or in any other widely used electronic format if the municipality does not have common geographic information system software.  If the municipality maintains an Internet website, the municipality shall make the digital map available on the municipality's website.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1185 (H.B. 610), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 15, eff. December 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter C. Limitations and Requirements Regarding Annexations Exempted From Consent Annexation Procedures|Section 43.054. Width Requirements

Sec. 43.054.  WIDTH REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A municipality may not annex a publicly or privately owned area, including a strip of area following the course of a road, highway, river, stream, or creek, unless the width of the area at its narrowest point is at least 1,000 feet.(b)  The prohibition established by Subsection (a) does not apply if:(1)  the boundaries of the municipality are contiguous to the area on at least two sides;(2)  the annexation is initiated on the written petition of the owners or of a majority of the qualified voters of the area; or(3)  the area abuts or is contiguous to another jurisdictional boundary.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a municipality with a population of 21,000 or more located in a county with a population of 100,000 or more may annex a publicly owned strip or similar area following the course of a road or highway for the purpose of annexing territory contiguous to the strip or area if the territory contiguous to the strip or area was formerly used or was to be used in connection with or by a superconducting super collider high-energy research facility.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 3(d), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 768, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 16, eff. December 1, 2017.|