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TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0545 (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 43.0545. Annexation of Certain Adjacent Areas

Sec. 43.0545.  ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN ADJACENT AREAS.  (a)  A municipality may not annex an area that is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality only because the area is contiguous to municipal territory that is less than 1,000 feet in width at its narrowest point.(b)  A municipality may not annex an area that is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality only because the area is contiguous to municipal territory that:(1)  was annexed before September 1, 1999;  and(2)  was in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality at the time of annexation only because the territory was contiguous to municipal territory that was less than 1,000 feet in width at its narrowest point.(c)  Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to an area:(1)  completely surrounded by incorporated territory of one or more municipalities;(2)  for which the owners of the area have requested annexation by the municipality;(3)  that is owned by the municipality;  or(4)  that is the subject of an industrial district contract under Section 42.044.(d)  Subsection (b) does not apply if the minimum width of the narrow territory described by Subsection (b)(2), following subsequent annexation, is no longer less than 1,000 feet in width at its narrowest point.(e)  For purposes of this section, roads, highways, rivers, lakes, or other bodies of water are not included in computing the 1,000-foot distance unless the area being annexed includes land in addition to a road, highway, river, lake, or other body of water.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.055 (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 43.055. Maximum Amount of Annexation Each Year

Sec. 43.055.  MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ANNEXATION EACH YEAR.  (a)  In a calendar year, a municipality may not annex a total area greater than 10 percent of the incorporated area of the municipality as of January 1 of that year, plus any amount of area carried over to that year under Subsection (b).  In determining the total area annexed in a calendar year, an area annexed for limited purposes is included, but an annexed area is not included if it is:(1)  annexed at the request of a majority of the qualified voters of the area and the owners of at least 50 percent of the land in the area;(2)  owned by the municipality, a county, the state, or the federal government and used for a public purpose;(3)  annexed at the request of at least a majority of the qualified voters of the area; or(4)  annexed at the request of the owners of the area.(b)  If a municipality fails to annex in a calendar year the entire 10 percent amount permitted under Subsection (a), the municipality may carry over the unused allocation for use in subsequent calendar years.(c)  A municipality carrying over an allocation may not annex in a calendar year a total area greater than 30 percent of the incorporated area of the municipality as of January 1 of that year.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 3(e), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0561 (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 43.0561. Annexation Hearing Requirements

Sec. 43.0561.  ANNEXATION HEARING REQUIREMENTS.(c)  The municipality must:(1)  post notice of the hearings on the municipality's Internet website if the municipality has an Internet website; and(2)  publish notice of the hearings in a newspaper of general circulation:(A)  in the municipality;(B)  in the area proposed for annexation; and(C)  if the municipality is a home-rule municipality, in any area that would be newly included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by the expansion of the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction resulting from the proposed annexation.(d)  The notice for each hearing must be published at least once on or after the 20th day but before the 10th day before the date of the hearing.  The notice for each hearing must be posted on the municipality's Internet website on or after the 20th day but before the 10th day before the date of the hearing and must remain posted until the date of the hearing.(e)  This subsection applies only to a home-rule municipality.  If applicable, the notice for each hearing must include:(1)  a statement that the completed annexation of the area will expand the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction;(2)  a description of the area that would be newly included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction;(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)  In addition to the notice required by Subsection (c), the municipality must give notice by certified mail to:(1)  each public entity, as defined by Section 43.053, and utility service provider that provides services in the area proposed for annexation; and(2)  each railroad company that serves the municipality and is on the municipality's tax roll if the company's right-of-way is in the area proposed for annexation.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0565 (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 43.0565. Access to Services by Certain Municipalities in Annexed Area

Sec. 43.0565.  ACCESS TO SERVICES BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES IN ANNEXED AREA.  (a)  A municipality with a population of 350,000 or less shall provide access to services provided to an annexed area under a service plan described by Section 43.056 that is identical or substantially similar to access to those services in the municipality.(b)  A person residing in an annexed area subject to a service plan may apply for a writ of mandamus against a municipality that fails to provide access to services in accordance with Subsection (a).  In the action for the writ:(1)  the court may order the parties to participate in mediation;(2)  the municipality has the burden of proving that the municipality complied with Subsection (a);(3)  the person may provide evidence that the costs for the person to access the services are disproportionate to the costs incurred by a municipal resident to access those services; and(4)  if the person prevails:(A)  the municipality shall:(i)  disannex the property that is the subject of the suit within a reasonable period specified by the court; or(ii)  comply with Subsection (a); and(B)  the court shall award the person's attorney's fees and costs incurred in bringing the action for the writ.(c)  A municipality's governmental immunity to suit and from liability is waived and abolished to the extent of liability created under this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 429 (S.B. 1024), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.057 (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 43.057. Annexation That Surrounds Area: Findings Required

Sec. 43.057.  ANNEXATION THAT SURROUNDS AREA:  FINDINGS REQUIRED.  If a proposed annexation would cause an area to be entirely surrounded by the annexing municipality but would not include the area within the municipality, the governing body of the municipality must find, before completing the annexation, that surrounding the area is in the public interest.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.061 (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. -1. Annexation Procedure for Areas Exempted From Consent Annexation Procedures|Section 43.061. Applicability

Sec. 43.061.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  Unless otherwise specifically provided by this chapter or another law, this subchapter applies only to an annexation under:(1)  Section 43.0115 (Enclave);(2)  Section 43.0116 (Industrial District);(3)  Section 43.012 (Area Owned by Type-A Municipality);(4)  Section 43.013 (Navigable Stream);(5)  Section 43.0751(h) (Strategic Partnership);(6)  Section 43.101 (Municipally Owned Reservoir);(7)  Section 43.102 (Municipally Owned Airport); and(8)  Section 43.1055 (Road and Right-of-Way).(b)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 1.01(12), eff. May 24, 2019.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 21, eff. December 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 1.01(12), eff. May 24, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 2.07, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.062 (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. -1. Annexation Procedure for Areas Exempted From Consent Annexation Procedures|Section 43.062. Procedures Applicable

Sec. 43.062.  PROCEDURES APPLICABLE.  (a)  Sections 43.054, 43.0545, 43.055, and 43.057 apply to the annexation of an area to which this subchapter applies.(b)  This subsection applies only to an area that contains fewer than 100 separate tracts of land on which one or more residential dwellings are located on each tract.  Before the 30th day before the date of the first hearing required under Section 43.063, a municipality shall give written notice of its intent to annex the area to:(1)  each property owner in an area proposed for annexation, as indicated by the appraisal records furnished by the appraisal district for each county in which the area is located;(2)  each public entity or private entity that provides services in the area proposed for annexation, including each:(A)  municipality, county, fire protection service provider, including a volunteer fire department, and emergency medical services provider, including a volunteer emergency medical services provider; and(B)  municipal utility district, water control and improvement district, or other district created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and(3)  each railroad company that serves the municipality and is on the municipality's tax roll if the company's right-of-way is in the area proposed for annexation.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 22, eff. December 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 2.08, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0635 (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. -1. Annexation Procedure for Areas Exempted From Consent Annexation Procedures|Section 43.0635. Map Requirement for Proposed Annexation

Sec. 43.0635.  MAP REQUIREMENT FOR PROPOSED ANNEXATION.  In addition to the notice requirements under Section 43.063, a home-rule municipality, before the municipality may institute annexation proceedings, 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 section 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.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.064 (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. -1. Annexation Procedure for Areas Exempted From Consent Annexation Procedures|Section 43.064. Period for Completion of Annexation

Sec. 43.064.  PERIOD FOR COMPLETION OF ANNEXATION.   The annexation of an area must be completed within 90 days after the date the governing body institutes the annexation proceedings or those proceedings are void.  Any period during which the municipality is restrained or enjoined by a court from annexing the area is not included in computing the 90-day period.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 23, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.065 (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. -1. Annexation Procedure for Areas Exempted From Consent Annexation Procedures|Section 43.065. Provision of Services to Annexed Area

Sec. 43.065.  PROVISION OF SERVICES TO ANNEXED AREA.  (a)  Before the publication of the notice of the first hearing required under Section 43.063, the governing body of the municipality proposing the annexation shall direct its planning department or other appropriate municipal department to prepare a service plan that provides for the extension of full municipal services to the area to be annexed.  The municipality shall provide the services by any of the methods by which it extends the services to any other area of the municipality.(b)  Sections 43.056(b)-(o) apply to the annexation of an area to which this subchapter applies.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0661 (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. -2. General Annexation Authority and Procedures Regarding Consent Annexations|Section 43.0661. Provision of Certain Services to Annexed Area

Sec. 43.0661.  PROVISION OF CERTAIN SERVICES TO ANNEXED AREA.  (a)  This section applies only to a municipality that includes solid waste collection services in the list of services that will be provided in the area proposed for annexation on or before the second anniversary of the effective date of the annexation of the area under a written agreement under Section 43.0672 or a resolution under Section 43.0682 or 43.0692.(b)  A municipality is not required to provide solid waste collection services to a person who continues to use the services of a privately owned solid waste management service provider as provided by Subsection (c).(c)  Before the second anniversary of the effective date of the annexation of an area, a municipality may not:(1)  prohibit the collection of solid waste in the area by a privately owned solid waste management service provider; or(2)  offer solid waste management services in the area unless a privately owned solid waste management service provider is unavailable.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 24, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0663 (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. -2. General Annexation Authority and Procedures Regarding Consent Annexations|Section 43.0663. Effect on Other Law

Sec. 43.0663.  EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.  Subchapters C-3 through C-5 do not affect the procedures described by Section 397.005 or 397.006 applicable to a defense community as defined by Section 397.001.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 24, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0671 (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. -3. Annexation of Area on Request of Owners|Section 43.0671. Authority to Annex Area on Request of Owners

Sec. 43.0671.  AUTHORITY TO ANNEX AREA ON REQUEST OF OWNERS.  Notwithstanding Subchapter C-4 or C-5, a municipality may annex an area if each owner of land in the area requests the annexation.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 26, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0672 (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. -3. Annexation of Area on Request of Owners|Section 43.0672. Written Agreement Regarding Services

Sec. 43.0672.  WRITTEN AGREEMENT REGARDING SERVICES.  (a)  The governing body of the municipality that elects to annex an area under this subchapter must first negotiate and enter into a written agreement with the owners of land in the area for the provision of services in the area.(b)  The agreement must include:(1)  a list of each service the municipality will provide on the effective date of the annexation; and(2)  a schedule that includes the period within which the municipality will provide each service that is not provided on the effective date of the annexation.(c)  The municipality is not required to provide a service that is not included in the agreement.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 26, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0673 (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. -3. Annexation of Area on Request of Owners|Section 43.0673. Public Hearing

Sec. 43.0673.  PUBLIC HEARING.  (a)  Before a municipality may adopt an ordinance annexing an area under this subchapter, the governing body of the municipality must conduct one public hearing.(c)  During the public hearing, the governing body:(1)  must provide persons interested in the annexation the opportunity to be heard; and(2)  may adopt an ordinance annexing the area.(d)  The municipality must post notice of the hearing on the municipality's Internet website if the municipality has an Internet website and publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and in the area proposed for annexation.  The notice for the hearing must be:(1)  published at least once on or after the 20th day but before the 10th day before the date of the hearing; and(2)  posted on the municipality's Internet website on or after the 20th day but before the 10th day before the date of the hearing and must remain posted until the date of the hearing.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 26, eff. December 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 3.01, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0681 (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. -4. Annexation of Areas With Population of Less Than 200 by Petition|Section 43.0681. Authority to Annex

Sec. 43.0681.  AUTHORITY TO ANNEX.  A municipality may annex an area with a population of less than 200 only if the following conditions are met, as applicable:(1)  the municipality obtains consent to annex the area through a petition signed by more than 50 percent of the registered voters of the area; and(2)  if the registered voters of the area do not own more than 50 percent of the land in the area, the petition described by Subdivision (1) is signed by more than 50 percent of the owners of land in the area.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 26, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0682 (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. -4. Annexation of Areas With Population of Less Than 200 by Petition|Section 43.0682. Resolution

Sec. 43.0682.  RESOLUTION.  The governing body of the municipality that proposes to annex an area under this subchapter must adopt a resolution that includes:(1)  a statement of the municipality's intent to annex the area;(2)  a detailed description and map of the area;(3)  a description of each service to be provided by the municipality in the area on or after the effective date of the annexation, including, as applicable:(A)  police protection;(B)  fire protection;(C)  emergency medical services;(D)  solid waste collection;(E)  operation and maintenance of water and wastewater facilities in the annexed area;(F)  operation and maintenance of roads and streets, including road and street lighting;(G)  operation and maintenance of parks, playgrounds, and swimming pools; and(H)  operation and maintenance of any other publicly owned facility, building, or service;(4)  a list of each service the municipality will provide on the effective date of the annexation; and(5)  a schedule that includes the period within which the municipality will provide each service that is not provided on the effective date of the annexation.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 26, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.0683 (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. -4. Annexation of Areas With Population of Less Than 200 by Petition|Section 43.0683. Notice of Proposed Annexation

Sec. 43.0683.  NOTICE OF PROPOSED ANNEXATION.  Not later than the seventh day after the date the governing body of the municipality adopts the resolution under Section 43.0682, the municipality must mail to each resident and property owner in the area proposed to be annexed notification of the proposed annexation that includes:(1)  notice of the public hearing required by Section 43.0684;(2)  an explanation of the 180-day petition period described by Section 43.0685; and(3)  a description, list, and schedule of services to be provided by the municipality in the area on or after annexation as provided by Section 43.0682.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 26, eff. December 1, 2017.|