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TX Loc Govt Code § 43.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter H. Alteration of Annexation Status|Section 43.201. Definitions

Sec. 43.201.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Consent agreement" means an agreement between a district and a municipality under Section 42.042.(2)  "Limited-purpose annexation" means annexation authorized under Section 43.121.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 787, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter H. Alteration of Annexation Status|Section 43.202. Applicability

Sec. 43.202.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies to:(1)  a municipal utility district operating under Chapter 54, Water Code, that:(A)  was annexed for full purposes by a municipality as a condition of the municipality granting consent to the creation of the district;(B)  was annexed by the municipality on the same date as at least five other districts;  and(C)  has not had on the eighth anniversary of the district's annexation by the municipality more than 10 percent of the housing units or commercial square footage authorized in its consent agreement constructed;  and(2)  a municipality that has:(A)  annexed territory for limited purposes;(B)  disannexed territory that previously was annexed for limited purposes;  and(C)  previously disannexed territory in a municipal utility district originally annexed for full purposes on the same date as a district to which this section applies.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 787, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 43.901. Circumstances in Which Consent to Boundaries or Annexation Is Presumed

Sec. 43.901.  CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH CONSENT TO BOUNDARIES OR ANNEXATION IS PRESUMED.  A municipal ordinance defining boundaries of or annexing area to a municipality is conclusively presumed to have been adopted with the consent of all appropriate persons, except another municipality, if:(1)  two years have expired after the date of the adoption of the ordinance;  and(2)  an action to annul or review the adoption of the ordinance has not been initiated in that two-year period.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 401, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 43.902. Annexation, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, and Eminent Domain on Inaccessible Gulf Island

Sec. 43.902.  ANNEXATION, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, AND EMINENT DOMAIN ON INACCESSIBLE GULF ISLAND.  (a)  Land on an island bordering the Gulf of Mexico that is not accessible by a public road or common carrier ferry facility may not be annexed by a municipality without the consent of the owners of the land.(b)  The extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality does not include land on the island unless the owners of the land consent.(c)  A municipality may not take property on the island through eminent domain.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 43.903. Effect of Annexation on Railroad Switching Limits or Rates

Sec. 43.903.  EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON RAILROAD SWITCHING LIMITS OR RATES.  An annexation by a municipality does not change or otherwise affect the switching limits of a railroad or any rates of a railroad.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.905 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 43.905. Effect of Annexation on Operation of School District

Sec. 43.905.  EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON OPERATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT.  (a)  A municipality that proposes to annex an area shall provide written notice of the proposed annexation to each public school district located in the area proposed for annexation within the period prescribed for providing the notice of, as applicable:(1)  the hearing under Section 43.0673; or(2)  the first hearing under Section 43.063, 43.0683, or 43.0693.(b)  A notice to a public school district shall contain a description of:(1)  the area within the district proposed for annexation;(2)  any financial impact on the district resulting from the annexation, including any changes in utility costs;  and(3)  any proposal the municipality has to abate, reduce, or limit any financial impact on the district.(c)  The municipality may not proceed with the annexation unless the municipality provides the required notice.(d)  A municipality that has annexed any portion of an area after December 1, 1996, and before September 1, 1999, in which a school district has a facility shall grant a variance from the municipality's building code for that facility if the facility does not comply with the code.(e)  A municipality that, as a result of the annexation, provides utility services to a school district facility may charge the district for utility services at:(1)  the same rate that the district was paying before the annexation;  or(2)  a lower municipal rate.(f)  A rate set under Subsection (e) is effective until the first day of the school district's fiscal year that begins after the 90th day after the effective date of the annexation.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 41, eff. December 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 2.17, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.9051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 43.9051. Effect of Annexation on Public Entities or Political Subdivisions

Sec. 43.9051.  EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON PUBLIC ENTITIES OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  (a)  In this section, "public entity" includes a county, fire protection service provider, including a volunteer fire department, emergency medical services provider, including a volunteer emergency medical services provider, or special district described by Section 43.062(b)(2)(B).(b)  A municipality that proposes to annex an area shall provide to each public entity that is located in or provides services to the area proposed for annexation written notice of the proposed annexation within the period prescribed for providing the notice of, as applicable:(1)  the hearing under Section 43.0673; or(2)  the first hearing under Section 43.063, 43.0683, or 43.0693.(c)  A municipality that proposes to enter into a strategic partnership agreement under Section 43.0751 shall provide written notice of the proposed agreement within the period prescribed for providing the notice of the first hearing under Section 43.0751 to each political subdivision that is located in or provides services to the area subject to the proposed agreement.(d)  A notice to a public entity or political subdivision shall contain a description of:(1)  the area proposed for annexation;(2)  any financial impact on the public entity or political subdivision resulting from the annexation, including any changes in the public entity's or political subdivision's revenues or maintenance and operation costs; and(3)  any proposal the municipality has to abate, reduce, or limit any financial impact on the public entity or political subdivision.(e)  The municipality may not proceed with the annexation unless the municipality provides the required notice under this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 42, eff. December 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 2.18, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.907 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 43.907. Effect of Annexation on Colonias

Sec. 43.907.  EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON COLONIAS.  (a)  In this section, "colonia" means a geographic area that consists of 11 or more dwellings that are located in close proximity to each other in an area that may be described as a community or neighborhood and that:(1)  has a majority population composed of individuals and families of low income and very low income, as defined by Section 2306.004, Government Code, and based on the federal Office of Management and Budget poverty index, and that meets the qualifications of an economically distressed area under Section 17.921, Water Code; or(2)  has the physical and economic characteristics of a colonia, as determined by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.(b)  A colonia that is annexed by a municipality remains eligible for five years after the effective date of the annexation to receive any form of assistance for which the colonia would be eligible if the annexation had not occurred.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 218, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 43.905 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(84), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (S.B. 99), Sec. 18, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 43.908 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation|Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 43.908. Enforcement of Chapter

Sec. 43.908.  ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER.  (a)  This chapter may be enforced only through mandamus or declaratory or injunctive relief.(b)  A political subdivision's immunity from suit is waived in regard to an action under this chapter.(c)  A court may award court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees to the prevailing party in an action under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 43, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 51.001. Ordinance, Rule, or Regulation Necessary to Carry Out Other Powers

Sec. 51.001.  ORDINANCE, RULE, OR REGULATION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT OTHER POWERS.  The governing body of a municipality may adopt, publish, amend, or repeal an ordinance, rule, or police regulation that:(1)  is for the good government, peace, or order of the municipality or for the trade and commerce of the municipality;  and(2)  is necessary or proper for carrying out a power granted by law to the municipality or to an office or department of the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 51.003. Municipal Act or Proceeding Presumed Valid

Sec. 51.003.  MUNICIPAL ACT OR PROCEEDING PRESUMED VALID.  (a)  A governmental act or proceeding of a municipality is conclusively presumed, as of the date it occurred, to be valid and to have occurred in accordance with all applicable statutes and ordinances if:(1)  the third anniversary of the effective date of the act or proceeding has expired;  and(2)  a lawsuit to annul or invalidate the act or proceeding has not been filed on or before that third anniversary.(b)  This section does not apply to:(1)  an act or proceeding that was void at the time it occurred;(2)  an act or proceeding that, under a statute of this state or the United States, was a misdemeanor or felony at the time the act or proceeding occurred;(3)  an incorporation or attempted incorporation of a municipality, or an annexation or attempted annexation of territory by a municipality, within the incorporated boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of another municipality that occurred without the consent of the other municipality in violation of Chapter 42 or 43;(4)  an ordinance that, at the time it was passed, was preempted by a statute of this state or the United States, including Section 1.06 or 109.57, Alcoholic Beverage Code;  or(5)  a matter that on the effective date of this section:(A)  is involved in litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final judgment of a court;  or(B)  has been held invalid by a final judgment of a court.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1338, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 51.011. Subchapter Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 51.011.  SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  This subchapter applies only to a Type A general-law municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 51.012. Ordinances and Regulations

Sec. 51.012.  ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS.  The municipality may adopt an ordinance, act, law, or regulation, not inconsistent with state law, that is necessary for the government, interest, welfare, or good order of the municipality as a body politic.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 51.013. Authority Relating to Lawsuits

Sec. 51.013.  AUTHORITY RELATING TO LAWSUITS.  The municipality may sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and answer and be answered in any matter in any court or other place.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 51.014. Authority to Contract

Sec. 51.014.  AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.  The municipality may contract with other persons.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 51.015. Authority to Hold, Purchase, Lease, or Convey Property

Sec. 51.015.  AUTHORITY TO HOLD, PURCHASE, LEASE, OR CONVEY PROPERTY.  (a)  To carry out a municipal purpose, the municipality may take, hold, purchase, lease, grant, or convey property located in or outside the municipality.(b)  The governing body of the municipality may manage and control the property belonging to the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 51.016. Adoption and Use of Seal

Sec. 51.016.  ADOPTION AND USE OF SEAL.  The municipality may adopt a corporate seal for the use of the municipality.  The municipality may change and renew the seal.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 51.017. Continuation of Powers, Duties, Penalties, and Suits After Change to Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 51.017.  CONTINUATION OF POWERS, DUTIES, PENALTIES, AND SUITS AFTER CHANGE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  This section applies only to a Type A general-law municipality that:(1)  changed to that type under Subchapter B of Chapter 6;   or(2)  changed its municipal type under the predecessor statutes to Subchapter B of Chapter 6.(b)  The municipality continues to have the powers, rights, immunities, privileges, and franchises possessed at the time the municipality changed to a Type A general-law municipality and continues to be subject to the duties it had at the time of the change.(c)  A right, action, fine, penalty, or forfeiture that, under the laws in effect before the municipality changed to a Type A general-law municipality, accrued in favor of the municipality in a suit or in any other manner continues to be vested in and shall be prosecuted by the municipality after the change.(d)  A suit pending against the municipality before the municipality changed to a Type A general-law municipality is not affected by the change.  After the change, the municipality shall, as appropriate, prosecute or defend the suit.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 51.018. Ownership and Sale of Property After Change to Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 51.018.  OWNERSHIP AND SALE OF PROPERTY AFTER CHANGE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  This section applies only to a Type A general-law municipality described by Section 51.017(a).(b)  The property belonging to the municipality before it changed to a Type A general-law municipality continues to belong to the municipality after the change.(c)  If, before changing to a Type A general-law municipality, the municipality was incorporated under a law of the Republic of Texas, the governing body of the municipality may sell the property and appropriate the proceeds of the sale for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of a water, sewer, gas, or electric light or power system in or outside the municipality or for any other public improvement in the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter C. Provisions Applicable to Type B General-Law Municipality|Section 51.031. Subchapter Applicable to Type B General-Law Municipality

Sec. 51.031.  SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  This subchapter applies only to a Type B general-law municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter C. Provisions Applicable to Type B General-Law Municipality|Section 51.032. Ordinances and Bylaws

Sec. 51.032.  ORDINANCES AND BYLAWS.  (a)  The governing body of the municipality may adopt an ordinance or bylaw, not inconsistent with state law, that the governing body considers proper for the government of the municipal corporation.(b)  The governing body may take any other action necessary to carry out a provision of this code applicable to the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter C. Provisions Applicable to Type B General-Law Municipality|Section 51.033. Authority Relating to Lawsuits

Sec. 51.033.  AUTHORITY RELATING TO LAWSUITS.  The municipality may sue and be sued and may plead and be impleaded.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter C. Provisions Applicable to Type B General-Law Municipality|Section 51.034. Authority to Hold and Dispose of Property

Sec. 51.034.  AUTHORITY TO HOLD AND DISPOSE OF PROPERTY.  The municipality may hold and dispose of:(1)  personal property;  and(2)  real property located within the municipal boundaries.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter C. Provisions Applicable to Type B General-Law Municipality|Section 51.035. Authority, Duties, Privileges

Sec. 51.035.  AUTHORITY, DUTIES, PRIVILEGES.  A Type B general-law municipality has the same authority, duties, and privileges as a Type A general-law municipality, unless the Type B general-law municipality in exercising the authority or privilege or performing the duty would be in conflict with another provision of this code or other state law that relates specifically to Type B general-law municipalities.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 753, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 51.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities|Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities|Subchapter D. Provisions Applicable to Type C General-Law Municipality|Section 51.051. General Powers of Type C General-Law Municipality

Sec. 51.051.  GENERAL POWERS OF TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  The governing body of a Type C general-law municipality with 501 to 4,999 inhabitants has the same authority and is subject to the same duties as a Type A general-law municipality unless the authority or duties conflict with a provision of this code relating specifically to a Type C general-law municipality.(b)  The governing body of a Type C general-law municipality with 201 to 500 inhabitants has the same authority as a Type B general-law municipality unless the authority conflicts with a provision of this code relating specifically to a Type C general-law municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 87(c), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|