Texas Local Government Code

§ 43.0115 — AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX ENCLAVES

LG § 43.0115Title 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT · Part C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION · Ch. 43. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION · Art. A-1. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ANNEX

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(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.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 4, eff. December 1, 2017.