Texas Local Government Code
§ 43.063 — ANNEXATION HEARING REQUIREMENTS
LG § 43.063Title 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT · Part C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION · Ch. 43. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION · Art. C-1. ANNEXATION PROCEDURE FOR AREAS EXEMPTED FROM CONSENT ANNEXATION PROCEDURES
Statute text
View on source(a)Before a municipality may institute annexation proceedings, the governing body of the municipality must conduct two public hearings at which persons interested in the annexation are given the opportunity to be heard. The hearings must be conducted on or after the 40th day but before the 20th day before the date of the institution of the proceedings.
(b)At least one of the hearings must be held in the area proposed for annexation if a suitable site is reasonably available and more than 10 percent of the adults who are permanent residents of the area file a written protest of the annexation with the secretary of the municipality within 10 days after the date of the publication of the notice required by this section. The protest must state the name, address, and age of each protester who signs.
(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;
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.