Texas Local Government Code

§ 43.0681 — AUTHORITY TO ANNEX

LG § 43.0681Title 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT · Part C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION · Ch. 43. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION · Art. C-4. ANNEXATION OF AREAS WITH POPULATION OF LESS THAN 200 BY PETITION

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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.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 26, eff. December 1, 2017.