Texas Local Government Code

§ 43.0691 — AUTHORITY TO ANNEX

LG § 43.0691Title 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT · Part C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION · Ch. 43. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION · Art. C-5. ANNEXATION OF AREAS WITH POPULATION OF AT LEAST 200 BY ELECTION

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A municipality may annex an area with a population of 200 or more only if the following conditions are met, as applicable:

(1)the municipality holds an election in the area proposed to be annexed at which the qualified voters of the area may vote on the question of the annexation and a majority of the votes received at the election approve the annexation; and

(2)if the registered voters of the area do not own more than 50 percent of the land in the area, the municipality obtains consent to annex the area through a petition 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.