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§ 43.0698 — VOTER APPROVAL BY MUNICIPAL RESIDENTS ON PETITION

LG § 43.0698Title 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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If a petition protesting the annexation of an area under this subchapter is signed by a number of registered voters of the municipality proposing the annexation equal to at least 50 percent of the number of voters who voted in the most recent municipal election and is received by the secretary of the municipality before the date the election required by this subchapter is held, the municipality may not complete the annexation of the area without approval of a majority of the voters of the municipality voting at a separate election called and held for that purpose.

Legislative history

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

Source: Texas Local Government Code § 43.0698 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.