Texas Local Government Code

§ 43.0751 — STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS

LG § 43.0751Title 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT · Part C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION · Ch. 43. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION · Art. D. ANNEXATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO SPECIAL DISTRICTS

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(a)In this section:

(1)"District" means a conservation and reclamation district operating under Chapter 49, Water Code. The term does not include a groundwater conservation district operating under Chapter 36, Water Code, or a special utility district operating under Chapter 65, Water Code.

(2)"Limited district" means a district that, pursuant to a strategic partnership agreement, continues to exist after full-purpose annexation by a municipality in accordance with the terms of a strategic partnership agreement.

(3)"Strategic partnership agreement" means a written agreement described by this section between a municipality and a district.

(b)The governing bodies of a municipality and a district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership agreement for the district by mutual consent.

(c)A strategic partnership agreement shall not be effective until adopted by the governing bodies of the municipality and the district. The agreement shall be recorded in the deed records of the county or counties in which the land included within the district is located and shall bind each owner and each future owner of land included within the district's boundaries on the date the agreement becomes effective.

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 774 (H.B. 3723), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1076 (S.B. 1082), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1076 (S.B. 1082), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 62, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 28, eff. December 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 1.01(17), eff. May 24, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 2.10, eff. May 24, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (S.B. 1468), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 123, eff. September 1, 2023.