Texas Local Government Code
§ 43.0755 — PROCEDURES FOR INCORPORATION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF ANOTHER FORM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR CERTAIN AREAS SUBJECT TO REGIONAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
LG § 43.0755Title 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT · Part C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION · Ch. 43. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION · Art. D. ANNEXATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO SPECIAL DISTRICTS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "district," "eligible municipality," and "regional participation agreement" have the meanings assigned by Section 43.0754.
(b)This section applies only to a district and an eligible municipality that have entered into a regional participation agreement under Section 43.0754 that authorizes any of the actions described by Section 43.0754(c)(6), (7), or (8).
(c)Notwithstanding any other law, including laws prescribing population or territorial requirements for incorporation under Section 5.901, 6.001, 7.001, or 8.001, the governing body of a district may order an election as provided by this subsection to be held on a uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code. An election under this subsection may, consistent with the regional participation agreement, be ordered for the purpose of:
(1)submitting to the qualified voters of the district the question of whether the territory of the district should be incorporated as a municipality;
(2)submitting to the qualified voters of a designated area of the district the question of whether that designated area should be incorporated as a municipality;
(3)submitting to the qualified voters of the district the question of whether the territory of the district should adopt a specific alternate form of local government other than a municipality; or
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (S.B. 1015), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.