Texas Special District Local Laws Code

§ 1020.152 — PETITION TO ANNEX TERRITORY

SD § 1020.152Title 3. HEALTH · Part A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS · Ch. 1020. DEAF SMITH COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT · Art. D. CHANGE IN BOUNDARIES

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(a)A petition requesting that territory be annexed to the district may be presented to the board. The petition must:

(1)describe the tract or tracts of land to be annexed; and

(2)be signed by 100 or a majority of the registered voters who:

(A)reside in the territory to be annexed; and

(B)own property that will be subject to district taxation if the territory is annexed.

(b)This chapter does not prohibit simultaneous action on several petitions for annexation. Each ballot proposition must be submitted for each different territory proposed to be annexed, and an election held in each territory represented by a petition.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.