Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation
Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation

Section 43.003. Authority of Home-Rule Municipality to Annex Area and Take Other Actions Regarding Boundaries - Sec. 43.003. AUTHORITY OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA AND...

Section 43.004. Required Disclosure Before Annexation Agreement - Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg.,...

Section 43.004. Annexation by Defunding Municipality Prohibited; Exception - Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg.,...

Subchapter A. -1. General Authority to Annex

Section 43.0115. Authority of Certain Municipalities to Annex Enclaves - Sec. 43.0115. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX ENCLAVES. (a)...

Section 43.0116. Authority of Municipality to Annex Industrial Districts - Sec. 43.0116. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS. (a)...

Section 43.0117. Authority of Municipality to Annex Area Near Military Base - Sec. 43.0117. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA NEAR MILITARY...

Section 43.012. Authority of Type a General-Law Municipality to Annex Area It Owns - Sec. 43.012. AUTHORITY OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX...

Section 43.013. Authority of Municipality to Annex Navigable Stream - Sec. 43.013. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX NAVIGABLE STREAM. The...

Section 43.014. Authority to Annex Limited to Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 43.014. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX LIMITED TO EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. A...

Section 43.015. Authority of Adjacent Municipalities to Change Boundaries by Agreement - Sec. 43.015. AUTHORITY OF ADJACENT MUNICIPALITIES TO CHANGE BOUNDARIES BY...

Section 43.016. Authority of Municipality to Annex Area Qualified for Agricultural or Wildlife Management Use or as Timber Land - Sec. 43.016. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA QUALIFIED FOR...

Section 43.017. Prohibition Against Annexation to Surround Municipality in Certain Counties - Sec. 43.017. PROHIBITION AGAINST ANNEXATION TO SURROUND MUNICIPALITY IN CERTAIN...

Subchapter C. Limitations and Requirements Regarding Annexations Exempted From Consent Annexation Procedures

Section 43.0505. Applicability - Sec. 43.0505. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies only to an...

Section 43.052. Municipal Annexation Plan Required - Sec. 43.052. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION PLAN REQUIRED. (f-1) In addition to...

Section 43.054. Width Requirements - Sec. 43.054. WIDTH REQUIREMENTS. (a) A municipality may not annex...

Section 43.0545. Annexation of Certain Adjacent Areas - Sec. 43.0545. ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN ADJACENT AREAS. (a) A municipality...

Section 43.055. Maximum Amount of Annexation Each Year - Sec. 43.055. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ANNEXATION EACH YEAR. (a) In...

Section 43.056. Provision of Services to Annexed Area - Sec. 43.056. PROVISION OF SERVICES TO ANNEXED AREA. (a) This...

Section 43.0561. Annexation Hearing Requirements - Sec. 43.0561. ANNEXATION HEARING REQUIREMENTS. (c) The municipality must: (1)...

Section 43.0565. Access to Services by Certain Municipalities in Annexed Area - Sec. 43.0565. ACCESS TO SERVICES BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES IN ANNEXED...

Section 43.057. Annexation That Surrounds Area: Findings Required - Sec. 43.057. ANNEXATION THAT SURROUNDS AREA: FINDINGS REQUIRED. If a...

Subchapter C. -1. Annexation Procedure for Areas Exempted From Consent Annexation Procedures

Section 43.061. Applicability - Sec. 43.061. APPLICABILITY. (a) Unless otherwise specifically provided by this...

Section 43.062. Procedures Applicable - Sec. 43.062. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE. (a) Sections 43.054, 43.0545, 43.055, and...

Section 43.063. Annexation Hearing Requirements - Sec. 43.063. ANNEXATION HEARING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Before a municipality may...

Section 43.0635. Map Requirement for Proposed Annexation - Sec. 43.0635. MAP REQUIREMENT FOR PROPOSED ANNEXATION. In addition to...

Section 43.064. Period for Completion of Annexation - Sec. 43.064. PERIOD FOR COMPLETION OF ANNEXATION. The annexation of...

Section 43.065. Provision of Services to Annexed Area - Sec. 43.065. PROVISION OF SERVICES TO ANNEXED AREA. (a) Before...

Subchapter C. -2. General Annexation Authority and Procedures Regarding Consent Annexations

Section 43.0661. Provision of Certain Services to Annexed Area - Sec. 43.0661. PROVISION OF CERTAIN SERVICES TO ANNEXED AREA. (a)...

Section 43.0662. Authority of Municipality With Population of 74,000 to 99,700 in Urban County to Annex Small, Surrounded General-Law Municipality - Sec. 43.0662. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 74,000 TO...

Section 43.0663. Effect on Other Law - Sec. 43.0663. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. Subchapters C-3 through C-5...

Subchapter C. -3. Annexation of Area on Request of Owners

Section 43.0671. Authority to Annex Area on Request of Owners - Sec. 43.0671. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX AREA ON REQUEST OF OWNERS....

Section 43.0672. Written Agreement Regarding Services - Sec. 43.0672. WRITTEN AGREEMENT REGARDING SERVICES. (a) The governing body...

Section 43.0673. Public Hearing - Sec. 43.0673. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) Before a municipality may adopt...

Subchapter C. -4. Annexation of Areas With Population of Less Than 200 by Petition

Section 43.0681. Authority to Annex - Sec. 43.0681. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX. A municipality may annex an...

Section 43.0682. Resolution - Sec. 43.0682. RESOLUTION. The governing body of the municipality that...

Section 43.0683. Notice of Proposed Annexation - Sec. 43.0683. NOTICE OF PROPOSED ANNEXATION. Not later than the...

Section 43.0684. Public Hearing - Sec. 43.0684. PUBLIC HEARING. The governing body of a municipality...

Section 43.0685. Petition - Sec. 43.0685. PETITION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1),...

Section 43.0686. Results of Petition - Sec. 43.0686. RESULTS OF PETITION. (a) When the petition period...

Section 43.0687. Voter Approval by Municipal Residents on Petition - Sec. 43.0687. VOTER APPROVAL BY MUNICIPAL RESIDENTS ON PETITION. If...

Section 43.0688. Retaliation for Annexation Disapproval Prohibited - Sec. 43.0688. RETALIATION FOR ANNEXATION DISAPPROVAL PROHIBITED. (a) The disapproval...

Subchapter C. -5. Annexation of Areas With Population of at Least 200 by Election

Section 43.0691. Authority to Annex - Sec. 43.0691. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX. A municipality may annex an...

Section 43.0692. Resolution - Sec. 43.0692. RESOLUTION. The governing body of the municipality that...

Section 43.0693. Notice of Proposed Annexation - Sec. 43.0693. NOTICE OF PROPOSED ANNEXATION. Not later than the...

Section 43.0694. Public Hearings - Sec. 43.0694. PUBLIC HEARINGS. (a) The governing body of a...

Section 43.0695. Property Owner Consent Required for Certain Areas - Sec. 43.0695. PROPERTY OWNER CONSENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AREAS. (a)...

Section 43.0696. Election - Sec. 43.0696. ELECTION. (a) A municipality shall order an election...

Section 43.0697. Results of Election and Petition - Sec. 43.0697. RESULTS OF ELECTION AND PETITION. (a) Following an...

Section 43.0698. Voter Approval by Municipal Residents on Petition - Sec. 43.0698. VOTER APPROVAL BY MUNICIPAL RESIDENTS ON PETITION. If...

Section 43.0699. Retaliation for Annexation Disapproval Prohibited - Sec. 43.0699. RETALIATION FOR ANNEXATION DISAPPROVAL PROHIBITED. (a) The disapproval...

Subchapter D. Annexation Provisions Relating to Special Districts

Section 43.071. Authority to Annex Water or Sewer District - Sec. 43.071. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX WATER OR SEWER DISTRICT. (a)...

Section 43.0712. Invalidation of Annexation of Special District; Reimbursement of Developer - Sec. 43.0712. INVALIDATION OF ANNEXATION OF SPECIAL DISTRICT; REIMBURSEMENT OF...

Section 43.0715. Annexation of Water-Related Special District: Reimbursement of Landowner or Developer; Continuation of District and Taxing Authority - Sec. 43.0715. ANNEXATION OF WATER-RELATED SPECIAL DISTRICT: REIMBURSEMENT OF LANDOWNER...

Section 43.072. Authority to Annex Municipal Utility District by Home-Rule Municipality - Sec. 43.072. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT BY HOME-RULE...

Section 43.073. Abolition Of, or Division of Functions Of, Levee Improvement District Annexed by Municipality With Population of More Than 500,000 - Sec. 43.073. ABOLITION OF, OR DIVISION OF FUNCTIONS OF, LEVEE...

Section 43.074. Abolition of Water-Related Special District Created Wholly in Municipality - Sec. 43.074. ABOLITION OF WATER-RELATED SPECIAL DISTRICT CREATED WHOLLY IN...

Section 43.075. Abolition Of, or Division of Functions Of, Water-Related Special District That Becomes Part of Not More Than One Municipality - Sec. 43.075. ABOLITION OF, OR DIVISION OF FUNCTIONS OF, WATER-RELATED...

Section 43.0751. Strategic Partnerships for Continuation of Certain Districts - Sec. 43.0751. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a)...

Section 43.07515. Regulation of Fireworks Under Strategic Partnership Agreement Law - Sec. 43.07515. REGULATION OF FIREWORKS UNDER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT LAW....

Section 43.0753. Regional Development Agreements - Sec. 43.0753. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 43.0754. Regional Participation Agreements - Sec. 43.0754. REGIONAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 43.0755. Procedures for Incorporation or Establishment of Another Form of Local Government for Certain Areas Subject to Regional Participation Agreement - Sec. 43.0755. PROCEDURES FOR INCORPORATION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF ANOTHER FORM...

Section 43.076. Abolition of Water-Related Special District That Becomes Part of More Than One Municipality - Sec. 43.076. ABOLITION OF WATER-RELATED SPECIAL DISTRICT THAT BECOMES PART...

Section 43.0761. Provision of Water and Sanitary Sewer Utility Service - Sec. 43.0761. PROVISION OF WATER AND SANITARY SEWER UTILITY SERVICE....

Section 43.079. Consent Requirement for Annexation of Area in Certain Conservation and Reclamation Districts - Sec. 43.079. CONSENT REQUIREMENT FOR ANNEXATION OF AREA IN CERTAIN...

Section 43.080. Municipal Bonds Used to Carry Out Purposes of Abolished Conservation and Reclamation District - Sec. 43.080. MUNICIPAL BONDS USED TO CARRY OUT PURPOSES OF...

Section 43.081. Continuation of Certain Municipal Water Boards on Annexation of Water Control and Improvement District - Sec. 43.081. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL WATER BOARDS ON ANNEXATION...

Section 43.082. Annexation by Certain Municipalities of Land Owned by Navigation District - Sec. 43.082. ANNEXATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES OF LAND OWNED BY...

Section 43.083. Annexation by Certain Municipalities That Operate Municipally Owned Water Utility - Sec. 43.083. ANNEXATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES THAT OPERATE MUNICIPALLY OWNED...

Subchapter E. Annexation Provisions Relating to Reservoirs, Airports, Streets, and Certain Other Areas

Section 43.101. Annexation of Municipally Owned Reservoir - Sec. 43.101. ANNEXATION OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED RESERVOIR. (a) A general-law...

Section 43.102. Annexation of Municipally Owned Airport - Sec. 43.102. ANNEXATION OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED AIRPORT. (a) A municipality...

Section 43.1025. Annexation of Noncontiguous Municipally Owned Airport by Certain Municipalities - Sec. 43.1025. ANNEXATION OF NONCONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALLY OWNED AIRPORT BY CERTAIN...

Section 43.1055. Annexation of Road Rights-of-Way on Request of Owner or Maintaining Political Subdivision - Sec. 43.1055. ANNEXATION OF ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY ON REQUEST OF OWNER...

Section 43.1056. Annexation of Contiguous or Connecting Rights-of-Way - Sec. 43.1056. ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS OR CONNECTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 43.106. Annexation of County Roads Required in Certain Circumstances - Sec. 43.106. ANNEXATION OF COUNTY ROADS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES....

Subchapter F. Limited Purpose Annexation

Section 43.121. Authority of Populous Home-Rule Municipalities to Annex for Limited Purposes; Other Authority Not Affected - Sec. 43.121. AUTHORITY OF POPULOUS HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX FOR...

Section 43.1211. Use of Consent Procedures to Annex for Limited Purposes - Sec. 43.1211. USE OF CONSENT PROCEDURES TO ANNEX FOR LIMITED...

Section 43.122. Certain Strip Annexations Prohibited - Sec. 43.122. CERTAIN STRIP ANNEXATIONS PROHIBITED. A municipality may not...

Section 43.123. Report Regarding Planning Study and Regulatory Plan - Sec. 43.123. REPORT REGARDING PLANNING STUDY AND REGULATORY PLAN. (a)...

Section 43.124. Public Hearings - Sec. 43.124. PUBLIC HEARINGS. (a) Before instituting proceedings for annexing...

Section 43.125. Adoption of Regulatory Plan - Sec. 43.125. ADOPTION OF REGULATORY PLAN. (a) At the time...

Section 43.126. Period for Completion of Annexation - Sec. 43.126. PERIOD FOR COMPLETION OF ANNEXATION. The annexation of...

Section 43.127. Annexation for Full Purposes - Sec. 43.127. ANNEXATION FOR FULL PURPOSES. (a) Except as provided...

Section 43.128. Judicial Remedies: Forced Annexation or Disannexation - Sec. 43.128. JUDICIAL REMEDIES: FORCED ANNEXATION OR DISANNEXATION. (a) If...

Section 43.129. Consensual Annexation - Sec. 43.129. CONSENSUAL ANNEXATION. The municipality may annex for limited...

Section 43.130. Effect of Annexation on Voting Rights, Eligibility for Office, and Taxing Authority - Sec. 43.130. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON VOTING RIGHTS, ELIGIBILITY FOR...

Section 43.131. Effect of Annexation on Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 43.131. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. The annexation...

Section 43.132. Municipal Incorporation in Annexed Area - Sec. 43.132. MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION IN ANNEXED AREA. A municipality may...

Section 43.136. Authority of Special-Law Municipality to Annex for Limited Purposes Along Navigable Stream - Sec. 43.136. AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX FOR LIMITED...

Subchapter G. Disannexation

Section 43.141. Disannexation for Failure to Provide Services - Sec. 43.141. DISANNEXATION FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES. (a) A...

Section 43.142. Disannexation According to Municipal Charter in Home-Rule Municipality - Sec. 43.142. DISANNEXATION ACCORDING TO MUNICIPAL CHARTER IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY....

Section 43.143. Disannexation by Petition and Election in General-Law Municipality - Sec. 43.143. DISANNEXATION BY PETITION AND ELECTION IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY....

Section 43.144. Disannexation of Sparsely Populated Area in General-Law Municipality - Sec. 43.144. DISANNEXATION OF SPARSELY POPULATED AREA IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY....

Section 43.145. Disannexation of Unimproved Area or Nontaxable Area in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 43.145. DISANNEXATION OF UNIMPROVED AREA OR NONTAXABLE AREA IN...

Section 43.146. Disannexation of Land in a Municipal Utility District - Sec. 43.146. DISANNEXATION OF LAND IN A MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT....

Section 43.1465. Disannexation From Defunding Municipality - Sec. 43.1465. DISANNEXATION FROM DEFUNDING MUNICIPALITY. (a) In this section,...

Section 43.147. Width Requirement for Disannexation - Sec. 43.147. WIDTH REQUIREMENT FOR DISANNEXATION. (a) A municipality disannexing...

Section 43.148. Refund of Taxes and Fees - Sec. 43.148. REFUND OF TAXES AND FEES. (a) If an...

Subchapter H. Alteration of Annexation Status

Section 43.201. Definitions - Sec. 43.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Consent agreement" means...

Section 43.202. Applicability - Sec. 43.202. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to: (1) a municipal...

Section 43.203. Alteration of Annexation Status - Sec. 43.203. ALTERATION OF ANNEXATION STATUS. (a) Notwithstanding any other...

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 43.901. Circumstances in Which Consent to Boundaries or Annexation Is Presumed - Sec. 43.901. CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH CONSENT TO BOUNDARIES OR ANNEXATION...

Section 43.902. Annexation, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, and Eminent Domain on Inaccessible Gulf Island - Sec. 43.902. ANNEXATION, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, AND EMINENT DOMAIN ON INACCESSIBLE...

Section 43.903. Effect of Annexation on Railroad Switching Limits or Rates - Sec. 43.903. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON RAILROAD SWITCHING LIMITS OR...

Section 43.905. Effect of Annexation on Operation of School District - Sec. 43.905. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON OPERATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT....

Section 43.9051. Effect of Annexation on Public Entities or Political Subdivisions - Sec. 43.9051. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON PUBLIC ENTITIES OR POLITICAL...

Section 43.907. Effect of Annexation on Colonias - Sec. 43.907. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON COLONIAS. (a) In this...

Section 43.908. Enforcement of Chapter - Sec. 43.908. ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter may be...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation

Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation
Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation