Sec. 251.727. CHANGE OF STATUS FOR TERRITORY ANNEXED BY MUNICIPALITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to:
(1) a municipality that contains U.S. Highway 287 and State Highway 294 and is located in a county with a population of not less than 57,000 and not more than 59,000 on September 1, 2021; or
(2) a municipality that:
(A) has a municipal boundary located not more than 1.5 miles from an automobile racetrack with a seating capacity of more than 100,000;
(B) has a population of more than 1,000 and less than 3,000; and
(C) is located entirely within a county with a population of more than 650,000 that is adjacent to two counties, each of which has a population of more than 1.8 million.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an area annexed to a municipality to which this section applies automatically assumes the wet or dry status of that municipality on annexation.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 309 (H.B. 1729), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Local Option Elections
Chapter 251 - Local Option Status
Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions
Section 251.71. Wet and Dry Areas
Section 251.72. Change of Status
Section 251.725. Change of Status for Certain Territory Annexed by Municipality
Section 251.726. Change of Status for Territory Annexed or Owned by Certain Municipalities
Section 251.727. Change of Status for Territory Annexed by Municipalities in Certain Counties
Section 251.73. Prevailing Status: Resolution of Conflicts
Section 251.74. Airport and Stadium as Wet Areas
Section 251.741. Certain Airports as Wet Areas
Section 251.742. Municipal Alcoholic Beverage Zone
Section 251.75. Continuance of Operation as Brewer
Section 251.76. Continuance of Operation as Distiller and Rectifier
Section 251.77. Continuance of Operation as Distributor
Section 251.78. Continuance of Operation as Wholesaler
Section 251.79. Areas in Which Certain Permits and Licenses May Be Issued
Section 251.80. Change in Precinct Boundaries