Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Limitations and Requirements Regarding Annexations Exempted From Consent Annexation Procedures
Section 43.055. Maximum Amount of Annexation Each Year

Sec. 43.055. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ANNEXATION EACH YEAR. (a) In a calendar year, a municipality may not annex a total area greater than 10 percent of the incorporated area of the municipality as of January 1 of that year, plus any amount of area carried over to that year under Subsection (b). In determining the total area annexed in a calendar year, an area annexed for limited purposes is included, but an annexed area is not included if it is:
(1) annexed at the request of a majority of the qualified voters of the area and the owners of at least 50 percent of the land in the area;
(2) owned by the municipality, a county, the state, or the federal government and used for a public purpose;
(3) annexed at the request of at least a majority of the qualified voters of the area; or
(4) annexed at the request of the owners of the area.
(b) If a municipality fails to annex in a calendar year the entire 10 percent amount permitted under Subsection (a), the municipality may carry over the unused allocation for use in subsequent calendar years.
(c) A municipality carrying over an allocation may not annex in a calendar year a total area greater than 30 percent of the incorporated area of the municipality as of January 1 of that year.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 3(e), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

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