Sec. 43.0681. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX. A municipality may annex an area with a population of less than 200 only if the following conditions are met, as applicable:
(1) the municipality obtains consent to annex the area through a petition signed by more than 50 percent of the registered voters of the area; and
(2) if the registered voters of the area do not own more than 50 percent of the land in the area, the petition described by Subdivision (1) is signed by more than 50 percent of the owners of land in the area.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 26, eff. December 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government
Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation
Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation
Subchapter C. -4. Annexation of Areas With Population of Less Than 200 by Petition
Section 43.0681. Authority to Annex
Section 43.0683. Notice of Proposed Annexation
Section 43.0684. Public Hearing
Section 43.0686. Results of Petition
Section 43.0687. Voter Approval by Municipal Residents on Petition
Section 43.0688. Retaliation for Annexation Disapproval Prohibited