Sec. 43.0697. RESULTS OF ELECTION AND PETITION. (a) Following an election held under this subchapter, the municipality must notify the residents of the area proposed to be annexed of the results of the election and, if applicable, of the petition required by Section 43.0695.
(b) If at the election held under this subchapter a majority of qualified voters do not approve the proposed annexation, or if the municipality is required to petition owners of land in the area under Section 43.0695 and does not obtain the required number of signatures, the municipality may not annex the area and may not adopt another resolution under Section 43.0692 to annex the area until the first anniversary of the date of the adoption of the resolution.
(c) If at the election held under this subchapter a majority of qualified voters approve the proposed annexation, and if the municipality, as applicable, obtains the required number of petition signatures under Section 43.0695, the municipality may annex the area after:
(1) providing notice under Subsection (a);
(2) holding a public hearing at which members of the public are given an opportunity to be heard; and
(3) holding a final public hearing not earlier than the 10th day after the date of the public hearing under Subdivision (2) at which the ordinance annexing the area may be adopted.
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. -5. Annexation of Areas With Population of at Least 200 by Election
Section 43.0691. Authority to Annex
Section 43.0693. Notice of Proposed Annexation
Section 43.0694. Public Hearings
Section 43.0695. Property Owner Consent Required for Certain Areas
Section 43.0697. Results of Election and Petition
Section 43.0698. Voter Approval by Municipal Residents on Petition
Section 43.0699. Retaliation for Annexation Disapproval Prohibited