Sec. 43.0698. VOTER APPROVAL BY MUNICIPAL RESIDENTS ON PETITION. If a petition protesting the annexation of an area under this subchapter is signed by a number of registered voters of the municipality proposing the annexation equal to at least 50 percent of the number of voters who voted in the most recent municipal election and is received by the secretary of the municipality before the date the election required by this subchapter is held, the municipality may not complete the annexation of the area without approval of a majority of the voters of the municipality voting at a separate election called and held for that purpose.
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