Sec. 43.902. ANNEXATION, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, AND EMINENT DOMAIN ON INACCESSIBLE GULF ISLAND. (a) Land on an island bordering the Gulf of Mexico that is not accessible by a public road or common carrier ferry facility may not be annexed by a municipality without the consent of the owners of the land.
(b) The extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality does not include land on the island unless the owners of the land consent.
(c) A municipality may not take property on the island through eminent domain.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government
Subtitle C - Municipal Boundaries and Annexation
Chapter 43 - Municipal Annexation
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 43.901. Circumstances in Which Consent to Boundaries or Annexation Is Presumed
Section 43.903. Effect of Annexation on Railroad Switching Limits or Rates
Section 43.905. Effect of Annexation on Operation of School District
Section 43.9051. Effect of Annexation on Public Entities or Political Subdivisions