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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consent requirements for municipal annexation of an |
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area on request of the landowners. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.0672, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 212.172 or any contractual |
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provision to the contrary and not earlier than the 90th day before |
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the date of the annexation, the [The] governing body of the |
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municipality that elects to annex an area under this subchapter |
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must first negotiate and enter into a written agreement with the |
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owners of land in the area for the provision of services in the |
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area. |
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(d) An agreement that authorizes a municipality to annex the |
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land that is the subject of the agreement may not waive the |
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requirements described by this section. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an annexation of an area that was not final on the effective date of |
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this Act. An annexation that was final before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law applicable to the annexation |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |