Amend CSSB 89 by adding the following appropriately numbered
section to the bill and renumbering subsequent sections of the bill
appropriately:
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, chapter 43, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 43.035 to read as follows:
Sec. 43.035. COUNTY APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR MUNICIPAL
ANNEXATION IN CERTAIN AREAS. (a) A municipality with a population
of less than 500,000 may not annex an area that is located in a
county other than a county in which a majority of the territory of
the municipality is located, unless the municipality has the
written approval of the commissioners court of the county in which
the area is located.
(b) A municipality subject to Subsection (a) may exercise
its extraterritorial jurisdiction powers under Section 212.003 in
the county described by Subsection (a).
(c) If a municipality is prohibited from annexing area under
this section, the municipality may not exercise any powers under
Section 26.177, Water Code in the county described by Subsection
(a).