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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the municipalities that may annex an area for limited |
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purposes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.121(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The governing body of a home-rule municipality [with
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more than 225,000 inhabitants] by ordinance may annex an area for |
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the limited purposes of applying its planning, zoning, health, and |
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safety ordinances in the area if the municipality: |
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(1) has a population of more than 225,000; or |
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(2) has a population of more than 17,500 and is located |
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in a county with a population of less than 125,000 that is adjacent |
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to a county with a population of more than 1.4 million. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 43.121, Local Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.121. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN [POPULOUS] HOME-RULE |
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MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX FOR LIMITED PURPOSES; OTHER AUTHORITY NOT |
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AFFECTED. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |