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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the annexation powers of the West Fort Bend Management |
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District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 3835, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 3835.109 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 3835.109. ANNEXATION IN OR NEAR CITY. (a) In |
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addition to the authority to annex territory under Subchapter C, |
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Chapter 375, Local Government Code, and Subchapter J, Chapter 49, |
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Water Code, the district may annex territory in the corporate |
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limits or extraterritorial jurisdictions of the City of Rosenberg |
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or the City of Richmond if: |
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(1) the governing body of the city requests the |
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annexation of its territory by ordinance or resolution; |
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(2) the board holds a hearing to consider the city's |
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request; and |
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(3) the board determines that it is feasible, |
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practicable, and to the district's advantage. |
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(b) The district may not annex a single-family residence |
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under this section. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |