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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to procedures required for the continued annexation of |
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certain areas annexed by certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 43, Local Government Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 43.909 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.909. REQUIRED INCLUSION OF AREAS IN ANNEXATION PLAN |
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OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section, "strip annexation |
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area" means an area annexed by a municipality the width of which at |
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its widest point is less than 1,001 feet. |
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(b) A municipality located in a county with an international |
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border that has annexed more than 10 miles of strip annexation area |
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shall include in its annexation plan each area located in its |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction by virtue of the area being adjacent |
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to a strip annexation area that was annexed after January 1, 2002, |
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and before January 1, 2003. |
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(c) The annexation of an area under Subsection (b) must be |
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completed before the 31st day after the third anniversary of the |
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date the area was included in the annexation plan. If the |
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annexation is not completed within the period prescribed by this |
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subsection, the municipality shall give its written consent to |
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release the area from the municipality's extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction by ordinance or resolution as provided by Section |
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42.023. |
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SECTION 2. On or before January 1, 2014, a municipality |
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described by Section 43.909, Local Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, shall amend its annexation plan to include territory as |
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provided by Section 43.909, Local Government Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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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, 2013. |