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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the width requirements for an area annexed by a |
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municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.054, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) A municipality may not annex an area if the width of the |
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area at the widest point exceeds the length of the area at the |
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longest point. |
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(e) The prohibition established by Subsection (d) does not |
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apply if: |
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(1) the boundaries of the municipality are contiguous |
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to the area on at least two sides; or |
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(2) the area abuts or is contiguous to another |
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jurisdictional boundary. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by Section 43.054(d), |
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Local Government Code, as added by this Act, applies to an area |
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proposed for annexation on or after the effective date of this Act |
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or before the effective date of this Act if the statutory |
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requirements for annexation under Subchapter C or C-1, Chapter 43, |
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Local Government Code, have not been completed before the effective |
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date of this 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, 2015. |