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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the annexation of certain territory by general law |
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municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.028, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (g) and (h) to read as follows: |
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(g) An area of land that would be eligible for annexation |
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under this section except that the area does not meet the contiguity |
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requirement of Subsection (a)(2) may be annexed under this section |
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if a public right-of-way of a road or highway designated by the |
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municipality exists that: |
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(1) is located entirely in the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction of the municipality; and |
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(2) when added to the area would cause the area to be |
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contiguous to the municipality. |
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(h) Notwithstanding Section 43.054, on annexation of an |
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area described by Subsection (g), the public right-of-way that |
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makes the area eligible for annexation under Subsection (g) is |
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included in the annexation to the municipality without regard to |
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whether the owners of the public right-of-way sought annexation |
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under this section. The ordinance providing for annexation must |
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provide a metes and bounds description of the public right-of-way |
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annexed under this subsection. |
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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, 2015. |