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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain tier 1 general-law |
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municipalities to annex certain areas on petition by the area's |
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property owners. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Local Government Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 43.0325 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.0325. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX |
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NONCONTIGUOUS AREA ON OWNER PETITION. (a) This section applies |
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only to a municipality with a population of 1,780 to 1,800. |
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(b) A municipality may annex an area that is noncontiguous |
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to the boundaries of the municipality if: |
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(1) the area's land development standards are more |
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stringent than the land development standards in the municipality; |
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and |
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(2) the municipality receives a petition requesting |
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the annexation that: |
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(A) describes the area by metes and bounds; |
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(B) is signed by each owner of real property in |
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the area; and |
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(C) is filed with the secretary of the |
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municipality. |
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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, 2019. |