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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to municipal authority to annex colonias. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A-1, Chapter 43, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 43.018 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.018. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX COLONIAS. (a) In this |
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section, "colonia" has the meaning assigned by Section 2306.581, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality by |
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ordinance may annex a colonia without the consent of the residents |
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of, voters of, or owners of land in the colonia under the procedures |
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prescribed by Subchapter C-1. |
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SECTION 2. Section 43.061(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Unless otherwise specifically provided by this chapter |
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or another law, this subchapter applies only to an annexation |
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under: |
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(1) Section 43.0115 (Enclave); |
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(2) Section 43.0116 (Industrial District); |
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(3) Section 43.012 (Area Owned by Type-A |
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Municipality); |
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(4) Section 43.013 (Navigable Stream); |
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(5) Section 43.018 (Colonia); |
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(6) Section 43.0751(h) (Strategic Partnership); |
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(7) [(6)] Section 43.101 (Municipally Owned |
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Reservoir); |
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(8) [(7)] Section 43.102 (Municipally Owned Airport); |
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and |
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(9) [(8)] Section 43.1055 (Road and Right-of-Way). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |