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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disclosure requirements for agreements consenting to |
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municipal annexation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 43, Local Government Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 43.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.004. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE BEFORE ANNEXATION |
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AGREEMENT. (a) At the time a municipality makes an offer to a |
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landowner to enter into an agreement in which the landowner |
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consents to annexation, the municipality must provide the landowner |
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with the written disclosure described by Section 212.172(b-1). |
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(b) An annexation agreement for which a disclosure is not |
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provided in accordance with Subsection (a) is void. |
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SECTION 2. Section 212.172, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) At the time a municipality makes an offer to a |
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landowner to enter into an agreement under this subchapter, the |
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municipality must provide the landowner with a written disclosure |
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that includes: |
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(1) a statement that the landowner is not required to |
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enter into the agreement; |
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(2) the authority under which the municipality may |
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annex the land with references to relevant law; |
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(3) a plain-language description of the annexation |
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procedures applicable to the land; and |
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(4) whether the procedures require the landowner's |
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consent. |
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(b-2) An agreement for which a disclosure is not provided in |
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accordance with Subsection (b-1) is void. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |