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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to municipal annexation of an area adjacent to contiguous |
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or connecting railroad rights-of-way. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 43, Local Government Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 43.1057 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.1057. ANNEXATION OF AREA ADJACENT TO CONTIGUOUS OR |
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CONNECTING RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY. (a) Notwithstanding any other |
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law, a municipality that is annexing an area under Subchapter C-3, |
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C-4, C-5, or D may also annex with the initial area an additional |
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area adjacent to a right-of-way of a railway line, spur, or other |
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railroad property that is: |
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(1) contiguous and runs parallel to the municipality's |
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boundaries; and |
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(2) contiguous to the area being annexed under |
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Subchapter C-3, C-4, C-5, or D. |
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(b) For purposes of Subsection (a) or other law with a |
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municipal boundary contiguous requirement, including a municipal |
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charter or ordinance, an area adjacent or contiguous to the initial |
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area being annexed under Subsection (a) is considered adjacent and |
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contiguous to the annexing municipality. |
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(c) Section 43.054 does not apply to the annexation under |
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this section of the additional area described by Subsection (a). |
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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, 2023. |