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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality to annex property in |
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certain water districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.071(e), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) Subsections (b)-(d) do not apply to the annexation of: |
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(1) an area within a water or sewer district if: |
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(A) the governing body of the district consents to |
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the annexation; |
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(B) the owners in fee simple of the area to be |
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annexed consent to the annexation; and |
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(C) the annexed area does not exceed 525 feet in |
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width at its widest point; |
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(2) a water or sewer district that has a noncontiguous |
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part that is not within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the |
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municipality; [or] |
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(3) a part of a special utility district created or operating |
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under Chapter 65, Water Code; or |
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(4) property by a municipality with a population of 3,000 or |
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less if the governing body of the district consents to the |
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annexation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |