Texas Local Government Code - Section 43.0546. Annexation Of Certain Adjacent Areas By Populous Municipalities
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§ 43.0546. ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN ADJACENT AREAS BY
POPULOUS MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section, "municipal area"
means the area within the corporate boundaries of a municipality
other than:
(1) an area annexed before September 1, 1999, that is
less than 1,000 feet wide at any point;
(2) an area within the corporate boundaries of the
municipality that was annexed by the municipality before September
1, 1999, and at the time of the annexation the area was contiguous
to municipal territory that was less than 1,000 feet wide at any
point;
(3) an area annexed after December 1, 1995, and before
September 1, 1999;
(4) municipally owned property; or
(5) an area contiguous to municipally owned property
if the municipally owned property was annexed in an annexation that
included an area that was less than 1,000 feet wide at its narrowest
point.
(b) This section applies only to a municipality with a
population of 1.6 million or more.
(c) A municipality to which this section applies may not
annex an area that is less than 1,500 feet wide at any point. At
least 1,500 feet of the perimeter of the area annexed by a
municipality must be coterminous with the boundary of the municipal
area of the municipality.
(d) This section does not apply to territory:
(1) that is completely surrounded by municipal area;
(2) for which the owners of the area have requested
annexation by the municipality;
(3) within a district whose elected board of directors
has by a majority vote requested annexation;
(4) owned by the municipality; or
(5) that contains fewer than 50 inhabitants.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1167, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 43.033 43.034 43.051 43.052 43.053 43.054 43.0545 43.0546 43.055 43.056 43.0561 43.0562 43.0563 43.0564 43.0565
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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