Sec. 43.0561. ANNEXATION HEARING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Before a municipality may institute annexation proceedings, the governing body of the municipality must conduct two public hearings at which persons interested in the annexation are given the opportunity to be heard. The hearings must be conducted not later than the 90th day after the date the inventory is available for inspection.
(b) At least one of the hearings must be held in the area proposed for annexation if a suitable site is reasonably available and more than 20 adults who are permanent residents of the area file a written protest of the annexation with the secretary of the municipality within 10 days after the date of the publication of the notice required by this section. The protest must state the name, address, and age of each protester who signs. If a suitable site is not reasonably available in the area proposed for annexation, the hearing may be held outside the area proposed for annexation if the hearing is held in the nearest suitable public facility.
(c) The municipality must post notice of the hearings on the municipality's Internet website if the municipality has an Internet website and publish notice of the hearings in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and in the area proposed for annexation. The notice for each hearing must be published at least once on or after the 20th day but before the 10th day before the date of the hearing. The notice for each hearing must be posted on the municipality's Internet website on or after the 20th day but before the 10th day before the date of the hearing and must remain posted until the date of the hearing. The municipality must give additional notice by certified mail to:
(1) each public entity, as defined by Section 43.053, and utility service provider that provides services in the area proposed for annexation; and
(2) each railroad company that serves the municipality and is on the municipality's tax roll if the company's right-of-way is in the area proposed for annexation.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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