Texas Local Government Code § 43.025 Authority Of Type B General-law Municipality To Annex Area On Request Of Area Voters

Sec. 43.025. AUTHORITY OF TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA ON REQUEST OF AREA VOTERS. (a) If a majority of the qualified voters of an area contiguous to a Type B general-law municipality vote in favor of becoming a part of the municipality, any three of those voters may prepare an affidavit to the fact of the vote and file the affidavit with the mayor of the municipality.

(b) The mayor shall certify the filed affidavit to the governing body of the municipality. On receipt of the certified affidavit, the governing body by ordinance may annex the area.

(c) On the effective date of the ordinance, the area becomes a part of the municipality and the inhabitants of the area are entitled to the rights and privileges of other citizens of the municipality and are bound by the acts and ordinances adopted by the municipality.

(d) The municipality may not be enlarged under this section to exceed the area requirements established by Section 5.901.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

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