Sec. 43.034. AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA; CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. Except as provided by Section 43.0235, a general-law municipality may annex adjacent territory without the consent of any of the residents or voters of the area and without the consent of any of the owners of land in the area if:
(1) the municipality has a population of 1,762-1,770, part of whose boundary is part of the shoreline of a lake whose normal surface area is 75,000 acres or greater and which is located completely within the State of Texas;
(2) the procedural rules prescribed by this chapter are met;
(3) the service plan requires that police and fire protection at a level consistent with protection provided within the municipality must be provided to the area within 10 days after the effective date of the annexation; and
(4) the municipality and the affected landowners have not entered an agreement to not annex the area for a certain period.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1250, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 43, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 61, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 717 (H.B. 1277), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2015.
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