Sec. 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, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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