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Chapter 43

Municipal Annexation

Subchapter A. General Provisions

43.001 Definitions 43.002 Continuation of Land Use 43.003 Authority of Home-Rule Municipality to Annex Area and Take Other Actions Regarding Boundaries 43.004 Annexation by Defunding Municipality Prohibited; Exception 43.005 Required Disclosure Before Annexation Agreement

Subchapter A-1. General Authority to Annex

43.0115 Authority of Certain Municipalities to Annex Enclaves 43.0116 Authority of Municipality to Annex Industrial Districts 43.0117 Authority of Municipality to Annex Area Near Military Base 43.012 Authority of Type a General-Law Municipality to Annex Area It Owns 43.013 Authority of Municipality to Annex Navigable Stream 43.014 Authority to Annex Limited to Extraterritorial Jurisdiction 43.015 Authority of Adjacent Municipalities to Change Boundaries by Agreement 43.016 Authority of Municipality to Annex Area Qualified for Agricultural or Wildlife Management Use or as Timber Land 43.017 Prohibition Against Annexation to Surround Municipality in Certain Counties

Subchapter C. Limitations and Requirements Regarding Annexations Exempted from Consent Annexation Procedures

43.0505 Applicability 43.052 Municipal Annexation Plan Required 43.054 Width Requirements 43.0545 Annexation of Certain Adjacent Areas 43.055 Maximum Amount of Annexation Each Year 43.056 Provision of Services to Annexed Area 43.0561 Annexation Hearing Requirements 43.0565 Access to Services by Certain Municipalities in Annexed Area 43.057 Annexation That Surrounds Area: Findings Required

Subchapter C-1. Annexation Procedure for Areas Exempted from Consent Annexation Procedures

43.061 Applicability 43.062 Procedures Applicable 43.063 Annexation Hearing Requirements 43.0635 Map Requirement for Proposed Annexation 43.064 Period for Completion of Annexation 43.065 Provision of Services to Annexed Area

Subchapter C-2. General Annexation Authority and Procedures Regarding Consent Annexations

43.0661 Provision of Certain Services to Annexed Area 43.0662 Authority of Municipality with Population of 74,000 to 99,700 in Urban County to Annex Small, Surrounded General-Law Municipality 43.0663 Effect on Other Law

Subchapter C-3. Annexation of Area on Request of Owners

43.0671 Authority to Annex Area on Request of Owners 43.0672 Written Agreement Regarding Services 43.0673 Public Hearing

Subchapter C-4. Annexation of Areas with Population of Less Than 200 by Petition

43.0681 Authority to Annex 43.0682 Resolution 43.0683 Notice of Proposed Annexation 43.0684 Public Hearing 43.0685 Petition 43.0686 Results of Petition 43.0687 Voter Approval by Municipal Residents on Petition 43.0688 Retaliation for Annexation Disapproval Prohibited

Subchapter C-5. Annexation of Areas with Population of at Least 200 by Election

43.0691 Authority to Annex 43.0692 Resolution 43.0693 Notice of Proposed Annexation 43.0694 Public Hearings 43.0695 Property Owner Consent Required for Certain Areas 43.0696 Election 43.0697 Results of Election and Petition 43.0698 Voter Approval by Municipal Residents on Petition 43.0699 Retaliation for Annexation Disapproval Prohibited

Subchapter D. Annexation Provisions Relating to Special Districts

43.071 Authority to Annex Water or Sewer District 43.0712 Invalidation of Annexation of Special District; Reimbursement of Developer 43.0715 Annexation of Water-Related Special District: Reimbursement of Landowner or Developer; Continuation of District and Taxing Authority 43.072 Authority to Annex Municipal Utility District by Home-Rule Municipality 43.073 Abolition Of, or Division of Functions Of, Levee Improvement District Annexed by Municipality with Population of More Than 500,000 43.074 Abolition of Water-Related Special District Created Wholly in Municipality 43.075 Abolition Of, or Division of Functions Of, Water-Related Special District That Becomes Part of Not More Than One Municipality 43.0751 Strategic Partnerships for Continuation of Certain Districts 43.07515 Regulation of Fireworks under Strategic Partnership Agreement Law 43.0753 Regional Development Agreements 43.0754 Regional Participation Agreements 43.0755 Procedures for Incorporation or Establishment of Another Form of Local Government for Certain Areas Subject to Regional Participation Agreement 43.076 Abolition of Water-Related Special District That Becomes Part of More Than One Municipality 43.0761 Provision of Water and Sanitary Sewer Utility Service 43.079 Consent Requirement for Annexation of Area in Certain Conservation and Reclamation Districts 43.080 Municipal Bonds Used to Carry Out Purposes of Abolished Conservation and Reclamation District 43.081 Continuation of Certain Municipal Water Boards on Annexation of Water Control and Improvement District 43.082 Annexation by Certain Municipalities of Land Owned by Navigation District 43.083 Annexation by Certain Municipalities That Operate Municipally Owned Water Utility

Subchapter E. Annexation Provisions Relating to Reservoirs, Airports, Streets, and Certain Other Areas

43.101 Annexation of Municipally Owned Reservoir 43.102 Annexation of Municipally Owned Airport 43.1025 Annexation of Noncontiguous Municipally Owned Airport by Certain Municipalities 43.1055 Annexation of Road Rights-of-Way on Request or Without Objection of Owner or Maintaining Political Subdivision 43.1056 Annexation of Contiguous or Connecting Rights-of-Way 43.1057 Annexation of Area Adjacent to Contiguous or Connecting Railroad Right-of-Way 43.106 Annexation of County Roads Required in Certain Circumstances

Subchapter F. Limited Purpose Annexation

43.121 Authority of Populous Home-Rule Municipalities to Annex for Limited Purposes; Other Authority Not Affected 43.1211 Use of Consent Procedures to Annex for Limited Purposes 43.122 Certain Strip Annexations Prohibited 43.123 Report Regarding Planning Study and Regulatory Plan 43.124 Public Hearings 43.125 Adoption of Regulatory Plan 43.126 Period for Completion of Annexation 43.127 Annexation for Full Purposes 43.128 Judicial Remedies: Forced Annexation or Disannexation 43.129 Consensual Annexation 43.130 Effect of Annexation on Voting Rights, Eligibility for Office, and Taxing Authority 43.131 Effect of Annexation on Extraterritorial Jurisdiction 43.132 Municipal Incorporation in Annexed Area 43.136 Authority of Special-Law Municipality to Annex for Limited Purposes Along Navigable Stream

Subchapter G. Disannexation

43.141 Disannexation for Failure to Provide Services 43.142 Disannexation According to Municipal Charter in Home-Rule Municipality 43.143 Disannexation by Petition and Election in General-Law Municipality 43.144 Disannexation of Sparsely Populated Area in General-Law Municipality 43.145 Disannexation of Unimproved Area or Nontaxable Area in Certain Municipalities 43.146 Disannexation of Land in a Municipal Utility District 43.1463 Disannexation of Areas Annexed During Transition from Nonconsent to Consent Annexation Model 43.1465 Disannexation from Defunding Municipality 43.147 Width Requirement for Disannexation 43.148 Refund of Taxes and Fees

Subchapter H. Alteration of Annexation Status

43.201 Definitions 43.202 Applicability 43.203 Alteration of Annexation Status

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions

43.901 Circumstances in Which Consent to Boundaries or Annexation Is Presumed 43.902 Annexation, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, and Eminent Domain on Inaccessible Gulf Island 43.903 Effect of Annexation on Railroad Switching Limits or Rates 43.905 Effect of Annexation on Operation of School District 43.9051 Effect of Annexation on Public Entities or Political Subdivisions 43.907 Effect of Annexation on Colonias 43.908 Enforcement of Chapter