<> Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. SUBCHAPTER C-4. 1, eff. (4) identify the proposed zoning of the area on annexation and inform the public that any comments regarding the proposed zoning will be considered at the public hearings for the proposed limited-purpose annexation. 6), Sec. For an annexation occurring after the effective date of this Act, a delinquent sum begins incurring a penalty on the first day after the date the municipality enacts its annexation ordinance. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (d) A municipality that has annexed any portion of an area after December 1, 1996, and before September 1, 1999, in which a school district has a facility shall grant a variance from the municipality's building code for that facility if the facility does not comply with the code. Otherwise, any party may commit or pledge or may issue bonds payable from or secured by a pledge of any available source of funds, including unencumbered sales and use taxes, to make payments due or to become due under an agreement. The municipality may impose reasonable charges, such as building inspection and permit fees, on residents or landowners for actions or procedures performed by the municipality in connection with the limited purposes for which the area is annexed. (a) In this section, "navigable stream" has the meaning assigned by Section 21.001, Natural Resources Code. The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may annex any navigable stream adjacent to the municipality and within the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction under the procedures prescribed by Subchapter C-1. 1, Sec. 1167, Sec. <> George W. Bush 11 0 obj (8) such other lawful terms that the parties consider appropriate. Geographic i. 347), Sec. However, the area may not be discontinued as part of the municipality if the discontinuation would result in the municipality having less area than one square mile or one mile in diameter around the center of the original municipal boundaries. The population of Texas increased fourfold between 1900 and 1980, when one-third of all Texans were either African American or Hispanic. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. RESULTS OF PETITION. (1) identify the kinds of land use and other regulations that will be imposed in the area if it is annexed for limited purposes; and. Sec. (b) A resident of an area annexed for limited purposes is not eligible to be a candidate for or to be elected to a municipal office. 155 (H.B. Sec. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 374), Sec. House Bill 347, related to ending forced annexation in Texas, became . REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. 6, eff. (a) This section applies to a municipality that contains, as a result of the annexation by or the incorporation of the municipality, any part of the area in a water control and improvement district, fresh water supply district, or municipal utility district organized for the primary purpose of providing municipal functions such as the supplying of fresh water for domestic or commercial uses or the furnishing of sanitary sewer service, if: (1) the balance of the area in the district is located in one or more other municipalities; (2) the district is not created by a special act of the legislature and the balance of the area is located in one or more other municipalities and in an unincorporated area; or. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. June 15, 2007. 1, eff. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. Exercise. 1, eff. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Sec. 1, eff. All cities are authorized to annex a sparsely occupied area on petition of the area's landowners, if the area meets certain requirements. (b) Notice of the availability of the report shall be published at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed to be annexed. (b) If, before its abolition, the district voted to issue bonds to provide waterworks, sanitary sewer facilities, or drainage facilities and if some or all of the bonds were not issued, sold, and delivered before the abolition, the governing body of the municipality may issue and sell municipal bonds in an amount not to exceed the amount of the unissued district bonds to carry out the purposes for which the district bonds were voted. 43.122. 2.15, eff. Map to North County Annex Texas City Annex 2516 Texas Avenue, Texas City Telephone: (409) 766-2284 Fax (409): 766-2479 Directions from I-45 north of Texas City: I-45 South and exit FM 1765. 155 (H.B. 1, eff. Sec. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (n) Before the second anniversary of the date an area is included within the corporate boundaries of a municipality by annexation, the municipality may not: (1) prohibit the collection of solid waste in the area by a privately owned solid waste management service provider; or. Sec. 43.0692. 13 0 obj Annexation Information. 43.0698. Sept. 1, 1999. (f) Before the petition is circulated among the voters, notice of the petition must be given by posting a copy of the petition for 10 days in three public places in the annexed area and by publishing a copy of the petition once in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area before the 15th day before the date the petition is first circulated. MAP REQUIREMENT FOR PROPOSED ANNEXATION. (b) On receipt of the district's petition, the governing body of the municipality shall enter into negotiations with the district for an agreement to alter the status of annexation that must: (1) specify the period, which may not be less than 10 years beginning on January 1 of the year following the date of the agreement, in which limited-purpose annexation is in effect; (2) provide that, at the expiration of the period, the district's annexation status will automatically revert to full-purpose annexation without following procedures provided by Section 43.014 or any procedural requirement for annexation not in effect on January 1, 1995; and. 43.131. (11) any other term to which the parties agree. 4257), Sec. In the event the municipality is unable to complete the report prior to the effective date of the annexation as a result of the developer's failure to provide information to the municipality which cannot be obtained from other sources, the municipality shall obtain from the district the estimated costs of each project previously undertaken by a developer which are eligible for reimbursement. Sec. For more information, contact Rupesh Koshy at 832.393.6552 or Rupesh.Koshy@houstontx.gov. 6, eff. (m) If a district holds an election under this section, the district may not hold another election under this section before the date that is one year after the date of the earlier election, except that if an election is held on a uniform election date prescribed by law, the subsequent election may be held on the corresponding uniform election date of the following year. Sept. 1, 1999. The notice for the hearing must be: (1) published at least once on or after the 20th day but before the 10th day before the date of the hearing; and. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. PUBLIC HEARING. 669, Sec. 1.01(12), eff. Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Incorporated cities in Anderson County include the county seat of Palestine, Elkhart, and Frankston. 6 (S.B. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 43.1465. 1, eff. If the ordinance ordering the election is to be adopted as a result of a petition, the ordinance shall be adopted within 30 days after the date the petition is received. (c) The municipality may not impose a tax on any property in an area annexed for limited purposes or on any resident of the area for an activity occurring in the area. 1303), Sec. 3. Any notice of a public hearing conducted under this subsection shall contain a statement of the purpose of the hearing, the date, time, and place of the hearing, and the location where copies of the proposed agreement may be obtained prior to the hearing. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (g) A strategic partnership agreement that provides for the creation of a limited district under Subsection (f)(6) shall include provisions setting forth the following: (1) the boundaries of the limited district; (2) the functions of the limited district and the term during which the limited district shall exist after full-purpose annexation, which term may be renewed successively by the governing body of the municipality, provided that no such original or renewed term shall exceed 10 years; (3) the name by which the limited district shall be known; and. 610), Sec. 15 0 obj 6), Sec. (1) may not require the district to provide revenue to the municipality solely for the purpose of obtaining an agreement with the municipality to forgo annexation of the district; and. (2) if the area was annexed under Subchapter C-3, C-4, or C-5, within the period specified by the written agreement under Section 43.0672 or the resolution under Section 43.0682 or 43.0692, as applicable. (2) a regional participation agreement is a "contract subject to this subchapter" within the meaning of Section 271.151(2), without regard to whether the agreement is for providing goods or services. 6 (S.B. Except as provided by this subsection, if the annexed area had a level of services superior to the level of services provided within the corporate boundaries of the municipality before annexation, a service plan must provide the annexed area with a level of services that is comparable to the level of services available in other parts of the municipality with topography, land use, and population density similar to those reasonably contemplated or projected in the area. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (2) "Eligible municipality" means a municipality: (A) that has a population of 1.5 million or more and that includes in its extraterritorial jurisdiction at least 90 percent by area of the territory of a district; (B) that includes in its extraterritorial jurisdiction not more than 10 percent of the territory of a district that has entered into a regional participation agreement under this section with another eligible municipality described by Paragraph (A); or. 1, eff. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. <> stream 822, Sec. The City of Del Rio, Texas does hereby give notice of intention to issue Certificates of Obligation, in one or more series, in the maximum principal amount not to exceed $27,000,000, for the purpose of. September 1, 2017. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 28, eff. The date must be set for a day within 90 days after the date the area becomes a part of the municipality. 1082), Sec. (h) If a majority of the voters voting in an election under Subsection (c)(2) or (4) approve the proposition submitted on the form of local government, the county judge of the county in which the municipality or alternate form of local government is located shall order an election for the governing body of the municipality or alternate form of local government to be held on a date that complies with the provisions of the Election Code, except that Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply. 6 (S.B. This means that prior to 1999, the City of Houston had the ability to annex The Woodlands with a vote of the Houston City Council. JUDICIAL REMEDIES: FORCED ANNEXATION OR DISANNEXATION. AUTHORITY OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA IT OWNS. Home rule cities annex property in several ways. 816, Sec. The City of Anna derives its authority to annex property into the city limits from Chapter 43 of the Texas Local Government Code (TLGC) as prescribed in Section 1.03 of the City's Home-Rule Charter. (B) provided that this subsection does not prevent the municipality from providing services within the district if: (i) the provision of services is specified and agreed to in the agreement; (ii) the provision of services is not solely the result of a regulatory plan adopted by the municipality in connection with the limited-purpose annexation of the district; and. Sec. SUBCHAPTER E. ANNEXATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO RESERVOIRS, AIRPORTS, STREETS, AND CERTAIN OTHER AREAS. Renumbered from Sec. 597, Sec. 43.143. May 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 347), Sec. Aug. 28, 1989. (c) If an agreement is not reached within 90 days after the date the municipality receives a petition submitted by a district: (1) the district's status is automatically altered from full-purpose annexation to limited-purpose annexation for a period of not less than 10 years, beginning January 1 of the year following the date of the submission of a petition, unless the voters of the district have approved the dissolution of the district through an election authorized by this section; and, (2) on the expiration of the 10-year period of Subdivision (1), notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district may be restored to full-purpose annexation at the option of the municipality, provided that the municipality assumes all obligations otherwise assigned by law to a municipality that annexes a district; and. The trustees are appointed for the terms and shall perform the duties as provided by the agreement made under Subsection (c) or (d). (k) On approval by the governing body, the service plan is a contractual obligation that is not subject to amendment or repeal except that if the governing body determines at the public hearings required by this subsection that changed conditions or subsequent occurrences make the service plan unworkable or obsolete, the governing body may amend the service plan to conform to the changed conditions or subsequent occurrences. (d) The municipality must post notice of the hearing on the municipality's Internet website if the municipality has an Internet website and publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and in the area proposed for annexation. (e) A regional participation agreement must be: (2) approved by the governing body of each eligible municipality or district that is or that becomes a party to the agreement; and. The protest must state the name, address, and age of each protester who signs. (3) 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. (a) Before the 10th day before the date the first hearing required by Section 43.124 is held, the municipality must prepare a report regarding the proposed annexation of an area for limited purposes and make the report available to the public. 43.142. 544, Sec. So, that's basically the de-annexation process: either a petition must be submitted to the city signed by the requisite number of voters or the city council must pass a resolution calling for an election, followed by a city-wide election in which a super-majority of city voters must approve the de-annexation. If the governing body fails to adopt the ordinance, the duties and the assumption automatically take effect on the 91st day after the date the area becomes a part of the municipality. 43.905. Aug. 28, 1989. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON COLONIAS. Sec. If an area is disannexed, the area may not be annexed again by the municipality for five years. May 24, 2019. (e) This subsection applies only to a home-rule municipality. unitary. 43.146. Typically, de-annexation requires an overwhelming majority of HOA members to approve your request for de-annexation. (b) The municipality may not initiate a rate proceeding solely because of the disapproval of a proposed annexation of an area under this subchapter. 1420, Sec. The refunding bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Chapter 1207, Government Code. (a) In this section, "military base" means a presently functioning federally owned or operated military installation or facility. The payment to the municipality shall be governed by the requirements of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. 43.0561. Sec. Galveston County Tax Annex in League City. (2) following two public hearings on the matter, the municipality and the district enter a written agreement providing for the imposition of the tax or taxes. Gather your sensitive documents and bring them to be shredded free of charge. 155 (H.B. 1, eff. (b) On a vote of at least two-thirds of the entire membership of the governing body of the municipality, the governing body may adopt an ordinance abolishing the district if the governing body finds: (A) the district is no longer needed; or, (B) the services furnished and functions performed by the district can be furnished and performed by the municipality; and. 1, eff. 1.01, eff. (C) the annexed area does not exceed 525 feet in width at its widest point; (2) a water or sewer district that has a noncontiguous part that is not within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality; or. (c) The governing body may acquire land in the added area by purchase, condemnation, or gift. 2.11, eff. The Woodlands was built as an unincorporated master-planned community within Montgomery County and the extra-territorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston. (7) a regulation relating to the sale and use of fireworks. May 24, 2019. 6 (S.B. 43.0761. However, the failure to complete the annexation as provided by this subsection does not prevent the smaller municipality from holding a new election on the question to enable the larger municipality to annex the smaller municipality as provided by this section. June 10, 2019. 1, eff. May 24, 2019. 43.003. This article is co-authored by Will Creasy, a geospatial analyst at Urban3. (c) An annexation subject to Subsection (b) is exempt from the provisions of this chapter that limit annexation authority to a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction if: (1) immediately before the annexation, at least one-half of the area of the water or sewer district is in the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction; and. (2) establish and maintain wharves, docks, railway terminals, side tracks, warehouses, or other facilities or aids relating to navigation or wharves. A person residing or owning land in an annexed area may enforce a service plan by applying for a writ of mandamus not later than the second anniversary of the date the person knew or should have known that the municipality was not complying with the service plan. 43.147. 43.052. By the end of the first year after the date an area is annexed for limited purposes, the municipality must develop a land use and intensity plan as a basis for services and capital improvements projects planning. 1420, Sec. (a) In this section, "defunding municipality" means a home-rule municipality that is considered to be a defunding municipality under Chapter 109. 4, eff. 155 (H.B. 504 N Queen Street Palestine, TX 75801. 1064, Sec. The municipality shall perform the services and other functions that were performed by the district. 1076 (S.B. (b) If the governing body fails or refuses to disannex the area within 60 days after the date of the receipt of the petition, any one or more of the signers of the petition may bring a cause of action in a district court of the county in which the area is principally located to request that the area be disannexed. 2.16, eff. Galveston County Registration & Titling - Texas City Annex Texas City, Texas OFFICE DOES NOT HANDLE DRIVER LICENSE OR ID CARD TRANSACTIONS Address 2516 Texas Ave Texas City, TX 77592 Get Directions Phone (409) 766-2284 (877) 766-2284 Fax (409) 766-2479 Email galcotax@co.galveston.tx.us Hours Hours & availability may change. (c) If the district is located wholly in two or more municipalities, the district may be abolished by agreement among the district and the municipalities in which the district is located. 43.128. (b) The adopted regulatory plan must be the same as the regulatory plan prepared under Section 43.123 unless the governing body finds and states in the ordinance the reasons for the adoption of a different regulatory plan. Phone: 903-731-8400 City Hall Office Hours Monday through Thursday 8 am to 5 pm Friday 9 am to 5 pm 3(k), eff. (g) A regional development agreement binds each party to the agreement and each owner and future owner of land that is subject to the agreement. endobj Sec. (g) In the annexation ordinance, the larger municipality shall adopt, for application in the area zoned by the smaller municipality, the identical comprehensive zoning ordinance that the smaller municipality applied to the area at the time of the election. 1420, Sec. ANNEXATION OF NONCONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALLY OWNED AIRPORT BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (C) use of the municipal sales taxes collected by the municipality for facilities or services in the district. (2) the first hearing under Section 43.063, 43.0683, or 43.0693. Except as provided by Subsection (h), a municipality shall follow the procedures established under the strategic partnership agreement for full-purpose annexation of an area under this section. Sec. Sec. In addition to the notice requirements under Section 43.063, a home-rule municipality, before the municipality may institute annexation proceedings, shall create, or contract for the creation of, and make publicly available a digital map that identifies the area proposed for annexation and any area that would be newly included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction as a result of the proposed annexation. 149, Sec. City Action Center Do It Online Other City Services Pay Water Bill Easy and convenient ways to pay your water bill. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. <> The records, public property, public buildings, money on hand, credit accounts, and other assets of the smaller municipality become the property of the larger municipality and shall be turned over to the officers of that municipality. 43.004. 18 (S.B. (g) For an annexation of an area in a water or sewer district that is wholly or partly in the overlapping extraterritorial jurisdiction of two or more municipalities, any one of those municipalities is not required to obtain under Section 42.023 the written consent of any of the other municipalities in order to annex the area if: (1) the area contains less than 100 acres; (2) the annexing municipality, before June 1, 2005, annexed more than 50 percent of the territory of the water or sewer district, as the district existed on the date of its creation; and. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ANNEX. December 1, 2017. (a) A municipality may not regulate under Section 43.0751 the sale, use, storage, or transportation of fireworks outside of the municipality's boundaries. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. A municipality may impose within the boundaries of a district a municipal sales and use tax authorized by Chapter 321, Tax Code, or a municipal hotel occupancy tax authorized by Chapter 351, Tax Code, that is imposed in the municipality if: (1) the municipality has annexed the district for limited purposes under this section; or. Sec. PROHIBITION AGAINST ANNEXATION TO SURROUND MUNICIPALITY IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. The contract or agreement may contain other terms considered appropriate by the parties. 21.001(84), eff. 43.063. The law still allows for annexation at the request of a property owner. May 24, 2019. The process can be started by either a petition (see below) or by a city council resolution. 43.141. Sept. 1, 1987. The governing body of a municipality may not adopt a strategic partnership agreement before the agreement has been adopted by the governing body of the affected district. Wossum Ranch Phases 3 and 5 2021 Voluntary Annexation completed 07/13/2021. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. <>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> 1, eff. 43.9051. 55(b), eff. (b) To the extent of a conflict with any other law, this section controls. 734), Sec. This section grants additional power to the municipality and is cumulative of the municipal charter. (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a municipality with a population of 21,000 or more located in a county with a population of 100,000 or more may annex a publicly owned strip or similar area following the course of a road or highway for the purpose of annexing territory contiguous to the strip or area if the territory contiguous to the strip or area was formerly used or was to be used in connection with or by a superconducting super collider high-energy research facility.
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