81R12333 JTS-D
By: Lucio III H.B. No. 4631
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to procedures required for the continued annexation of
certain areas annexed by certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 43, Local Government Code,
is amended by adding Section 43.909 to read as follows:
Sec. 43.909. REQUIRED INCLUSION OF AREAS IN ANNEXATION PLAN
OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section, "strip annexation
area" means an area annexed by a municipality the width of which at
its widest point is less than 1,001 feet.
(b) A municipality located in a county with an international
border that has annexed more than 10 miles of strip annexation area
shall include in its annexation plan each area located in its
extraterritorial jurisdiction by virtue of the area being adjacent
to a strip annexation area that was annexed after January 1, 2002,
and before January 1, 2003.
(c) The annexation of an area under Subsection (b) must be
completed before the 31st day after the third anniversary of the
date the area was included in the annexation plan. If the
annexation is not completed within the period prescribed by this
subsection, the municipality shall give its written consent to
release the area from the municipality's extraterritorial
jurisdiction by ordinance or resolution as provided by Section
42.023.
SECTION 2. On or before January 1, 2010, a municipality
described by Section 43.909, Local Government Code, as added by
this Act, shall amend its annexation plan to include territory as
provided by Section 43.909, Local Government Code, as added by this
Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.