84R552 NC-D
By: Bell, Lucio III H.B. No. 1418
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the annexation of certain territory by general law
municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 43.028, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsections (g) and (h) to read as follows:
(g) An area of land that would be eligible for annexation
under this section except that the area does not meet the contiguity
requirement of Subsection (a)(2) may be annexed under this section
if a public right-of-way of a road or highway designated by the
municipality exists that:
(1) is located entirely in the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the municipality; and
(2) when added to the area would cause the area to be
contiguous to the municipality.
(h) Notwithstanding Section 43.054, on annexation of an
area described by Subsection (g), the public right-of-way that
makes the area eligible for annexation under Subsection (g) is
included in the annexation to the municipality without regard to
whether the owners of the public right-of-way sought annexation
under this section. The ordinance providing for annexation must
provide a metes and bounds description of the public right-of-way
annexed under this subsection.
SECTION 2. 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, 2015.