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| 1 | 1 | 85R13786 AJZ-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Isaac H.B. No. 3603 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to authority of certain general-law municipalities to | |
| 8 | 8 | annex an area on petition by owners. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. The heading to Section 43.032, Local Government | |
| 11 | 11 | Code, is amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 43.032. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN [TYPE A] GENERAL-LAW | |
| 13 | 13 | MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX AN AREA ON [UPON] PETITION BY OWNERS. | |
| 14 | 14 | SECTION 2. Section 43.032(a), Local Government Code, is | |
| 15 | 15 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 16 | 16 | (a) The governing body of a general-law municipality with a | |
| 17 | 17 | population of 1,500 to 5,000 [1,599] may annex an area: | |
| 18 | 18 | (1) that is adjacent to the annexing municipality; | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) that is not being served with water or sewer | |
| 20 | 20 | service from a governmental entity; and | |
| 21 | 21 | (3) for which a petition requesting annexation has | |
| 22 | 22 | been filed with the municipality. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 24 | 24 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 25 | 25 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 26 | 26 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 27 | 27 | Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |