89R14874 SCL-D
By: Richardson H.B. No. 3978
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to municipal authority to annex certain areas by petition.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 43.0681, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 43.0681. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX. (a) Subject to
Subsection (b), a [A] municipality may annex an area with a
population of less than 200 only if the following conditions are
met, as applicable:
(1) the municipality obtains consent to annex the area
through a petition signed by more than 50 percent of the registered
voters of the area; and
(2) if the registered voters of the area do not own
more than 50 percent of the land in the area, the petition described
by Subdivision (1) is signed by more than 50 percent of the owners
of land in the area.
(b) A municipality may only annex one area under this
subchapter per calendar year.
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, 2025.