Bill Text: TX HB2544 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the authority of certain tier 1 general-law municipalities to annex certain areas on petition by the area's property owners.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-26 - Left pending in committee [HB2544 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB2544-Introduced.html

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86R9161 SCL-F
By: Zwiener H.B. No. 2544

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain tier 1 general-law
municipalities to annex certain areas on petition by the area's
property owners.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Local Government Code,
is amended by adding Section 43.0325 to read as follows:
Sec. 43.0325. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX
NONCONTIGUOUS AREA ON OWNER PETITION. (a) This section applies
only to a municipality with a population of 1,780 to 1,800.
(b) A municipality may annex an area that is noncontiguous
to the boundaries of the municipality if:
(1) the area's land development standards are more
stringent than the land development standards in the municipality;
and
(2) the municipality receives a petition requesting
the annexation that:
(A) describes the area by metes and bounds;
(B) is signed by each owner of real property in
the area; and
(C) is filed with the secretary of the
municipality.
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, 2019.