Bill Text: TX SB593 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to municipal authority to annex colonias.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-11 - Referred to Local Government [SB593 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB593-Introduced.html

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87R6276 SCL-D
By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 593

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to municipal authority to annex colonias.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A-1, Chapter 43, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 43.018 to read as follows:
Sec. 43.018. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX COLONIAS. (a) In this
section, "colonia" has the meaning assigned by Section 2306.581,
Government Code.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality by
ordinance may annex a colonia without the consent of the residents
of, voters of, or owners of land in the colonia under the procedures
prescribed by Subchapter C-1.
SECTION 2. Section 43.061(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Unless otherwise specifically provided by this chapter
or another law, this subchapter applies only to an annexation
under:
(1) Section 43.0115 (Enclave);
(2) Section 43.0116 (Industrial District);
(3) Section 43.012 (Area Owned by Type-A
Municipality);
(4) Section 43.013 (Navigable Stream);
(5) Section 43.018 (Colonia);
(6) Section 43.0751(h) (Strategic Partnership);
(7) [(6)] Section 43.101 (Municipally Owned
Reservoir);
(8) [(7)] Section 43.102 (Municipally Owned Airport);
and
(9) [(8)] Section 43.1055 (Road and Right-of-Way).
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.