APPLICABILITY. December 1, 2017. September 1, 2009. 341 (S.B. ABOLITION OF, OR DIVISION OF FUNCTIONS OF, WATER-RELATED SPECIAL DISTRICT THAT BECOMES PART OF NOT MORE THAN ONE MUNICIPALITY. Useful 2. Sept. 1, 1999. 1, Sec. (B) under which the municipality contemplates annexing 400 or more water or wastewater connections that are not located in the district. RETALIATION FOR ANNEXATION DISAPPROVAL PROHIBITED. Sec. (2) may adopt an ordinance annexing the area. 6 (S.B. 2.13, eff. (C) previously disannexed territory in a municipal utility district originally annexed for full purposes on the same date as a district to which this section applies. 1167, Sec. 103 (S.B. %PDF-1.5 55(a), eff. 155 (H.B. (2) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. A municipality may annex an area with a population of 200 or more only if the following conditions are met, as applicable: (1) the municipality holds an election in the area proposed to be annexed at which the qualified voters of the area may vote on the question of the annexation and a majority of the votes received at the election approve the annexation; and. (d) A bond that is approved, registered, and sold as provided by this section is incontestable. (a) In this section, "military base" means a presently functioning federally owned or operated military installation or facility. Aug. 28, 1989. 80, eff. SUBCHAPTER H. ALTERATION OF ANNEXATION STATUS. (2) "Limited district" means a district that, pursuant to a strategic partnership agreement, continues to exist after full-purpose annexation by a municipality in accordance with the terms of a strategic partnership agreement. (m) Notwithstanding any defect, ambiguity, discrepancy, invalidity, or unenforceability of a regional participation agreement that has been voluntarily entered into and fully executed by the parties, or any contrary law, common law doctrine, or municipal charter provision, and for the duration of any annexation deferral period established in the agreement during which a district continues to perform its obligations under the agreement: (1) Section 42.023 and any other law or municipal charter provision relating to the reduction of the extraterritorial jurisdiction of an eligible municipality that is a party do not apply, and Sections 42.041(b)-(e) do not apply to any land or owner of land within a district that is a party; (2) the governing body of an eligible municipality that is a party may not initiate or continue an annexation proceeding relating to that area but may include the area covered by the agreement in a municipal annexation plan; and. (b) In each of the three years for which an area may be annexed for limited purposes, the municipality must take the steps prescribed by this subsection toward the full-purpose annexation of the area. (c) A municipality that makes a wholesale sale of water to a special district operating under Chapter 36 or Title 4, Water Code, may not charge rates for the water that are higher than rates charged in other similarly situated areas solely because the district is wholly or partly located in an area that disapproved of a proposed annexation under this subchapter. May 24, 2019. 43.0662. (B) contains fewer than one occupied residence or business structure for every two acres and fewer than three occupied residences or business structures on any one acre. 3(h), eff. Training . DISANNEXATION ACCORDING TO MUNICIPAL CHARTER IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY. That operating contract may extend for a period, not to exceed 30 years, stipulated in the contract and is subject to amendment, renewal, or termination by the mutual consent of the governing bodies. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 6), Sec. 7, eff. The district is abolished on the date the duties and assumption take effect. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. The 2014 Act extended the review of state policies governing comprehensive growth plans and changes in municipal boundaries begun by Public Chapter 441 on which the Commission released an interim report in December 2013. Sec. Sept. 1, 1987. 14, eff. (d) A notice to a public entity or political subdivision shall contain a description of: (2) any financial impact on the public entity or political subdivision resulting from the annexation, including any changes in the public entity's or political subdivision's revenues or maintenance and operation costs; and. This has been a common response of cities to urbanization in neighboring areas. If a majority of the votes received is in favor of the annexation, the secretary of the smaller municipality or other appropriate municipal official shall forward by certified mail to the secretary of the larger municipality a certified copy of the resolution. LIMITATION ON EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. 55(a), eff. (b) This subsection applies only to an area that contains fewer than 100 separate tracts of land on which one or more residential dwellings are located on each tract. 43.057. 29, Sec. Sections 1155(a)(2) and (d). So, that's basically the de-annexation process: either a petition must be submitted to the city signed by the requisite number of voters or the city council must pass a resolution calling for an election, followed by a city-wide election in which a super-majority of city voters must approve the de-annexation. 248, Sec. (a) In this section: (1) "District" means a conservation and reclamation district operating under Chapter 49, Water Code. Sec. 149, Sec. Such disannexation shall not affect the validity of the annexation of other territory. 1420, Sec. 16 0 obj Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (4) identify the proposed zoning of the area on annexation and inform the public that any comments regarding the proposed zoning will be considered at the public hearings for the proposed limited-purpose annexation. The Republic of Texas Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 347), Sec. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) Before the publication of the notice of the first hearing required under Section 43.063, the governing body of the municipality proposing the annexation shall direct its planning department or other appropriate municipal department to prepare a service plan that provides for the extension of full municipal services to the area to be annexed. That comprehensive zoning ordinance may not be repealed or amended for a period of 10 years unless the written consent of the landowners who own at least two-thirds of the surface land of the annexed smaller municipality is obtained. The first one is rarely considered; if something is in the budget, it is almost unfailingly assumed to be needed or at least desirable. 3(e), eff. 55(b), eff. (d) A municipality that has annexed any portion of an area after December 1, 1996, and before September 1, 1999, in which a school district has a facility shall grant a variance from the municipality's building code for that facility if the facility does not comply with the code. [ 13 0 R] 8 0 obj WIDTH REQUIREMENT FOR DISANNEXATION. The agreement must be recorded in the deed records of any county in which any land in the district is located. 43.079. The conflict started, in part, over a disagreement about which river was Mexico's true northern border: the Nueces or the Rio Grande. (2) contiguous to the area being annexed under Subchapter C-3, C-4, C-5, or D. (b) A municipality may annex a right-of-way under this section only if: (1) the municipality provides written notice of the annexation to the owner of the right-of-way, through the owner's registered agent, if applicable, not later than the 61st day before the date of the proposed annexation; and. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. (3) any proposal the municipality has to abate, reduce, or limit any financial impact on the district. 18 (S.B. 36, eff. An amended service plan must provide for services that are comparable to or better than those established in the service plan before amendment. (e) The signatures to the petition need not be appended to one paper. endobj (h) Notwithstanding any other law, including a municipal ordinance or charter provision, the governing body by ordinance may change the status of an area previously annexed for general purposes to limited purpose annexation status governed by this section if: (1) the area previously annexed at any time was eligible to be included within the municipal boundaries under Subsection (b); (2) the owners of the area petition the governing body for the change in status; and. 401, Sec. Sept. 1, 1995. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE. (e) For purposes of this section, roads, highways, rivers, lakes, or other bodies of water are not included in computing the 1,000-foot distance unless the area being annexed includes land in addition to a road, highway, river, lake, or other body of water. (c) At the time notice of the municipality's intent to annex the land within the district is first given in accordance with Section 43.0683 or 43.0693, as applicable, the municipality shall proceed to initiate and complete a report for each developer conducted in accordance with the format approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for audits. (e) A development agreement described by Subsection (b)(1) is not a permit for purposes of Chapter 245. December 1, 2017. The governing body of a municipality may not adopt a strategic partnership agreement before the agreement has been adopted by the governing body of the affected district. (c) A regional development agreement may allow: (1) any type of annexation of any part of the land in the district to be deferred for a mutually agreeable period of time; (2) facilities or services to be provided to the land within the district by any party to the agreement or by any other person, including optional, backup, emergency, mutual aid, or supplementary facilities or services; (3) payments to be made by the municipality to the district or another person or by the district or another person to the municipality for services provided to the district or municipality; (4) standards for requesting and receiving any form of required consent or approval from the municipality; (5) a district to issue bonds, notes, refunding bonds, or other forms of indebtedness; (6) the coordination of local, regional, and areawide planning; (7) remedies for breach of the agreement; (8) the modification, amendment, renewal, extension, or termination of the agreement; (9) any other district to join the agreement at any time; (10) third-party beneficiaries to be specifically designated and conferred rights or remedies under the agreement; and. Tornado Debris Update City Sanitation crews, with the help of debris removal partners, have hauled away nearly 10,675 cubic yards of storm waste. (q) Except for Sections 43.130(a) and (b), Subchapter F does not apply to a limited-purpose annexation under a strategic partnership agreement. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Gather your sensitive documents and bring them to be shredded free of charge. (a) At the time a municipality makes an offer to a landowner to enter into an agreement in which the landowner consents to annexation, the municipality must provide the landowner with the written disclosure described by Section 212.172(b-1). The municipality shall pay for the costs of holding the election. The Elgin City Council on Tuesday formally directed city staff to begin proceedings and draft an ordinance to de-annex about half the properties it annexed in 2015. This TAR-supported new law comes out of this year's special legislative session and was one of the many ways Texas REALTORS strongly advocated for pro-property rights legislation on behalf of real estate consumers. SUBCHAPTER C-5. Sec. (d) A district that on January 1, 1997, was providing water and sanitary sewer utility service to households outside the territory of the district may not discontinue that service and shall continue to provide that service on the basis of rates established by the district in accordance with Chapter 13, Water Code. December 1, 2017. 1900), Sec. (3) reduction of the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality without the written consent of the municipality's governing body. The funds deposited in the depository must be insured by an official agency of the United States and must be at least as well insured and protected as funds deposited in the official municipal depository of the municipality. If a proposed annexation would cause an area to be entirely surrounded by the annexing municipality but would not include the area within the municipality, the governing body of the municipality must find, before completing the annexation, that surrounding the area is in the public interest. (b) This section applies only to an area that is: (1) located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a home-rule municipality that has a population of 60,000 or less . 43.0117. 43.0663. CONSENT REQUIREMENT FOR ANNEXATION OF AREA IN CERTAIN CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICTS. (2) must receive approval for the annexations under the agreement and Subdivision (1) as required by Subchapter C-3, C-4, or C-5, as applicable, before annexation. The annexation of an area for limited purposes does not extend the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. December 1, 2017. DEFINITIONS. May 24, 2019. Notwithstanding any provision of any other law related to the annexation or disannexation of territory, including but not limited to the requirement that the minimum width of any territory annexed be at least 1,000 feet in width, a municipality that has exercised limited purpose annexation may disannex any land located within a municipal utility district. 55(a), eff. Galveston County Registration & Titling - Texas City Annex Texas City, Texas OFFICE DOES NOT HANDLE DRIVER LICENSE OR ID CARD TRANSACTIONS Address 2516 Texas Ave Texas City, TX 77592 Get Directions Phone (409) 766-2284 (877) 766-2284 Fax (409) 766-2479 Email galcotax@co.galveston.tx.us Hours Hours & availability may change. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON OPERATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT. The refunding bonds or warrants must be issued in the manner provided by Chapter 1207, Government Code. (Name of City/County 1) is the fifth largest (City/County) in the state. California, Missouri, and Wisconsin allow non-contiguous annexation only of government-owned property. 347), Sec. <> 774 (H.B. Sec. REGULATION OF FIREWORKS UNDER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT LAW. 149, Sec. Sec. 3723), Sec. The ballot for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Authorizing the municipality of (name of the home-rule municipality) to annex the unincorporated area of the (name of the district).". (b) On a vote of at least two-thirds of the entire membership of the governing body of the municipality, the governing body may adopt an ordinance abolishing the district if the governing body finds: (A) the district is no longer needed; or, (B) the services furnished and functions performed by the district can be furnished and performed by the municipality; and. 43.0691. 43.106. (b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. On the distribution, the board is abolished. 1, eff. 347), Sec. Jul 12, 2013 @ 12:50pm . (c) The defunding municipality shall immediately by ordinance disannex an area for which a majority of the votes received in the election held under Subsection (b) favor disannexation. Missouri City Annex Branch Contact Us | Tax Assessor-Collector | Missouri City Branch. 1472), Sec. 225 (H.B. Sec. 43.0754. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. FI9ajK6MhD#$W:]11@k5W/8]-s1G{!)|B\jQSYiKeH>X>%sp\ \Ajt>1Ks8 + az[HJqX 9|nR@A*eWVlLw;?Xs (b) On adoption of the ordinance, the governing body shall enter in the minutes or records of the municipality an order discontinuing the area. Sept. 1, 1987. The City Council of the City of Cleveland, Texas will conduct two (2) public hearings on January 22, 2018 and January 23, 2018 at 5:30 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 907 E Houston, Cleveland, Texas 77327 for the purpose of discussion on proposed VOLUNTARY annexation area which is listed below. 347), Sec. (3) is annexed for limited purposes in connection with a strategic partnership agreement under Section 43.0751. 3, eff. (a) This section applies only to a home-rule municipality that has a population of less than 11,000 and is located primarily in a county with a population of more than 3.3 million. The refunding bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Chapter 1207, Government Code. (g) If the annexed area had a lower level of services, infrastructure, and infrastructure maintenance than the level of services, infrastructure, and infrastructure maintenance provided within the corporate boundaries of the municipality before annexation, a service plan must provide the annexed area with a level of services, infrastructure, and infrastructure maintenance that is comparable to the level of services, infrastructure, and infrastructure maintenance available in other parts of the municipality with topography, land use, and population density similar to those reasonably contemplated or projected in the area. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 43.002. (g) If only part of the area in the district becomes a part of the municipality, the district may contract with the municipality for the municipal operation of the district's utility systems and other property and for the transfer, conveyance, or sale of those systems and that property, regardless of kind or location inside or outside municipal boundaries, to the municipality on terms to which the governing bodies of the district and municipality agree. SUBCHAPTER D. ANNEXATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO SPECIAL DISTRICTS. The assumption by each municipality must be based on the ratio that the value of the property and other assets distributed to that municipality bears to the total value of all the property and other assets of the district. September 1, 2019. 4(a), eff. 155 (H.B. 155 (H.B. 43.126. 42, eff. 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