This building is needed to mobilize any unit in a city. (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. 347), Sec. 1.01(12), eff. (3) a description, list, and schedule of services to be provided by the municipality in the area on or after annexation as provided by Section 43.0692. A home-rule municipality may take the following actions according to rules as may be provided by the charter of the municipality and not inconsistent with the requirements prescribed by this chapter: (1) fix the boundaries of the municipality; (2) extend the boundaries of the municipality and annex area adjacent to the municipality; and. 6 (S.B. The bills may affect your ability to annex across a county road or state highway. If a majority of votes are in favor of dissolution, the date of dissolution shall be December 31 of the same year in which the election is held. ANNEXATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES OF LAND OWNED BY NAVIGATION DISTRICT. Adjacent municipalities may make mutually agreeable changes in their boundaries of areas that are less than 1,000 feet in width. 347), Sec. May 24, 2019. (3) the requirements of Sections 7.002 and 8.002 do not apply to an election ordered under Subsection (c)(1) or (2). 2 0 obj (d) Area annexed under Subsection (b) is included in computing the amount of area that a municipality may annex under Section 43.055 in a calendar year. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (c) Before the second anniversary of the effective date of the annexation of an area, a municipality may not: Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. June 17, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ANNEXATION EACH YEAR. Sept. 1, 1997. The board also shall perform the duties and other functions that are imposed by law or by contract on the abolished district and its governing board and that relate to the outstanding revenue bonds. (b) If a road annexed under Subsection (a) is a gravel road, the county retains control of granting access to the road and its right-of-way from property that: (1) is not located in the boundaries of the annexing municipality; and. 43.062. (k) During the time that an election under this section is pending, the general-law municipality may not annex area in the district. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. ANNEXATION HEARING REQUIREMENTS. If the county approves, it petitions the city on the. Except as otherwise provided by this section, Chapter 1502, Government Code, applies to the revenue refunding bonds, but an election for the issuance of the bonds is not required. Sections 1155(a)(2) and (d). ANNEXATION PROCEDURE FOR AREAS EXEMPTED FROM CONSENT ANNEXATION PROCEDURES. 6 (S.B. (d) The petition for disannexation must: (3) be signed in ink or indelible pencil by the appropriate voters; (4) be signed by each voter as that person's name appears on the most recent official list of registered voters; (5) contain a note made by each voter stating the person's residence address and the precinct number and voter registration number that appear on the person's voter registration certificate; (6) describe the area to be disannexed and have a plat or other likeness of the area attached; and. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX. 1, eff. Galveston County Registration & Titling - North County Annex League City, Texas OFFICE DOES NOT HANDLE DRIVER LICENSE OR ID CARD TRANSACTIONS Address 174 Calder Drive League City, TX 77573 Get Directions Phone (409) 766-2284 (877) 766-2284 Fax (409) 766-2479 Email galcotax@co.galveston.tx.us Hours Hours & availability may change. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1, eff. May 24, 2019. September 1, 2009. Section 43.055, which relates to the amount of area a municipality may annex in a calendar year, does not apply to the annexation. 1, eff. 1, eff. (a) The governing body of a municipality must conduct an initial public hearing not earlier than the 21st day and not later than the 30th day after the date the governing body adopts the resolution under Section 43.0692. (g) When the pro rata share of any district bonds, warrants, or other obligations payable in whole or in part from property taxes has been assumed by the municipality, the governing body of the municipality shall levy and collect taxes on all taxable property in the municipality to pay the principal of and interest on its share as the principal and interest become due and payable. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Local Government Code, Section 43.027 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. It's a BIG help for a fast growing county! Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Unlike other states, Texas does not allow for consolidated city-county governments. December 1, 2017. 1, eff. A landowner's written consent to limited-purpose annexation is binding on all future owners of land in the area annexed for limited purposes pursuant to the consent. 6), Sec. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the petition required by Section 43.0681 may be signed only by a registered voter of the area proposed to be annexed. (3) the municipality may collect a waste and wastewater surcharge for customers in the district after restoration of full-purpose annexation provided that: (A) notice of such proposed surcharge is provided to the board of a district six months prior to restoration of full-purpose annexation; (B) the surcharge does not exceed the cost of a post-annexation surcharge to any other district annexed by the municipality; and. Notice of public hearings conducted by the governing body of a district under this subsection shall be given in accordance with the district's notification procedures for other matters of public importance. Sec. AUTHORITY OF POPULOUS HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX FOR LIMITED PURPOSES; OTHER AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED. (c) A strategic partnership agreement shall not be effective until adopted by the governing bodies of the municipality and the district. (2) publish notice of the hearings in a newspaper of general circulation: (B) in the area proposed for annexation; and. AUTHORITY OF ADJACENT MUNICIPALITIES TO CHANGE BOUNDARIES BY AGREEMENT. (B) the governing body of which adopts, by a vote of at least two-thirds of its entire membership, an ordinance making this section applicable to the municipality. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (2) the owner of the right-of-way does not submit a written objection to the municipality before the date of the proposed annexation. 16 0 obj (b) A municipality may not annex area in a water or sewer district unless it annexes the entire part of the district that is outside the municipality's boundaries. PROHIBITION AGAINST ANNEXATION TO SURROUND MUNICIPALITY IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. 149, Sec. 43.905. (a) In this section, "navigable stream" has the meaning assigned by Section 21.001, Natural Resources Code. Sec. (A) annexed territory for limited purposes; (B) disannexed territory that previously was annexed for limited purposes; and. The offices in the smaller municipality are abolished and the persons holding those offices are not entitled to further remuneration or compensation. 1596), Sec. 347), Sec. 6 (S.B. June 15, 2007. (a-1) If the registered voters of the area proposed to be annexed do not own more than 50 percent of the land in the area, the petition required by Section 43.0681 may also be signed by the owners of land in the area that are not registered voters. December 1, 2017. (b) A colonia that is annexed by a municipality remains eligible for five years after the effective date of the annexation to receive any form of assistance for which the colonia would be eligible if the annexation had not occurred. (a) This section applies only to a municipality that includes solid waste collection services in the list of services that will be provided in the area proposed for annexation on or before the second anniversary of the effective date of the annexation of the area under a written agreement under Section 43.0672 or a resolution under Section 43.0682 or 43.0692. December 1, 2017. 6 (S.B. 1, eff. #7. 822, Sec. (i) If only a part of the area to be annexed is actually annexed, the governing body shall direct the department to prepare a revised service plan for that part. 941 (H.B. December 1, 2017. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of a municipality by ordinance may annex an area without the consent of any of the residents of, voters of, or owners of land in the area under the procedures prescribed by Subchapter C-1. 43.143. 43.136. 1339, Sec. September 1, 2019. 734), Sec. Proof of the posting and publication must be made by attaching to the petition presented to the secretary: (1) the sworn affidavit of any voter who signed the petition, stating the places and dates of the posting; and. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1167, Sec. 6 (S.B. (a) Notwithstanding Subchapter C-4 or C-5, a municipality that has a population of 74,000 to 99,700, that is located wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than 1.8 million, and that completely surrounds and is contiguous to a general-law municipality with a population of less than 600, may annex the general-law municipality as provided by this section. Notwithstanding Subchapter C-4 or C-5, a municipality may annex an area if each owner of land in the area requests the annexation. 6), Sec. (a) This section applies to a service plan under Section 43.065. All annexations must be carried out according to State law and the City Code of Ordinances. (i) The municipality may issue revenue refunding bonds or general obligation refunding bonds in its own name to refund in whole or in part its pro rata share of any outstanding district bonds, warrants, or other obligations, including unpaid earned interest on them, that are assumed by the municipality and that are payable solely from net revenues. miles of land with a population of 57,922 residents resulting in a population density of 54.52 people per sq. (1) a list of each service the municipality will provide on the effective date of the annexation; and. May 24, 2019. As long as such funds remain restricted for use under an agreement, payments to or income from a regional participation fund shall not be deemed revenues to an eligible municipality for purposes of any law or municipal charter provision relating to revenue or property tax caps or limits. (2) the right-of-way of any public road or highway connecting the airport to the municipality by the most direct route. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 43.0695. (g) A strategic partnership agreement that provides for the creation of a limited district under Subsection (f)(6) shall include provisions setting forth the following: (1) the boundaries of the limited district; (2) the functions of the limited district and the term during which the limited district shall exist after full-purpose annexation, which term may be renewed successively by the governing body of the municipality, provided that no such original or renewed term shall exceed 10 years; (3) the name by which the limited district shall be known; and. 32, eff. (b) A person residing in an annexed area subject to a service plan may apply for a writ of mandamus against a municipality that fails to provide access to services in accordance with Subsection (a). 43.144. December 1, 2017. uQ/S&ix~Fa((]? 347), Sec. If the ordinance ordering the election is to be adopted as a result of a petition, the ordinance shall be adopted within 30 days after the date the petition is received. (a) This section applies to a municipality that contains, as a result of the annexation by or the incorporation of the municipality, any part of the area in a water control and improvement district, fresh water supply district, or municipal utility district organized for the primary purpose of providing municipal functions such as the supplying of fresh water for domestic or commercial uses or the furnishing of sanitary sewer service, if: (1) the balance of the area in the district is located in one or more other municipalities; (2) the district is not created by a special act of the legislature and the balance of the area is located in one or more other municipalities and in an unincorporated area; or. 6), Sec. (7) be presented to the secretary of the municipality. A municipality may not be incorporated in an area annexed for limited purposes unless the annexing municipality gives its consent. Since League City is one of the fastest growing cities in Galveston County, or in Texas for that matter it's a good thing they had the fore sight to locate a Tax annex in the northern part of the county!!! The area ceases to be a part of the municipality on the date of the entry of the order. (l) This section shall be liberally construed so as to give effect to its legislative purposes and to sustain the validity of a regional development agreement if the agreement was entered into under or in anticipation of this section. If the annexed area had a level of services for operating and maintaining the infrastructure of the area, including the facilities described by Subsections (b)(5)-(8), superior to the level of services provided within the corporate boundaries of the municipality before annexation, a service plan must provide for the operation and maintenance of the infrastructure of the annexed area at a level of services that is equal or superior to that level of services. An election for members of the governing body of an alternate form of government must be held under the law applicable to that form of government, to the extent consistent with this section. 1878), Sec. 43.0761. Sept. 1, 1999. May 3, 2005. <> 1363 (S.B. This subsection does not prevent the inhabitants of the area from paying in full at any time their pro rata share of the indebtedness. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. (f) After the adoption of the ordinance extending the municipal boundaries, the municipality may fully regulate navigation, wharfage, including wharfage rates, and all facilities, conveniences, and aids to navigation or wharfage. 14, eff. December 1, 2017. An annexation by a municipality does not change or otherwise affect the switching limits of a railroad or any rates of a railroad. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. ABOLITION OF WATER-RELATED SPECIAL DISTRICT CREATED WHOLLY IN MUNICIPALITY. 1, eff. 6, eff. Sec. If taxes for the year in which the annexation occurs have been assessed in the smaller municipality before the annexation, the amounts assessed remain as the amounts due and payable from the inhabitants of the smaller municipality for that year. Sec. (g) In any election ordered under Subsection (c), the governing body of the district may also submit to the voters voting in the election any other measure the governing body considers necessary and convenient to effectuate the transition to a municipal or alternate form of local government, including a measure on the question of whether, on incorporation as a municipality or establishment of an alternate form of local government, any rights, powers, privileges, duties, purposes, functions, or responsibilities of the district or the district's authority to issue bonds and impose a tax is transferred to the municipality or alternate form of local government. 2.01. 1, eff. Exit League City Parkway, pass through the intersection, turn right off the feeder onto Link Road then left onto Calder at the four-way stop.) Stay up-to-date and aware with community involvement opportunities, latest news and social media connections with the City. Transferred and redesignated from Local Government Code, Section 43.051 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (4) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. May 24, 2019. This is required for city-initiated annexations, and for petitions for annexation for voluntary annexation under the G.S. (c) The funds of the water control and improvement district may be kept in one or more separate accounts in the depository if the funds deposited in each separate account are to be used for a different designated purpose from the funds deposited in any other separate account. Sept. 1, 1999. 149, Sec. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ANNEX. Additional Info. Sept. 1, 1987. 17, Sec. September 1, 2015. ANNEXATION OF AREA ON REQUEST OF OWNERS. (f) During the period of limited-purpose annexation: (1) the district may not use bond proceeds to pay for impact fees but must comply with other items in its consent agreement with the municipality; (A) must continue to provide wholesale water and sewer service as provided by the consent agreement; and, (B) is relieved of service obligations in the district that are not provided to other territory annexed for limited purposes or required by the annexation alteration agreement between the municipality and the district; and. Except as otherwise provided by this section, Subchapter B, Chapter 1502, Government Code, applies to the revenue refunding bonds, but an election for the issuance of the bonds is not required. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA QUALIFIED FOR AGRICULTURAL OR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT USE OR AS TIMBER LAND. RESOLUTION. The petition for de-annexation must be written, request the de-annexation, be signed in ink or indelible pencil by the appropriate voters, be signed by each voter as that person's name appears. ACCESS TO SERVICES BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES IN ANNEXED AREA. 43.902. Those taxes may be charged only with the cost of levying and collecting the taxes, and the taxes shall be applied exclusively to the payment of the pro rata share of the indebtedness. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON VOTING RIGHTS, ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE, AND TAXING AUTHORITY. (a) A majority of the qualified voters of an annexed area may petition the governing body of the municipality to disannex the area if the municipality fails or refuses to provide services or to cause services to be provided to the area: (1) if the area was annexed under Subchapter C-1, within the period specified by Section 43.056 or by the service plan prepared for the area under that section; or. Sept. 1, 1995. (2) the sworn affidavit of the publisher of the newspaper in which the notice was published, stating the name of the newspaper and the issue and date of publication. House Bill 347 from last session eliminated unilateral annexation by any city. Sept. 1, 1987. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The adopted regulatory plan must be the same as the regulatory plan prepared under Section 43.123 unless the governing body finds and states in the ordinance the reasons for the adoption of a different regulatory plan. (b) The municipal water board shall select and designate one or more depositories for the proceeds of the maintenance and water charges and other charges levied by the water control and improvement district and for any other income or other funds of the district. WIDTH REQUIREMENT FOR DISANNEXATION. (a) This section applies to a municipality with a population of more than 500,000 that annexes all or part of the area in a levee improvement district organized under the laws of this state. (2) that the abolition of the district is in the best interests of the residents and property in the municipality and the district. (b) This section does not apply if the district includes area located in more than one municipality. (a) This section applies only to an area: (1) eligible to be the subject of a development agreement under Subchapter G, Chapter 212; and. Sec. (e) A regional participation agreement must be: (2) approved by the governing body of each eligible municipality or district that is or that becomes a party to the agreement; and. 6 (S.B. Any attempted annexation of the smaller municipality that does not include the adoption of that comprehensive zoning ordinance is void. (h) If the annexed smaller municipality has on hand any bond funds for public improvements that are not appropriated or contracted for, the funds shall be kept in a separate special fund to be used only for public improvements in the area for which the bonds were voted. $.' (d) This section does not authorize the municipality to extend its boundaries to include area that is part of or belongs to another municipality. Any disputes regarding the level of services provided under this subsection are resolved in the same manner provided by Subsection (l). EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. 1, eff. 1, eff. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 2, eff. ANNEXATION OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED AIRPORT. (Name of Jurisdiction) includes (Name of City/County 1) and (Name of City/County 2). The total annual amount of the payments may not exceed the lesser of: (1) the total annual cost to the municipality of providing the water and sanitary sewer utility service, including both capital and operation and maintenance costs and expenses; or. City Action Center Do It Online Other City Services Pay Water Bill Easy and convenient ways to pay your water bill. 3, eff. 347), Sec. 43.0691. May 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 43.0688. 4.011, eff. 1, Sec. 43.146. 43.015. If the annexation is not completed within the 90-day period, any annexation proceeding is void and the larger municipality may not annex the smaller municipality under this section. 6 (S.B. (b) The municipality must obtain the consent required by this section through the petition process prescribed by Sections 43.0685(b)-(e), and the petition must be verified in the manner provided by Section 43.0686(a). 347), Sec. 29, eff. (3) the right-of-way of any public road or highway connecting the reservoir to the municipality by the most direct route. The notice must be in the format prescribed by Section 43.123(b) and must be published at least once on or after the 20th day before each date. May 24, 2019. (5) "Regional participation agreement" means a contract or agreement entered into under this section or in anticipation of the enactment of this section and any amendment, modification, supplement, addition, renewal, or extension to or of the contract or agreement or any proceeding relating to the contract or agreement. June 14, 2021. 6), Sec. Sec. (2) was in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality at the time of annexation only because the territory was contiguous to municipal territory that was less than 1,000 feet in width at its narrowest point. 513, Sec. Houston Annexation History. 1338), Sec. However, the municipality does not violate this subsection if the construction process is interrupted for any reason by circumstances beyond the direct control of the municipality. May 24, 2019. A person who is qualified to vote in the general-law municipality or the district is eligible to vote in the election. (a) Before a municipality may institute annexation proceedings, the governing body of the municipality must conduct two public hearings at which persons interested in the annexation are given the opportunity to be heard. (l) The municipality may issue revenue refunding bonds in its own name for the purpose of refunding outstanding district revenue bonds, warrants, or other obligations, including unpaid accrued interest on them, that are assumed by the municipality under this section. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. May 24, 2019. (3) any proposal the municipality has to abate, reduce, or limit any financial impact on the district. Sec. 2, eff. 6), Sec. (a) This section applies only to a conservation and reclamation district, including a municipal utility district, that: (1) is located wholly in more than one municipality, but on April 1, 1971, was not wholly in more than one municipality; (2) was created or exists under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; (3) provides or has provided a fresh water supply, sanitary sewer services, and drainage services; and. 1185 (H.B. (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. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX WATER OR SEWER DISTRICT. September 1, 2017. 6), Sec. Sec. 155 (H.B. 22, eff. 504 N Queen Street Palestine, TX 75801. Sept. 1, 1987. 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. 2702), Sec. (b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Except as provided by this subsection, if the annexed area had a level of services superior to the level of services provided within the corporate boundaries of the municipality before annexation, a service plan must provide the annexed area with a level of services that is comparable to the level of services available in other parts of the municipality with topography, land use, and population density similar to those reasonably contemplated or projected in the area. 1.01, eff. 43.0684. (a-2) The petition must clearly indicate that the person is signing as a registered voter of the area, an owner of land in the area, or both. (1) the authority of the governing body of a district to order an election under Subsection (c) is separate and independent and is the exclusive means of ordering any such election; (2) all or any part of the territory of a district may be incorporated as a Type A, Type B, or Type C municipality, as determined by the governing body of the district ordering the incorporation election under Subsection (c)(1) or (2); and. 43.074. May 25, 2007. May 24, 2019. 1(2), eff. For an annexation occurring prior to the effective date of the changes in law made by this Act in amending Subsection (b), a delinquent sum begins incurring a penalty on the first day of the eighth month following the month in which the municipality enacted its annexation ordinance. (b) The service plan, which must be completed before the annexation, must include a program under which the municipality will provide full municipal services in the annexed area no later than 2-1/2 years after the effective date of the annexation, in accordance with Subsection (e), unless certain services cannot reasonably be provided within that period and the municipality proposes a schedule for providing those services, and must include a list of all services required by this section to be provided under the plan. This section grants additional power to the municipality and is cumulative of the municipal charter. 6), Sec. (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 that has annexed area in the district is not required to obtain the consent of any municipality to annex additional area located wholly in the district other than the consent of the other municipalities that have annexed area in the district and have extraterritorial jurisdiction over the area proposed to be annexed. (b) The municipality may collect signatures on the petition only during the period beginning on the 31st day after the date the governing body of the municipality adopts the resolution under Section 43.0682 and ending on the 180th day after the date the resolution is adopted. endobj Reforming the annexation process 1468), Sec. (d) A regulation relating to the discharge of firearms or other weapons is subject to the restrictions in Section 229.002. 149, Sec. May 24, 2019. The bill was authored by state Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, and then revised . 31, eff. The section on Additional Phase gives the declarant the right to annex any additional land to the terms of the CCRs without the consent of any party of the existing HOA. 6 (S.B. 1, eff. The annexation of an area for limited purposes must be completed within 90 days after the date the governing body institutes the annexation proceedings. Sec. 1, Sec. SUBCHAPTER C-4. (3) the district is a conservation and reclamation district of more than 10,000 acres which provides water and sanitary sewer service to households and parts of which are located in two or more municipalities, one of which has a population of more than 1.6 million. 1015), Sec. (c) For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), the value of taxable property that receives the utility service shall be determined by the most recent certified tax roll provided by the central appraisal district in which the property is located. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION PLAN REQUIRED.