DISANNEXATION OF LAND IN A MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT. 43.1056. 5, eff. 1.01, eff. (c) The governing body by ordinance may change a regulatory plan adopted under Subsection (b) if, in the ordinance making the change, the governing body finds and states the reasons for the adoption of the change. The City will continue to consider SPAs with utility districts for the purpose of limited purpose annexation within the City's ETJ. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. 3(k), eff. This restriction does not apply to the annexation of area in a water or sewer district if the district is wholly or partly in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of more than one municipality. 1015), Sec. The municipality may allocate overhead expenses between any two or more systems in direct proportion to the gross income of each system. For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) Before the 10th day before the date the first hearing required by Section 43.124 is held, the municipality must prepare a report regarding the proposed annexation of an area for limited purposes and make the report available to the public. The records, public property, public buildings, money on hand, credit accounts, and other assets of the smaller municipality become the property of the larger municipality and shall be turned over to the officers of that municipality. May 24, 2019. In addition to the notice requirements under Section 43.063, a home-rule municipality, before the municipality may institute annexation proceedings, shall create, or contract for the creation of, and make publicly available a digital map that identifies the area proposed for annexation and any area that would be newly included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction as a result of the proposed annexation. The City of Conroe is a "home-rule" City of more than 50,000 people, and will follow the law and procedures as set out by the State. With respect to any larger parcels of property, consent of the owners of at least 51 percent of the total affected territory must be evidenced by appropriate signatures on the limited-purpose annexation request. The municipality may annex for limited purposes any land for which the landowner requests annexation and provides to the municipality before the effective date of the annexation the landowner's written consent to annexation for limited purposes. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (4) that is the subject of an industrial district contract under Section 42.044. Sec. 248, Sec. Renumbered from Sec. (a) A general-law municipality may annex: (1) a reservoir owned by the municipality and used to supply water to the municipality; (2) any land contiguous to the reservoir and subject to an easement for flood control purposes in favor of the municipality; and. (b) The governing body of the smaller municipality may adopt an ordinance ordering an election on the question of consenting to the annexation of the smaller municipality by the larger municipality. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. <> Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. May 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 768, Sec. (j) A regional development agreement and any action taken under the agreement is not subject to any method of approval under the Water Code or any method of appeal under the Water Code. The ordinance must provide for the levy of taxes on all taxable property in the municipality to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds when due. (e) Subject to compliance with Subsection (d)(1) and (3), another district may join or become a party to a regional development agreement in the manner authorized in the agreement. (e) An agreement made under Subsection (c) or (d) must be approved by an ordinance adopted by the governing body of each municipality and by an order or resolution adopted by the governing board of the district before the date specified in the agreement for the abolition, distribution, and assumption. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (2) that the abolition of the district is in the best interests of the residents and property in the municipality and the district. 62, eff. (f) The municipality may issue refunding bonds in its own name to refund bonds, warrants, or other obligations, including unpaid accrued interest on an obligation, that is assumed by the municipality. 43.052. (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. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 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. Election method: This method requires the approval of a majority of voters in the proposed annexation area. PROVISION OF SERVICES TO ANNEXED AREA. 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. 1, eff. 6), Sec. December 1, 2017. 2.16, eff. 6), Sec. MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION IN ANNEXED AREA. 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. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. May 24, 2019. VOTER APPROVAL BY MUNICIPAL RESIDENTS ON PETITION. Money that is not refunded within the period prescribed by this subsection accrues interest at the rate of: (1) six percent each year after the 180th day and until the 210th day after the date the area is disannexed; and. (f-1) In addition to the notice provided under Subsection (f), a home-rule municipality, before the 90th day after the date the municipality adopts or amends an annexation plan under this section, shall give written notice as provided by this subsection to each property owner in any area that would be newly included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction as a result of the proposed annexation. 2 0 obj June 18, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1999. endobj (f) A regional development agreement does not need to describe the land contained within the boundaries of a district that is a party to the agreement. (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. Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune. (5) cause a reduction in fire and police protection and emergency medical services within the area to be annexed below that of areas within the corporate boundaries of the municipality with similar topography, land use, and population density. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. (a) Land on an island bordering the Gulf of Mexico that is not accessible by a public road or common carrier ferry facility may not be annexed by a municipality without the consent of the owners of the land. Any notice of a public hearing conducted under this subsection shall contain a statement of the purpose of the hearing, the date, time, and place of the hearing, and the location where copies of the proposed agreement may be obtained prior to the hearing. 80, eff. Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may by ordinance annex a road right-of-way on request of the owner of the right-of-way or the governing body of the political subdivision that maintains the right-of-way under the procedures prescribed by Subchapter C-1. (d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 21.001(84), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Authorized to offer $5 million for Texas, his conduct in "negotiation" became so offensive he had to be removed. 43.0755. 941 (H.B. 160A- 31 (b1) (requiring 51% households in a distressed area.) Welcome to Midland, Texas! AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNEX ENCLAVES. 347), Sec. 43.083. This means that prior to 1999, the City of Houston had the ability to annex The Woodlands with a vote of the Houston City Council. 1363 (S.B. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. (c) A municipality's governmental immunity to suit and from liability is waived and abolished to the extent of liability created under this section. 43.908. A municipality with a population of less than 30,000, that is in a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico and that is adjacent to a county with a population of one million or more, and that seeks to annex land owned by a navigation district operating under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, must have the consent of the district to annex the land. The area ceases to be a part of the municipality on the date of the order. PERIOD FOR COMPLETION OF ANNEXATION. On the distribution, the board is abolished. (l) A service plan is valid for 10 years. ACCESS TO SERVICES BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES IN ANNEXED AREA. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. (f) The annexation of area under this section outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the annexing municipality does not expand the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality. 1338), Sec. If the governing body does not repeal the ordinance, the governing body shall submit it to a popular vote at the next municipal election or at a special election the governing body may order for that purpose. (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. Currently, residents can petition the county to de-annex their parcels if they have 100% approval from the affected property owners. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Sec. <>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> PROCEDURES APPLICABLE. (b) A municipality may not annex an area that is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality only because the area is contiguous to municipal territory that: (1) was annexed before September 1, 1999; and. (a) Except as provided by Section 43.123(e), on or before the date prescribed by the regulatory plan under Section 43.123(d)(2), the municipality must annex the area for full purposes. 2.01, eff. (c) The bonds must be authorized by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality. Question to be submitted--"whether they consent to such proposed annexation to the corporate limits of the city or town." (33:157). 41, eff. PERIOD FOR COMPLETION OF ANNEXATION. 6 (S.B. The governing body shall continue to levy a property tax each year on the property in the area at the same rate that is levied on other property in the municipality until the taxes collected from the area equal its pro rata share of the indebtedness. DEFINITIONS. (3) retail sales in the boundaries of the district will be treated for municipal sales tax purposes as if the district were annexed by the municipality for full purposes. December 1, 2017. A digital map required under this section must be made available without charge and in a format widely used by common geographic information system software or in any other widely used electronic format if the municipality does not have common geographic information system software. 6), Sec. December 1, 2017. The term does not include a district or authority the primary function of which is the wholesale distribution of water. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (l) If the question is approved, the period during which the general-law municipality is prohibited from annexing area in the district is extended to the date that is one year after the date of the election. 6 (S.B. 43.1055. 374), Sec. 560 (S.B. 43.129. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. Sec. 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. %PDF-1.5 (a) Before a municipality may adopt an ordinance annexing an area under this subchapter, the governing body of the municipality must conduct one public hearing. (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. (f) If the larger municipality completes the annexation within the prescribed period, the incorporation of the smaller municipality is abolished. Sec. 787, Sec. Sept. 1, 1987. 6 (S.B. 1, eff. If an area is disannexed, the area may not be annexed again by the municipality for five years. DISANNEXATION ACCORDING TO MUNICIPAL CHARTER IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY. (e) If the district is composed of two or more tracts, at least one of which is not contiguous to the home-rule municipality, the fact that the annexation will result in one or more parts of the home-rule municipality being not contiguous to the rest of the municipality does not affect the municipality's authority to annex the district. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. xXmOH,Q^SI}H@${y)^'vgYlN'G%y@2y2K&K+^]k X1*Xn.(PoU54+/>_#J>k@T&UF, 'pO&x9O-E!i!A 103 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1999. The voters may not vote in any bond election. Sept. 1, 1987. (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. Upon placement of the funds in the escrow account, the annexation may become effective. (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. Sec. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 11.255, eff. 6 (S.B. 692 (H.B. 218, Sec. 2.15, eff. 43.014. 1, Sec. 347), Sec. 1, eff. (b) If at the election held under this subchapter a majority of qualified voters do not approve the proposed annexation, or if the municipality is required to petition owners of land in the area under Section 43.0695 and does not obtain the required number of signatures, the municipality may not annex the area and may not adopt another resolution under Section 43.0692 to annex the area until the first anniversary of the date of the adoption of the resolution. December 1, 2017. 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!!! (g) A regional participation agreement is not required to describe the land contained within the boundaries of a party to the agreement, but any territory to be released from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of an eligible municipality that is a party under an agreement must be described in sufficient detail to convey title to land and the description must be made a part of the agreement. The revenue refunding bonds and the general obligation refunding bonds must bear interest at the same rate or at a lower rate than that borne by the refunded obligations unless it is shown mathematically that a different rate results in a savings in the total amount of interest to be paid. (a) A municipality that proposes to annex an area shall provide written notice of the proposed annexation to each public school district located in the area proposed for annexation within the period prescribed for providing the notice of, as applicable: (1) the hearing under Section 43.0673; or. 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