Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 43.1056

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 43.1056 - Annexation of Contiguous or Connecting Rights-Of-Way
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality that is annexing an area under Subchapter C-3, C-4, C-5, or D may also annex with the area the right-of-way of a street, highway, alley, or other public way or of a railway line, spur, or roadbed, that is:
(1) contiguous and runs parallel to the municipality's boundaries; and
(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
(2) the owner of the right-of-way does not submit a written objection to the municipality before the date of the proposed annexation.
(c) If the owner of a right-of-way proposed to be annexed under this section is a governmental entity, the entity may specify the location at which a municipality must deliver notice under Subsection (b).
(d) Section 43.054 does not apply to the annexation of a right-of-way under this section.

Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 43.1056

Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 560,Sec. 2, eff. 6/14/2021.