Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 43.016. Authority of Municipality to Annex Area Qualified for Agricultural or Wildlife Management Use or as Timber Land

(a) This section applies only to an area:

(b) A municipality may not annex an area to which this section applies unless:

(c) For purposes of Section 43.003(2) or another law, including a municipal charter or ordinance, relating to municipal authority to annex an area adjacent to the municipality, an area adjacent or contiguous to an area that is the subject of a development agreement described by Subsection (b)(1) is considered adjacent or contiguous to the municipality.

(d) A provision of a development agreement described by Subsection (b)(1) that restricts or otherwise limits the annexation of all or part of the area that is the subject of the agreement is void if the landowner files any type of subdivision plat or related development document for the area with a governmental entity that has jurisdiction over the area, regardless of how the area is appraised for ad valorem tax purposes.

(e) A development agreement described by Subsection (b)(1) is not a permit for purposes of Chapter 245.