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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 43.1056. Annexation of Contiguous or Connecting Rights-of-Way

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

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