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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Except to the extent the authority agrees in writing, a municipality's annexation of territory that is in the authority does not affect the authority's ability to assess and collect inside the annexed territory the types of fees, rates, charges, or special assessments that the authority was assessing and collecting at the time the municipality initiated the annexation.
(b) The authority's ability to assess and collect the types of fees, rates, charges, or special assessments described by Subsection (a) terminates on the later of:
(1) the date of final payment or defeasance of any bonds or other indebtedness, including any refunding bonds, that are secured by those fees, rates, charges, or special assessments; or
(2) the date that the authority no longer provides services inside the annexed territory.
(c) The authority shall continue to provide services to the annexed territory in accordance with contracts in effect at the time of the annexation unless a written agreement between the board and the governing body of the municipality provides otherwise. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 1.03(d).)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 8888.169. Effect of Municipal Annexation on Fees and Services - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/special-district-local-laws-code/sdll-sect-8888-169/
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