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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Territory annexed to any municipality in the district may be annexed to the district as provided by this section.
(b) At any time after final passage of an ordinance or resolution annexing territory to a municipality in the district, the board may give notice of a hearing on the question of annexing that territory or any part of that territory to the district. The notice is sufficient if it:
(1) states the date and place of the hearing; and
(2) describes the area proposed to be annexed or refers to the annexation ordinance or resolution of the municipality.
(c) At least 10 days before the date set for the hearing, the notice must be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the annexing municipality.
(d) If, as a result of the hearing, the board finds that the territory will benefit from the water supplied or to be supplied by the district, the board shall adopt a resolution annexing the territory to the district. (Acts 53rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 268, Sec. 5(h).)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 9055.058. Annexation of certain municipal territory - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/special-district-local-laws-code/sdll-sect-9055-058/
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