Texas § 43.055 MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ANNEXATION EACH YEAR.

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§ 43.055 — MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ANNEXATION EACH YEAR.

Texas § 43.055

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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 43.055 (2026).

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Sec. 43.055. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ANNEXATION EACH YEAR.

(a)In a calendar year, a municipality may not annex a total area greater than 10 percent of the incorporated area of the municipality as of January 1 of that year, plus any amount of area carried over to that year under Subsection (b). In determining the total area annexed in a calendar year, an area annexed for limited purposes is included, but an annexed area is not included if it is:

(1)annexed at the request of a majority of the qualified voters of the area and the owners of at least 50 percent of the land in the area;

(2)owned by the municipality, a county, the state, or the federal government and used for a public purpose;

(3)annexed at the request of at least a majority of the qualified voters of the area; or

(4)annexed at th

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Sec. 43.055. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ANNEXATION EACH YEAR. (a) In a calendar year, a municipality may not annex a total area greater than 10 percent of the incorporated area of the municipality as of January 1 of that year, plus any amount of area carried over to that year under Subsection (b). In determining the total area annexed in a calendar year, an area annexed for limited purposes is included, but an annexed area is not included if it is:
(1) annexed at the request of a majority of the qualified voters of the area and the owners of at least 50 percent of the land in the area;
(2) owned by the municipality, a county, the state, or the federal government and used for a public purpose;
(3) annexed at the request of at least a majority of the qualified voters of the area; or
(4) annexed at the request of the owners of the area.
(b) If a municipality fails to annex in a calendar year the entire 10 percent amount permitted under Subsection (a), the municipality may carry over the unused allocation for use in subsequent calendar years.
(c) A municipality carrying over an allocation may not annex in a calendar year a total area greater than 30 percent of the incorporated area of the municipality as of January 1 of that year.