Texas § 43.1056 ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS OR CONNECTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

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§ 43.1056 — ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS OR CONNECTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

Texas § 43.1056

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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 43.1056 (2026).

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Sec. 43.1056. ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS OR CONNECTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

(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-o

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Sec. 43.1056. ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS OR CONNECTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY. (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.