Texas Statutes
§ 8844.052 — PETITION FOR ANNEXATION ELECTION.
Texas § 8844.052
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Code SDSpecial District Local Laws Code
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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 8844.052 (2026).
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Sec. 8844.052. PETITION FOR ANNEXATION ELECTION.
(a)To initiate a proceeding to annex territory to the district, a written petition requesting that the board call an annexation election must be presented to the board.
(b)The petition must:
(1)define the territory to be annexed; and
(2)be signed by at least 50 percent of the persons who reside in the territory to be annexed according to the most recent federal census.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619 ), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
Nearby Sections
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§ 8844.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 8844.002
NATURE OF DISTRICT.§ 8844.003
LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.§ 8844.004
DISTRICT TERRITORY.§ 8844.051
ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY AUTHORIZED.§ 8844.052
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION ELECTION.§ 8844.053
HEARING; ELECTION ORDER.§ 8844.054
BALLOTS.§ 8844.055
DECLARATION OF ELECTION RESULTS.§ 8844.101
COMPOSITION OF BOARD.§ 8844.102
TERMS.§ 8844.104
ELECTION DATE.§ 8844.152
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