Tex. Alcoh. Bev. Code Section 251.726
Change of Status for Territory Annexed or Owned by Certain Municipalities

(a)

This section applies only to a municipality that has within its boundaries all or part of an international airport operated jointly by two municipalities and:

(1)

that is:

(A)

partially located in three counties, two of which have a population of 2.1 million or more; and

(B)

primarily located in a county with a population of 2.1 million or more; or

(2)

that:

(A)

is partially located in five counties, one of which:
(i)
has a population of 2.1 million or more; and
(ii)
is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.2 million or more;

(B)

is subject to a limited purpose annexation and development agreement under Subchapter G (Applicability), Chapter 212 (Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development), Local Government Code; and

(C)

may annex an area on request of the owners of land in the area under Subchapter C-3 (Authority to Annex Area on Request of Owners), Chapter 43 (Municipal Annexation), Local Government Code.

(b)

Notwithstanding any other law:

(1)

an area annexed to a municipality to which this section applies assumes the wet or dry status of that municipality; and

(2)

an area contiguous to and owned by a municipality to which this section applies assumes the wet or dry status of that municipality.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (S.B. 680), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
Redesignated from Alcoholic Beverage Code, Section 251.725 (Change of Status for Certain Territory Annexed by Municipality) by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(1), eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 302 (H.B. 4456), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 251.726 — Change of Status for Territory Annexed or Owned by Certain Municipalities, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/AL/htm/AL.­251.­htm#251.­726 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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