Tex. Educ. Code Section 49.303
Property Subject to Detachment and Annexation

(a)

Only the following property may be detached and annexed under this subchapter:

(1)

a mineral property;

(2)

real property used in the operation of a public utility, including a pipeline, pipeline gathering system, or railroad or other rail system; and

(3)

real property used primarily for industrial or other commercial purposes, other than property used primarily for agriculture or for residential purposes.

(b)

If a final judgment of a court determines that a mineral interest may not be annexed and detached as provided by this subchapter without an attendant annexation and detachment of the surface estate or any other interest in the same land, the detachment and annexation of a mineral interest under this subchapter includes the surface estate and each other interest in the land covered by the mineral interest.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Subchapter G, Chapter 41 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 1.059, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 49.303 — Property Subject to Detachment and Annexation, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.­49.­htm#49.­303 (accessed May 26, 2025).

49.001
Definitions 49.002
Options to Reduce Local Revenue Level 49.003
Inclusion of Attendance Credit and Nonresidents in Weighted Average Daily Attendance 49.004
Annual Review of Local Revenues 49.005
Comptroller and Appraisal District Cooperation 49.006
Rules 49.007
Commissioner to Approve Subsequent Boundary Changes 49.008
Homestead Exemptions 49.009
Tax Abatements 49.010
Tax Increment Obligations 49.011
Contingency 49.012
Date of Elections 49.013
Procedure 49.0041
Local Revenue Level in Excess of Entitlement After Review Notification 49.0042
Transitional Provisions: Increased Homestead Exemption and Limitation on Tax Increases 49.051
Agreement 49.052
Governing Law 49.053
Governance Plan 49.054
Incentive Aid 49.101
Agreement 49.102
Governing Law 49.103
Allocation of Appraised Value of Divided Unit 49.104
Allocation of Indebtedness 49.105
Notice 49.151
Agreement 49.152
Credit 49.153
Cost 49.154
Payment 49.155
Duration 49.156
Voter Approval 49.157
Credit for Appraisal Costs 49.158
Limitation 49.201
Agreement 49.202
Voter Approval 49.203
Wada Count 49.204
Transfers 49.205
Career and Technology Education Programs 49.251
Agreement 49.252
Date of Election 49.253
Proposition 49.254
Approval 49.255
Consolidated Taxing District 49.256
Governance 49.257
Maintenance Tax 49.258
Revenue Distribution 49.259
Taxes of Component Districts 49.260
Optional Total Tax Base Consolidation 49.301
Definition 49.302
Determination of Taxable Value 49.303
Property Subject to Detachment and Annexation 49.304
Taxation of Personal Property 49.305
Detachment of Property 49.306
Annexation of Property 49.307
Limitations on Detachment and Annexation 49.308
Orders and Notice 49.309
Treatment of Subdivided Property 49.310
Duties of Chief Appraiser 49.311
Student Attendance 49.312
Bond Taxes 49.313
Determination by Commissioner Final 49.351
Commissioner Order 49.352
Selection Criteria 49.353
Governance 49.354
Dissolution of Consolidated District 49.355
Fund Balances 49.356
Employment Contracts 49.357
Application of Sparse Adjustment and Small and Transportation Allotments
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May 26, 2025

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