Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 43.016
Authority of Municipality to Annex Area Qualified for Agricultural or Wildlife Management Use or as Timber Land
(a)
This section applies only to an area:(1)
eligible to be the subject of a development agreement under Subchapter G (Applicability), Chapter 212 (Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development); and(2)
appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as land for agricultural or wildlife management use under Subchapter C (Appraisal) or D, Chapter 23 (Appraisal Methods and Procedures), Tax Code, or as timber land under Subchapter E of that chapter.(b)
A municipality may not annex an area to which this section applies unless:(1)
the municipality offers to make a development agreement with the landowner under Section 212.172 (Development Agreement) that would:(A)
guarantee the continuation of the extraterritorial status of the area; and(B)
authorize the enforcement of all regulations and planning authority of the municipality that do not interfere with the use of the area for agriculture, wildlife management, or timber; and(2)
the landowner declines to make the agreement described by Subdivision (1).(c)
For purposes of Section 43.003 (Authority of Home-rule Municipality to Annex Area and Take Other Actions Regarding Boundaries)(2) or another law, including a municipal charter or ordinance, relating to municipal authority to annex an area adjacent to the municipality, an area adjacent or contiguous to an area that is the subject of a development agreement described by Subsection (b)(1) is considered adjacent or contiguous to the municipality.(d)
A provision of a development agreement described by Subsection (b)(1) that restricts or otherwise limits the annexation of all or part of the area that is the subject of the agreement is void if the landowner files any type of subdivision plat or related development document for the area with a governmental entity that has jurisdiction over the area, regardless of how the area is appraised for ad valorem tax purposes.(e)
A development agreement described by Subsection (b)(1) is not a permit for purposes of Chapter 245 (Issuance of Local Permits).
Source:
Section 43.016 — Authority of Municipality to Annex Area Qualified for Agricultural or Wildlife Management Use or as Timber Land, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.43.htm#43.016 (accessed May 26, 2025).
