Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 43.0697
Results of Election and Petition
(a)
Following an election held under this subchapter, the municipality must notify the residents of the area proposed to be annexed of the results of the election and, if applicable, of the petition required by Section 43.0695 (Property Owner Consent Required for Certain Areas).(b)
If at the election held under this subchapter a majority of qualified voters do not approve the proposed annexation, or if the municipality is required to petition owners of land in the area under Section 43.0695 (Property Owner Consent Required for Certain Areas) and does not obtain the required number of signatures, the municipality may not annex the area and may not adopt another resolution under Section 43.0692 (Resolution) to annex the area until the first anniversary of the date of the adoption of the resolution.(c)
If at the election held under this subchapter a majority of qualified voters approve the proposed annexation, and if the municipality, as applicable, obtains the required number of petition signatures under Section 43.0695 (Property Owner Consent Required for Certain Areas), the municipality may annex the area after:(1)
providing notice under Subsection (a);(2)
holding a public hearing at which members of the public are given an opportunity to be heard; and(3)
holding a final public hearing not earlier than the 10th day after the date of the public hearing under Subdivision (2) at which the ordinance annexing the area may be adopted.
Source:
Section 43.0697 — Results of Election and Petition, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.43.htm#43.0697 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
