Tex.
Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 9015.052
Annexation of City Territory
(a)
Territory annexed to the city may be annexed to the authority as provided by this section.(b)
At any time after final passage of an ordinance annexing territory to the city, the board may issue a notice of hearing on the question of annexing all or part of the territory annexed to the city.(c)
The notice is sufficient if it:(1)
states the date and place of the hearing; and(2)
describes the area proposed to be annexed or refers to the annexation ordinance of the city.(d)
The notice must be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the city not later than the 10th day before the date set for the hearing.(e)
The board shall adopt a resolution annexing the territory to the authority if, after the hearing, the board finds that the territory proposed to be annexed will benefit from the water supplied or to be supplied by the authority.(f)
After the territory is annexed to the authority, the board may hold an election in the authority as enlarged to determine whether the authority as enlarged shall:(1)
assume any tax-supported bonds that are outstanding or voted but not yet sold; and(2)
impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the authority as enlarged for the payment of those bonds.(g)
An election held under Subsection (f) shall be held in the same manner as an election under Section 9015.354 (Election for Bonds Payable from Ad Valorem Taxes) for the issuance of bonds payable wholly or partly from taxes.
Source:
Section 9015.052 — Annexation of City Territory, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.9015.htm#9015.052 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
