Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 8844.053 · Subchapter B. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY
HEARING; ELECTION ORDER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) On receipt of a petition under Section 8844.052, the board shall set a date for a hearing on the petition. The hearing must be set for a date that is not later than the 20th day after the date the board receives the petition.
(b) The board shall publish notice of the place, time, date, and purpose of the hearing in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the district and in the territory to be annexed.
(c) At the hearing, any person may present testimony for or against annexation of the territory to the district.
(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall determine whether an election should be held to determine whether the territory should be annexed.
(e) If the board determines that an election should be held, the board shall issue an order calling separate elections to be held in the district and in the territory to be annexed to determine whether the territory should be annexed to the district. The board shall hold the elections on the same day at the next uniform election date following the date of the order.
(f) If the board determines that an election should not be held, the board shall issue an order denying the petition.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8844.htm
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