Texas § LG.43.0686 - RESULTS OF PETITION
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§ LG.43.0686. RESULTS OF PETITION
RESULTS OF PETITION. (a) When the petition period prescribed by Section 43.0685 ends, the petition shall be verified by the municipal secretary or other person responsible for verifying signatures. The municipality must notify the residents and property owners of the area proposed to be annexed of the results of the petition. (b) If the municipality does not obtain the number of signatures on the petition required to annex the area, the municipality may not annex the area and may not adopt another resolution under Section 43.0682 to annex the area until the first anniversary of the date the petition period ended. (c) If the municipality obtains the number of signatures on the petition required to annex the area, 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. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6 ), Sec. 26, eff. December 1, 2017.
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