Texas Local Government Code 43.1465 – Disannexation From Defunding Municipality
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(a) In this section, “defunding municipality” means a home-rule municipality that is considered to be a defunding municipality under Chapter 109.
(b) On the next uniform election date that occurs after the date on which the criminal justice division of the governor’s office issues a written determination that a municipality is a defunding municipality and the time required by § 3.005, Election Code, the defunding municipality shall hold a separate election in each area annexed in the preceding 30 years by the defunding municipality on the question of disannexing the area.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 43.1465
- Home-rule municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a home-rule municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The defunding municipality shall immediately by ordinance disannex an area for which a majority of the votes received in the election held under Subsection (b) favor disannexation.
(d) If an area is disannexed under Subsection (c), the defunding municipality may not attempt to annex the area before the 10th anniversary of the date on which the criminal justice division of the governor’s office issues a written determination in accordance with § 109.005 finding that the defunding municipality has reversed the reduction described by § 109.003(1).
(e) A defunding municipality holding an election under Subsection (b) may not use public funds on informational campaigns relating to the election.