§ 43.0115 Authority of Certain Municipalities to Annex Enclaves
§ 43.0116 Authority of Municipality to Annex Industrial Districts
§ 43.0117 Authority of Municipality to Annex Area Near Military Base
§ 43.012 Authority of Type a General-Law Municipality to Annex Area It Owns
§ 43.013 Authority of Municipality to Annex Navigable Stream
§ 43.014 Authority to Annex Limited to Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
§ 43.015 Authority of Adjacent Municipalities to Change Boundaries by Agreement
§ 43.016 Authority of Municipality to Annex Area Qualified for Agricultural or Wildlife Management Use or as Timber Land
§ 43.017 Prohibition Against Annexation to Surround Municipality in Certain Counties
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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code Chapter 43 > Subchapter A-1 - General Authority to Annex

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • General-law municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a Type A general-law municipality, Type B general-law municipality, or Type C general-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005