{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-43.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 43.055","heading":"MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ANNEXATION EACH YEAR.","body":"(a) In a calendar year, a municipality may not annex a total area greater than 10 percent of the incorporated area of the municipality as of January 1 of that year, plus any amount of area carried over to that year under Subsection (b). In determining the total area annexed in a calendar year, an area annexed for limited purposes is included, but an annexed area is not included if it is:\n(1) annexed at the request of a majority of the qualified voters of the area and the owners of at least 50 percent of the land in the area;\n(2) owned by the municipality, a county, the state, or the federal government and used for a public purpose;\n(3) annexed at the request of at least a majority of the qualified voters of the area; or\n(4) annexed at the request of the owners of the area.\n(b) If a municipality fails to annex in a calendar year the entire 10 percent amount permitted under Subsection (a), the municipality may carry over the unused allocation for use in subsequent calendar years.\n(c) A municipality carrying over an allocation may not annex in a calendar year a total area greater than 30 percent of the incorporated area of the municipality as of January 1 of that year.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 3(e), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION","CHAPTER 43. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION","SUBCHAPTER C. LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ANNEXATIONS EXEMPTED FROM CONSENT ANNEXATION PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.43.htm#43.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"2398843affe1114900e65525f854437236667de125644f466ca4e0fd7d5a0638","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-43.0545","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-43.056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}