{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-43.057","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 43.057","heading":"ANNEXATION THAT SURROUNDS AREA: FINDINGS REQUIRED.","body":"If a proposed annexation would cause an area to be entirely surrounded by the annexing municipality but would not include the area within the municipality, the governing body of the municipality must find, before completing the annexation, that surrounding the area is in the public interest.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","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#43.057","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"b1474ec62982c6a86b056d77073b3c67e731886ff3378104c57de9d1d717040f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-43.0565","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-43.061"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}