{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-43.1056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 43.1056","heading":"ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS OR CONNECTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality that is annexing an area under Subchapter C-3, C-4, C-5, or D may also annex with the area the right-of-way of a street, highway, alley, or other public way or of a railway line, spur, or roadbed, that is:\n(1) contiguous and runs parallel to the municipality's boundaries; and\n(2) contiguous to the area being annexed under Subchapter C-3, C-4, C-5, or D.\n(b) A municipality may annex a right-of-way under this section only if:\n(1) the municipality provides written notice of the annexation to the owner of the right-of-way, through the owner's registered agent, if applicable, not later than the 61st day before the date of the proposed annexation; and\n(2) the owner of the right-of-way does not submit a written objection to the municipality before the date of the proposed annexation.\n(c) If the owner of a right-of-way proposed to be annexed under this section is a governmental entity, the entity may specify the location at which a municipality must deliver notice under Subsection (b).\n(d) Section 43.054 does not apply to the annexation of a right-of-way under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 560 (S.B. 374), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2021.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION","CHAPTER 43. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION","SUBCHAPTER E. ANNEXATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO RESERVOIRS, AIRPORTS, STREETS, AND CERTAIN OTHER AREAS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.43.htm#43.1056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"b2e575de2335ed56a4727e42b1ac158d698c0182e4a65d66130faf09616adb80","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-43.1055","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-43.1057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}