{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-43.122","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 43.122","heading":"CERTAIN STRIP ANNEXATIONS PROHIBITED.","body":"A municipality may not annex for limited purposes any strip of territory, including a strip following the course of a road, highway, river, stream, or creek, that is, at its narrowest point, less than 1,000 feet in width and is located farther than three miles from the preexisting boundaries of the municipality, unless the area is annexed under Section 43.129.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 3(k), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 822, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION","CHAPTER 43. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION","SUBCHAPTER F. LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.43.htm#43.122","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"92e501fcf7a3abe13ef6907e2572b9d5b67c0443354ef37cc857081e32fefc05","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-43.1211","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-43.123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}