Section 43.1056 - Annexation of Contiguous or Connecting Rights-Of-Way(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:(1) contiguous and runs parallel to the municipality's boundaries; and(2) contiguous to the area being annexed under Subchapter C-3, C-4, C-5, or D.(b) A municipality may annex a right-of-way under this section only if:(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(2) the owner of the right-of-way does not submit a written objection to the municipality before the date of the proposed annexation.(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).(d) Section 43.054 does not apply to the annexation of a right-of-way under this section.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 43.1056
Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 560,Sec. 2, eff. 6/14/2021.