Thread: "Houston-ize" your city
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Old Posted Oct 15, 2022, 2:57 AM
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Originally Posted by TWAK View Post
How easy is it to annex out there in Texas? Can cities just take what they want, or does it have to go through a vote and tax-sharing schemes? CA cities have to include the areas they want to annex in the Sphere of Influence and an area can fight to not be included in that. It has to go through the Local Agency Formation Commission too.
Until 2018, a city could annex into their Full Purpose Jurisdiction anything within their ETJ without the say of the affected population. As of 2018, property owners (exclusive of anyone renting) within a proposed annexation hold a yes/no vote on accepting that annexation.
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