Tex. Local Government Code § 43.902
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 43.902, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 43.902. ANNEXATION, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, AND EMINENT DOMAIN ON INACCESSIBLE GULF ISLAND.
Official statutory text
(a) Land on an island bordering the Gulf of Mexico that is not accessible by a public road or common carrier ferry facility may not be annexed by a municipality without the consent of the owners of the land.
(b) The extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality does not include land on the island unless the owners of the land consent.
(c) A municipality may not take property on the island through eminent domain.
(b) The extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality does not include land on the island unless the owners of the land consent.
(c) A municipality may not take property on the island through eminent domain.
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