Tex. Local Government Code § 43.905
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§ 43.905. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON OPERATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Official statutory text
(a) A municipality that proposes to annex an area shall provide written notice of the proposed annexation to each public school district located in the area proposed for annexation within the period prescribed for providing the notice of, as applicable:
(1) the hearing under Section 43.0673; or
(2) the first hearing under Section 43.063, 43.0683, or 43.0693.
(b) A notice to a public school district shall contain a description of:
(1) the area within the district proposed for annexation;
(2) any financial impact on the district resulting from the annexation, including any changes in utility costs; and
(3) any proposal the municipality has to abate, reduce, or limit any financial impact on the district.
(c) The municipality may not proceed with the annexation unless the municipality provides the required notice.
(d) A municipality that has annexed any portion of an area after December 1, 1996, and before September 1, 1999, in which a school district has a facility shall grant a variance from the municipality's building code for that facility if the facility does not comply with the code.
(e) A municipality that, as a result of the annexation, provides utility services to a school district facility may charge the district for utility services at:
(1) the same rate that the district was paying before the annexation; or
(2) a lower municipal rate.
(f) A rate set under Subsection (e) is effective until the first day of the school district's fiscal year that begins after the 90th day after the effective date of the annexation.
(1) the hearing under Section 43.0673; or
(2) the first hearing under Section 43.063, 43.0683, or 43.0693.
(b) A notice to a public school district shall contain a description of:
(1) the area within the district proposed for annexation;
(2) any financial impact on the district resulting from the annexation, including any changes in utility costs; and
(3) any proposal the municipality has to abate, reduce, or limit any financial impact on the district.
(c) The municipality may not proceed with the annexation unless the municipality provides the required notice.
(d) A municipality that has annexed any portion of an area after December 1, 1996, and before September 1, 1999, in which a school district has a facility shall grant a variance from the municipality's building code for that facility if the facility does not comply with the code.
(e) A municipality that, as a result of the annexation, provides utility services to a school district facility may charge the district for utility services at:
(1) the same rate that the district was paying before the annexation; or
(2) a lower municipal rate.
(f) A rate set under Subsection (e) is effective until the first day of the school district's fiscal year that begins after the 90th day after the effective date of the annexation.
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