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  89R1486 SCL-D     By: Cortez H.B. No. 377       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to consent requirements for municipal annexation of an   area on request of the landowners.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 43.0672, Local Government Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to   read as follows:          (a)   Notwithstanding Section 212.172 or any contractual   provision to the contrary and not earlier than the 90th day before   the date of the annexation, the [ The ] governing body of the   municipality that elects to annex an area under this subchapter   must first negotiate and enter into a written agreement with the   owners of land in the area for the provision of services in the   area.           (d)     An agreement that authorizes a municipality to annex the   land that is the subject of the agreement may not waive the   requirements described by this section.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an annexation of an area that was not final on the effective date of   this Act. An annexation that was final before the effective date of   this Act is governed by the law applicable to the annexation   immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.