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  89R14874 SCL-D     By: Richardson H.B. No. 3978       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to municipal authority to annex certain areas by petition.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 43.0681, Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 43.0681.  AUTHORITY TO ANNEX. (a) Subject to   Subsection (b), a [ A ] municipality may annex an area with a   population of less than 200 only if the following conditions are   met, as applicable:                (1)  the municipality obtains consent to annex the area   through a petition signed by more than 50 percent of the registered   voters of the area; and                (2)  if the registered voters of the area do not own   more than 50 percent of the land in the area, the petition described   by Subdivision (1) is signed by more than 50 percent of the owners   of land in the area.           (b)     A municipality may only annex one area under this   subchapter per calendar year.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.