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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 43.902

ANNEXATION, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, AND EMINENT DOMAIN ON INACCESSIBLE GULF ISLAND

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff

(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.