Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided October 31, 2006Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable J. Keith Meredith Freestone County and District Attorney 118 East Commerce, Room 305 Fairfield, Texas 75840
Re: Authority of a Type A general-law municipality to annex land outside its extraterritorial jurisdiction (RQ-0480-GA)
Dear Mr. Meredith:
You ask us to construe two sections of the Local Government Code that pertain to municipal annexation.1 Specifically, you ask
1) Whether a Type A General-Law Municipality may annex land outside of its extraterritorial jurisdiction pursuant to [sections] 42.021 and 43.051 of the [Texas Local Government Code.]
2) Additionally, whether a Type A…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Deacon v. City of EulessTexas Supreme Court · 1966
- City of Port Isabel v. Pinnell, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2005
- JOAQUIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. FincherCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
- City of Socorro v. U.S. Fireworks of America, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1992
- City of Missouri City v. State Ex Rel. City of Alvin, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003