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The ballot box by a majority of that community’s registered voters”. Legislation authorized in the 85 th Legislative Session and the 86 thĬommunity in Texas, including the Woodlands, may be annexed without approval at Representative Huberty stated that annexation To an inquiry from such Woodlands’ resident regarding the impact of recentĪnnexation legislation on The Woodlands. Representatives Dan Huberty in July, 2019. Provide for a contractual moratorium on annexation and the method for releaseįrom the city’s ETJ if voters choose to incorporate between now and 2057.Ī resident of The Woodlands received a letter from Texas House of May impact a city’s ability to annex an area within its ETJ, The Woodlands RPAs Prior to the RPAs, The Woodlands had no legal path forward to

Of an existing municipality cannot incorporate without the consent of that Within The Woodlands boundaries from the Houston ETJ, at time of incorporation. Woodlands the ability to incorporate (if approved by The Woodlands voters) atĪny time between 20 and provides for the release of the property RPA was authorized by Texas Local Government Code Section 43.0754, which was enacted RPA provides for an annexation deferral period of 50 years and a RPA term of 99 Year in the area of The Woodlands that lies within the city’s ETJ, which Town Center Improvement District made a onetime payment of $16 million to theĬity of Houston and pays 1/16 of the one-cent general sales tax collection every Per the terms of the RPA with the City of Houston, Similar RPA agreement was executed between the Town Center Improvement District Incorporation, with such release from the Houston ETJ guaranteed until 2057. Property within The Woodlands boundaries from the Houston ETJ at time of The RPA provides a process for the release of the RPA also provides The Woodlands the ability to incorporate at any time afterĭuring the term of the RPA, with the ability to incorporate (ETJ) of the City of Houston would be deferred from annexation until 2057. Property within the boundaries of The Woodlands and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction This RPA agreement provides that that the

(“The Woodlands”), entered into a Regional Participation Agreement (RPA) with The Town Center Improvement District, now The Woodlands Township