Change of Status For Territory Annexed Or Owned By Municipalities In Certain Counties

Sec. 251.728. CHANGE OF STATUS FOR TERRITORY ANNEXED OR OWNED BY MUNICIPALITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality that: (1) is wholly located in a county containing a portion of U.S. Highways 60 and 87; and (2) has a population of more than 12,000. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, an area annexed to a municipality to which this section applies assumes the wet or dry status of that municipality. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 661 (H.B. 4449), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.