Sec. 43.1465.  DISANNEXATION FROM DEFUNDING MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  In this section, "defunding municipality" means a home-rule municipality that is considered to be a defunding municipality under Chapter 109.
(b)  On the next uniform election date that occurs after the date on which the criminal justice division of the governor's office issues a written determination that a municipality is a defunding municipality and the time required by Section 3.005, Election Code, the defunding municipality shall hold a separate election in each area annexed in the preceding 30 years by the defunding municipality on the question of disannexing the area.
(c)  The defunding municipality shall immediately by ordinance disannex an area for which a majority of the votes received in the election held under Subsection (b) favor disannexation.
(d)  If an area is disannexed under Subsection (c), the defunding municipality may not attempt to annex the area before the 10th anniversary of the date on which the criminal justice division of the governor's office issues a written determination in accordance with Section 109.005 finding that the defunding municipality has reversed the reduction described by Section 109.003(1).
(e)  A defunding municipality holding an election under Subsection (b) may not use public funds on informational campaigns relating to the election.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 199 (H.B. 1900), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2021.