Land Use & Zoning
Under Texas law, a city's authority to annex land for 'strategic partnership agreements' (SPA) allows cities to:
AAnnex land without any consent
BEnter into agreements with areas in their ETJ to provide services in exchange for certain regulations✓ Correct
CForce immediate annexation of all ETJ properties
DBypass normal subdivision approval processes
Explanation
Strategic Partnership Agreements allow cities and properties in their ETJ to negotiate service arrangements and certain regulatory agreements outside of the traditional annexation process, providing a cooperative alternative to involuntary annexation.
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