§ 1-3. Same—Extension or contraction.

The city council shall have the power to fix, by ordinance, the boundary limits of the city and to provide, by ordinance, for the annexation of additional territory lying adjacent to the city, with or without the consent of the inhabitants of the territory to be annexed. The city council shall have the power to detach, by ordinance, any territory with or without the consent of the inhabitants of such area to be detached. When any territory shall be so annexed, the same shall be a part of the city and the property situated therein shall bear its prorata part of the taxes levied by the city, and the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of all the citizens, including the right to vote in municipal elections, and shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions, and regulations of the city. When territory has been so detached, the same shall no longer be a part of the city. However, it is specifically provided that the city council shall have the authority to annex property to the city by an ordinance passed under its emergency powers and without giving notice thereof when a petition is duly presented bearing the signatures of all of the owners of the property sought to be annexed. And as to tax bonds issued while any subsequently detached territory was within the city limits, such territory shall continue to bear its share of taxation relative to the payment and retirement of such bonds until same are paid and retired.

The city council may by ordinance annex territory lying adjacent to the city with or without the consent of the inhabitants in such territory or the owners thereof, not inconsistent with the procedural rules prescribed by law applicable to cities operating under charters adopted or amended under Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Texas.