ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS OR CONNECTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality that is annexing an area under Subchapter C-3, C-4, C-5, or D may also annex with the area the right-of-way of a street, highway, alley, or other public way or of a railway line, spur, or roadbed, that is: (1) contiguous and runs parallel to the municipality's boundaries; and (2) contiguous to the area being annexed under Subchapter C-3, C-4, C-5, or D. (b) A municipality may annex a right-of-way under this section only if: (1) the municipality provides written notice of the annexation to the owner of the right-of-way, through the owner's registered agent, if applicable, not later than the 61st day before the date of the proposed annexation; and (2) the owner of the right-of-way does not submit a written objection to the municipality before the date of the proposed annexation. (c) If the owner of a right-of-way proposed to be annexed under this section is a governmental entity, the entity may specify the location at which a municipality must deliver notice under Subsection (b). (d) Section 43.054 does not apply to the annexation of a right-of-way under this section.