TX SB1844

Allows property owners (changed from qualified voters) to petition for disannexation from a municipality if the city fails to provide required services, including areas adjacent to navigable waterways that were not properly annexed under Subchapter C

Creates new grounds for disannexation when a municipality has not connected the majority of properties in an area adjacent to a navigable waterway to water and wastewater systems, while other municipal areas are connected to those systems

Requires courts to award attorney's fees to petition signers if disannexation is ordered, and mandates cases be heard under expedited action rules when either party requests advancement

Municipalities must respond to disannexation petitions within 60 days or petitioners may file suit in district court; excludes areas previously designated as industrial districts and land comprising navigable waterway beds

Takes effect immediately with two-thirds legislative vote, otherwise September 1, 2025; landowners disannexed under the navigable waterway provision are not eligible for tax or fee refunds