That all of the inhabitants of that part of Tarrant County, Texas, within the hereinafter designated boundaries and their successors, shall be and are hereby created a body politic and corporate under and to be known by the name and designation of “City of River Oaks”, Tarrant County, Texas, with all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities herein granted.
(a) 
Boundaries.
The boundaries and limits of the City of River Oaks shall be those as established and described in ordinances duly passed by the city council in accordance with state law. The city secretary shall at all times keep a correct and complete description and official map on file, with recent annexations or disannexations.
(b) 
Annexation by city council.
The council shall have the power, by ordinance, to fix the boundaries of the city and to provide for the alteration or extension of said boundaries, pursuant to any laws of the State of Texas now or hereinafter [hereafter] enacted, with or without the consent of the owners or inhabitants of such territory.
(c) 
Annexation requirements.
The annexation ordinance shall describe the territory to be annexed. Notice shall be published and public hearing held as required by state law. Amendments not enlarging or extending the boundaries set forth in the proposed ordinance may be incorporated into the proposed ordinance without the necessity of republication of said notice. The additional territory annexed shall be part of the city and the property situated therein shall bear its pro-rata part of the taxes levied by the city as provided by state law. The inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of other citizens and shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions, and regulations of the city.
(d) 
Disannexation.
The council may, by ordinance, disannex any territory within the corporate boundaries of the city, if the council determines that the territory is not necessary or suitable for city purposes. When the disannexation ordinance is passed, the disannexed territory shall cease to be part of the city; but the disannexed territory shall remain liable for its pro-rata share of any indebtedness incurred while the area was part of the city and the city shall continue to levy, assess, and collect taxes on the property in the disannexed territory until such indebtedness has been paid. The council shall further have the power to exchange territory within the corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city with other municipalities.
The municipal government provided by this charter shall be known as “Council-Manager Government.” Pursuant to the provisions of, and subject only to the limitations imposed by the state constitution, state laws and this charter, all powers of the city shall be vested in an elective council, hereinafter referred to as the “council” or “city council.”
(Sec. 1.03 added by Resolution 965-2019, prop. B, adopted 5/14/19)