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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for a petition seeking an election to |
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abolish a municipality's corporate existence. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.002(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The mayor of the municipality shall order an election on |
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the question of abolishing the municipality's corporate existence |
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if a petition requesting that the election be held is submitted to |
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the mayor and is signed by at least 400 qualified voters of the |
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municipality. However, if a majority of the qualified voters of the |
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municipality is less than 400, the petition must be signed by at |
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least two-thirds of the qualified voters of the municipality. If |
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the municipality has less than 400 qualified voters and has no |
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municipal debt and does not provide services that would be |
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otherwise provided by the county, the petition must be signed by at |
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least one-fourth of the [50] qualified voters in the municipality. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the SenateSpeaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2840 was passed by the House on April |
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19, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2840 was passed by the Senate on May |
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15, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |