85R9508 JCG-F
 
  By: Reynolds, Zerwas, Miller, Stephenson H.B. No. 1716
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to territory of county assistance districts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 387.003, Local Government Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (k) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  The commissioners court of the county may call an
  election on the question of creating a county assistance district
  under this chapter. More than one county assistance district may be
  created in a county. A district may consist of noncontiguous
  tracts. 
         (k)  A district annexing territory under this section may
  annex territory that is not adjacent or contiguous to the district.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.