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By: Reynolds, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Miles) |
H.B. No. 1716 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017; |
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May 8, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Intergovernmental Relations; May 17, 2017, reported favorably by |
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the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 17, 2017, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to territory of county assistance districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 387.003, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (k) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioners court of the county may call an |
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election on the question of creating a county assistance district |
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under this chapter. More than one county assistance district may be |
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created in a county. A district may consist of noncontiguous |
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tracts. |
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(k) A district annexing territory under this section may |
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annex territory that is not adjacent or contiguous to the district. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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