H.B. No. 956
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the dissolution of county assistance districts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 387, Local Government Code, is amended
  by adding Section 387.013 to read as follows:
         Sec. 387.013.  DISSOLUTION. (a)  The governing body of a
  district may petition the commissioners court of the county in
  which the district was created to dissolve the district if a
  majority of the governing body finds the performance of the
  district's functions cannot be accomplished to the benefit of the
  residents and owners of land in the district.
         (b)  The commissioners court of a county shall hold a hearing
  on the dissolution of a district if:
               (1)  the commissioners court receives a petition under
  Subsection (a); or
               (2)  in a district in which the commissioners court
  acts as the governing body of the district, a majority of the
  commissioners court finds that the performance of the district's
  functions cannot be accomplished to the benefit of the residents
  and owners of land in the district.
         (c)  A hearing under Subsection (b) must be held not later
  than the 61st day after the commissioners court receives the
  petition under Subsection (b)(1) or makes the finding described by
  Subsection (b)(2).
         (d)  The commissioners court shall give notice of the hearing
  as required by law and include in the notice information regarding
  the right of the residents and owners of land in the district to
  appear and present evidence for or against the district's
  dissolution.
         (e)  The commissioners court shall order the district
  dissolved and the district's assets transferred to the county if:
               (1)  the commissioners court unanimously votes that
  dissolution of the district is in the best interests of the
  district, the county in which the district is located, and the
  residents and owners of land in the district; and
               (2)  the district has no outstanding bonds payable
  wholly or partly from district revenue and the dissolution does not
  impair any outstanding district debt or contractual obligation.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 956 was passed by the House on May 3,
  2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 956 was passed by the Senate on May
  22, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor