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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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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1716 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 2, 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. 1716 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |