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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the incorporation of Type B general-law municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.001, Local Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.001. AUTHORITY TO INCORPORATE AS TYPE B GENERAL-LAW |
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MUNICIPALITY. A community may incorporate under this chapter as a |
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Type B general-law municipality if it: |
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(1) has proximity and contiguity between its dwellings |
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[constitutes an unincorporated town or village]; |
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(2) contains 201 to 9,999 inhabitants; [and] |
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(3) meets the territorial requirements prescribed by |
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Section 5.901; and |
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(4) has a population density of at least 100 |
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inhabitants per square mile. |
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SECTION 2. Section 7.002(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The application must: |
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(1) state the proposed boundaries and name of the |
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proposed municipality; [,] and |
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(2) [it must] be accompanied by a plat of the proposed |
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municipality that contains: |
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(A) [only] the territory to be used strictly for |
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municipal purposes; and |
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(B) the dwellings located in the territory |
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described by Paragraph (A). |
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SECTION 3. Section 7.003, Local Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.003. ELECTION ORDER. If satisfactory proof is made |
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that a community [that] has filed an application to incorporate |
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under this chapter that complies with this chapter [contains the |
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requisite number of inhabitants], the county judge shall order an |
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incorporation election to be held on a specified date and at a |
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designated place in the community. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |