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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the qualifications of directors of certain municipal |
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development districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 377.051(e), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), a person may qualify to |
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serve as a director of a district if the person resides in the |
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independent school district that serves the majority of the |
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district and the district [that] is located in a municipality: |
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(1) with a population of more than 5,000 and less than |
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6,000 and that is located wholly in a county with a population of |
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more than 20,000 and less than 25,000 and that borders the Brazos |
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River; or |
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(2) with a population of more than 1,488 and less than |
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2,500 and that is located wholly in a county with a population of |
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more than 20,000 and less than 30,000 that borders the Neches River |
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and the Trinity River [if the person resides in the independent |
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school district that serves the majority of the district]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |