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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain municipalities to authorize |
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and finance certain venue projects; authorizing the imposition of a |
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tax. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 334.0082(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a municipality that: |
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(1) has a population of at least 176,000 that borders |
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the Rio Grande, and that approved a sports and community venue |
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project before January 1, 2009; [or] |
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(2) is located in a county adjacent to the |
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Texas-Mexico border if: |
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(A) the county has a population of at least |
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500,000; |
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(B) the county does not have a city located |
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within it that has a population of at least 500,000; and |
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(C) the municipality is the largest municipality |
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in the county described by this subdivision; or |
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(3) has a population of at least 70,000 but not more |
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than 180,000 and that is located in a county that borders the United |
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Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 334.1015, Local |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 334.1015. APPLICATION; USE OF TAX REVENUE BY CERTAIN |
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MUNICIPALITIES. |
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SECTION 3. Section 334.1015, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (b) and |
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(c)(1), this subchapter does not apply to the financing of a venue |
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project that is an area or facility that is part of a municipal |
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parks and recreation system. |
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(c) A municipality described by Section 334.0082(a)(3) may: |
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(1) finance a venue project described by Section |
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334.001(4)(D) with the revenue from a tax imposed under this |
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subchapter; and |
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(2) pay existing debt service for a venue project |
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described by Section 334.001(4)(A) or (B) with the revenue from a |
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tax imposed under this subchapter. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2023. |