HOUSE BILL 1618 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Keel et al. |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-99 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Wentworth |
In 1997 the Texas Legislature authorized the creation of library districts in counties of populations greater than 100,000, but limited to areas outside cities that operate municipal libraries. House Bill 1618 removes the population limit and allows the districts to include any contiguous territory within a county. However, before the inclusion of any territory in a city that already has a municipal public library, that city must consent to the inclusion by resolution of its governing body.