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House Bill 4279 |
House Author: King, Tracy O. |
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Effective: 6-12-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Uresti |
House Bill 4279 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to provide for the expansion of the territory of the Frio Hospital District by authorizing registered voters of a defined territory composed of all territory within Frio County that does not include the district's territory to file a petition with the secretary of the district's board of directors requesting inclusion of the territory in the district. The annexation of territory is final when the board approves the annexation by a resolution and the annexation is approved by a majority of the voters at an election held in the district and a separate election held on the same date in the territory to be annexed. The bill provides for the addition of two members to the district's board of directors if annexation is approved. The bill revises the procedures for providing notice of an election of district directors and changes from a petition to an application the type of document that a person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director of the district must file with the board secretary.