Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 1511 amends the Local Government Code to authorize a county commissioners court in certain counties to call an election in any portion of the county not included in an authority to create a county assistance district for the purpose of constructing and maintaining roads and highways, providing law enforcement and detention services, maintaining and improving libraries, museums, parks, or other recreational facilities, or providing services that benefit the public health or welfare. The commissioners court is authorized to impose a sales and use tax, on approval by voters in the district, to finance the operation of the district. This act applies only to a county with a population of less than 45,000 in which a rapid transit or regional transit authority is located.