Amend HB 785 by striking Section 1 of the bill (page 1, lines
4-17) and substituting the following:
      SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 15, Civil Practice and
Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 15.0151 to read as
follows:
      Sec. 15.0151.  CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  (a)  Except
as provided by a law not contained in this chapter, an action
against a political subdivision that is located in a county with a
population of 100,000 or less shall be brought in the county in
which the political subdivision is located. If the political
subdivision is located in more than one county and the population
of each county is 100,000 or less, the action shall be brought in
any county in which the political subdivision is located.
      (b)  In this section, "political subdivision" means a
governmental entity in this state, other than a county, that is not
a state agency. The term includes a municipality, school or junior
college district, hospital district, or any other special purpose
district or authority.