Amend HB 954 as follows:
      (1)  On page 5, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following
new SECTION in the bill, appropriately numbered, and renumber
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
      SECTION     . Chapter 26, Tax Code, is amended by adding
Section 26.065 to read as follows:
      Sec. 26.065. SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF HEARING ON TAX RATE
INCREASE.
      (a)  In addition to the notice required under Section 26.06,
the governing body of a taxing unit required to hold a public
hearing by Section 26.05 (d) shall give notice of the hearing in
the manner provided by this section.
      (b)  If the taxing unit owns, operates, or controls an
Internet website, the unit shall post notice of the public hearing
on the website continuously for at least seven days immediately
before the public hearing on the proposed tax rate increase and at
least seven days immediately before the date of the vote proposing
the increase in the tax rate.
      (c)  If the taxing unit has free access to a television
channel, the taxing unit shall request that the station carry a
60-second notice of the public hearing at least five times a day
between the hours of 7:00AM and 9:00PM for at least seven days
immediately before the public hearing on the proposed tax rate
increase and at least seven days immediately before the date of the
vote proposing the increase in the tax rate.
      (d)  The notice of the public hearing required by Subsection
(b) must contain a statement that is substantially the same as the
statement required by Section 26.06 (b) (1) and must contain
information that is substantially the same as the information
required by Section 26.06 (b) (2).
      (e)  This section does not apply to a taxing unit if the
taxing unit:
            (1)  is unable to comply with the requirements of this
section because of the failure of an electronic or mechanical
device, including a computer or server; or
            (2)  is unable to comply with the requirements of this
section due to other circumstances beyond its control.