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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain municipalities that elect the |
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members of the municipal governing body wholly or partly from |
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single-member districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 275, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 275.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 275.004. ELECTION FROM SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS |
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REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS. An area that is located in a special |
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district as defined by Section 43.052(a), Local Government Code, |
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and that is included in a municipality's annexation plan may not be |
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annexed by a municipality with a population of more than 650,000 |
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unless at the time the area is to be annexed, the municipality |
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elects the members of its governing body wholly or partly from |
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single-member districts. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |