By: Zaffirini  S.B. No. 63
         (In the Senate - Filed November 13, 2006; January 23, 2007,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
  Relations; February 14, 2007, reported favorably by the following
  vote:  Yeas 3, Nays 0; February 14, 2007, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the powers of the commissioners court of certain
  counties that have no incorporated municipality.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subsection (a), Section 81.033, Local Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  This section applies only to a commissioners court of a
  county that has a population of more than 5,000 [7,500], is located
  within 100 miles of [on] an international boundary, and contains no
  incorporated territory of a municipality.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
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