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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of |
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notice in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 2051.0441(a) and (b), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a notice published by a |
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governmental entity or representative in a county: |
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(1) with a population of at least 30,000 and not more |
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than 36,000 that borders the Red River; or |
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(2) that does not have a newspaper described by |
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Section 2051.044 published in the county [by a governmental entity
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or representative]. |
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(b) The newspaper in which a notice is published under this |
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section must: |
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(1) devote not less than 20 percent of its total column |
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lineage to general interest items; |
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(2) be published at least once each week; |
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(3) be entered as periodical [second-class] postal |
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matter in the county where published or have a mailed or delivered |
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circulation of at least 51 percent of the residences in the county |
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where published; and |
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(4) have been published regularly and continuously for |
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at least 12 months before the governmental entity or representative |
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publishes notice. |
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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, 2011. |