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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the election from single-member districts of the |
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governing body of certain populous municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 26.044(a) and (b), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The governing body of a municipality with a population |
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of 1.9 [1.5] million or more must consist of one mayor elected at |
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large and[,] 16 members elected from single-member districts[, and
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six members elected at large]. Each member representing a |
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single-member district must reside in the district. |
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(b) This section supersedes any charter provision, [or] |
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ordinance, or election authorizing [adopted before January 1, 1992.
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The municipality may adopt] a different composition or organization |
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of a municipality's [its] governing body [in a manner provided by
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its charter on or after January 1, 1992]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 26.044(f), (g), (h), and (i), Local |
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Government Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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26.044, Local Government Code, apply at the first general election |
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for members of the governing body of a municipality to which that |
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section applies that occurs after the effective date of this Act. |
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Before that election is held, the governing body shall adopt a |
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redistricting plan for the municipality that complies with the |
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changes made by this Act to Section 26.044, Local Government Code. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |