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Amend SB 1596 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 43.037 to read as follows:
Sec. 43.037. CONSENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ANNEXATIONS. A municipality with a population of more than 300,000 may not annex territory located in the unincorporated area of a county with a population of more than 64,600 and less than 65,600 without the consent of the commissioners court of that county.