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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the annexation of certain territory by the Wise County |
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Water Control and Improvement District No. 1. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. |
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(2) "District" means, unless the context requires |
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otherwise, the Wise County Water Control and Improvement District |
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No. 1. |
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SECTION 2. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY IN WISE COUNTY. (a) The |
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board may call an election in Wise County to authorize the |
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district's annexation of all parts of Wise County that, on the |
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effective date of this Act, are not within: |
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(1) the district's boundaries; or |
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(2) the boundaries of another water control and |
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improvement district. |
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(b) The board may order the annexation and an election to |
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approve the annexation based on a resolution of the board with or |
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without a petition requesting the annexation. |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, |
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the annexation of territory and an election under this section must |
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conform to the requirements of Section 49.302, Water Code, |
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including any hearing and notice requirements. |
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(d) The ballot for an election under this section must be |
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printed to provide for voting for or against: |
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(1) the annexation of the territory; and |
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(2) the assumption by the territory proposed to be |
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annexed of its proportionate share of any outstanding debt of the |
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district. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |