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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice of the deadline for an application for a place on |
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the ballot for the election of and eligibility of directors of the |
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Northwest Dallas County Flood Control District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7806.052, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7806.052. ELIGIBILITY. To serve as a director, a |
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person must[:
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[(1) own taxable property in the district; or
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[(2)] be a resident of the district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 7806.105, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The district shall provide to each resident by mail |
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notice of the deadline for a candidate to file an application for a |
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place on the ballot for the election of directors. The notice under |
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this subsection must: |
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(1) be sent not later than the third week before the |
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deadline for a candidate to file an application; |
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(2) state the deadline for a candidate to file an |
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application; and |
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(3) state the time and place of the election. |
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SECTION 3. Section 7806.052, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, as amended by this Act, does not affect the current term of a |
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member serving on the board of directors of the Northwest Dallas |
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County Flood Control District immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act. The change in law applies only to a term of a member |
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beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018. |