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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a county to issue bonds to purchase a |
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voting system or voting system equipment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1301.001(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioners court of a county may issue bonds |
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authorized under Subtitle A and Chapter 1251 to: |
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(1) build a county courthouse or jail; |
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(2) purchase suitable sites in the county and to |
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construct buildings on the sites for homes or schools for dependent |
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or delinquent children; |
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(3) establish county facilities for needy or indigent |
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persons in the county; |
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(4) purchase and construct bridges for public purposes |
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in the county or to cross a stream serving as the county's boundary |
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line; [or] |
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(5) improve and maintain the public roads in the |
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county; |
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(6) purchase equipment necessary for operating the |
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county's voting system; or |
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(7) purchase a new voting system for elections |
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administered in the county. |
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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, 2019. |