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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of |
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notice in small municipalities and rural counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2051.044(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) This section does not apply to the publication of a |
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notice to which Section 2051.0441 or 2051.0442 applies. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 2051.0441, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2051.0441. TYPE OF NEWSPAPER REQUIRED FOR PUBLICATION |
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IN CERTAIN COUNTIES THAT DO NOT HAVE REQUIRED NEWSPAPER. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2051.0441(a), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a notice published by a |
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governmental entity or representative: |
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(1) in a county[:
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[(1)
with a population of at least 30,000 and not more
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than 39,000 that borders the Red River; or
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[(2)] that does not have a newspaper described by |
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Section 2051.044 published in the county; and |
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(2) to which Section 2051.0442 does not apply. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 2051, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2051.0442 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2051.0442. NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION IN SMALL |
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MUNICIPALITIES AND RURAL COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only |
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to: |
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(1) a municipality with a population of less than |
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50,000; |
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(2) a county with a population of less than 200,000; |
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and |
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(3) a governmental entity other than a municipality |
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located in a county described by Subdivision (2). |
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(b) A governmental entity or representative may satisfy a |
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requirement of any other law to provide notice by publication in a |
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newspaper by posting the notice in any newspaper that is circulated |
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in the jurisdiction of the governmental entity. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |