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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a constable or deputy constable as a |
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weight enforcement officer in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 621.4015(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 621.4015. DESIGNATION BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) A |
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county commissioners court may designate a constable or deputy |
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constable of the county as a weight enforcement officer in a county: |
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(1) that is a county with a population of 1.5 million |
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or more and is within 200 miles of an international border; or |
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(2) that is adjacent to a county with a population of |
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3.3 million or more; [and] |
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(3) in which a planned community is located that has |
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20,000 or more acres of land, that was originally established under |
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the Urban Growth and New Community Development Act of 1970 (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 4501 et seq.), and that is subject to restrictive |
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covenants containing ad valorem or annual variable budget based |
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assessments on real property; or |
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(4) a county that: |
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(A) has a population of 425,000 or more; |
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(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of |
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3.3 million or more; and |
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(C) contains a portion of the San Jacinto River |
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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. |