87R2114 JTS-D
 
  By: Patterson H.B. No. 537
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the posting of required notice by a county on the
  county's Internet website.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 2051, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 2051.0465 to read as follows:
         Sec. 2051.0465.  ONLINE PUBLICATION BY COUNTY. (a)
  Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Section
  2051.042(b), a county governmental entity or representative may
  satisfy a requirement to provide notice by publication in a
  newspaper by posting the notice on the county's Internet website.
         (b)  An electronic display of information posted under this
  section must, to the extent possible, meet the time, content,
  appearance, and other requirements provided by law for the posting
  of the notice.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.