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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain counties to create a county |
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ethics commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 161.001, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 161.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter |
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applies only to: |
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(1) a county that: |
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(A) has a population of 800,000 or more; |
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(B) is located on the international border; and |
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(C) before September 1, 2009, had a county ethics |
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board appointed by the commissioners court; |
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(2) 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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[and] |
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(3) a county that has a population of less than 40,000 |
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that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 3.3 |
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million; and |
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(4) a county that has a population of more than 3.3 |
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million. |
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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, 2023. |