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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of |
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state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected |
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by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 140.011(a)(2), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Local government" means: |
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(A) a municipality wholly or partly located in a |
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county described by Paragraph (B) or (C) [adjacent to a United |
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States military installation]; [and] |
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(B) a county in which a United States military |
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installation is wholly or partly located; and |
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(C) a county adjacent to a county described by |
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Paragraph (B). |
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SECTION 2. Section 140.011, Local Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies to the eligibility of a local |
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government to apply for a disabled veteran assistance payment |
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beginning with the fiscal year of the local government that ends in |
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the 2025 tax year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |