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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board |
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of directors of certain municipal utility districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.102, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 54.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS. To be qualified |
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to serve as a director, a person shall: |
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(1) be at least 18 years old; |
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(2) be[,] a resident citizen of the State of Texas; [,] |
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and |
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(3) either own land subject to taxation in the |
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district or be a qualified voter within the district. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 54.103 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.103. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS IN CERTAIN |
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COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a district wholly or |
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partly located in a county that: |
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(1) borders the United Mexican States; and |
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(2) contains a municipality with a population of more |
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than 500,000. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 54.102, to be qualified to |
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serve as a director of a district to which this section applies, a |
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person shall: |
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(1) meet the requirements of Sections 54.102(1) and |
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(2); and |
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(2) be a qualified voter within the district. |
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SECTION 3. Section 54.103, Water Code, as added by this Act, |
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does not affect the entitlement of a member serving immediately |
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before the effective date of this Act on the board of directors of a |
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municipal utility district described by that section to continue to |
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carry out the board's functions for the remainder of the member's |
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term. That section applies only to a member of the board of |
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directors of such a district elected or appointed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. That section does not prohibit a person |
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who is a member of the board of directors of such a district on the |
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effective date of this Act from being reelected or reappointed to |
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the board if the person has the qualifications required for a member |
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under that section. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |