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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information regarding certain charges for services |
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provided by municipally owned utility systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1502.057, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A municipality that imposes operating, maintenance, |
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replacement, or improvement charges under Subsection (a) shall: |
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(1) publish the amounts of the charges on the utility |
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system's and the municipality's Internet websites; and |
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(2) submit the amounts of the charges to the secretary |
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of state for publication in the Texas Register. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2002.011, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2002.011. TEXAS REGISTER. The secretary of state |
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shall compile, index, cross-index to statute, and publish a |
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publication to be known as the Texas Register. The register shall |
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contain: |
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(1) notices of proposed rules issued and filed in the |
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office of the secretary of state as provided by Subchapter B of |
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Chapter 2001; |
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(2) the text of rules adopted and filed in the office |
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of the secretary of state; |
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(3) notices of open meetings issued and filed in the |
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office of the secretary of state as provided by law; |
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(4) executive orders issued by the governor; |
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(5) summaries of requests for opinions of the attorney |
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general and of the Texas Ethics Commission; |
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(6) summaries of opinions of the attorney general and |
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of the Texas Ethics Commission; |
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(7) guidelines prepared by the attorney general under |
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Section 2007.041; |
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(8) notices relating to the preparation of takings |
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impact assessments as provided by Section 2007.043; [and] |
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(9) other information of general interest to the |
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public of this state, including: |
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(A) federal legislation or regulations affecting |
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the state or a state agency; and |
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(B) state agency organizational and personnel |
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changes; and |
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(10) the amounts of any charges submitted to the |
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secretary of state under Section 1502.057(d). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |