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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political |
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subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the |
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sale of alcoholic beverages. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 501.0211 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.0211. ELECTION CALLED BY GOVERNING BODY OF |
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POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) This section applies only to a county: |
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(1) with a population of more than 70,000 and less than |
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100,000; |
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(2) that contains a portion of the Colorado River; and |
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(3) that is adjacent to a county with a population of |
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one million or more. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county may, on the |
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commissioners court's own motion, order a local option election in |
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the county or a justice precinct in the county to determine whether |
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the sale of alcoholic beverages of one or more of the various types |
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and alcoholic contents shall be legalized in the county or the |
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justice precinct. |
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(c) The governing body of a municipality may, by resolution, |
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order a local option election to be held in the municipality to |
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determine whether the sale of alcoholic beverages of one or more of |
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the various types and alcoholic contents shall be legalized in the |
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municipality. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |