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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring political subdivisions to provide funding for |
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communications from opponents of bond measures of the political |
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subdivision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 140.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 140.014. EQUAL FUNDING TO BOND MEASURE OPPONENTS. (a) |
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To support the state purpose of ensuring fair and honest elections, |
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a political subdivision that spends or authorizes the spending of |
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public money for a communication that factually describes the |
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purposes of a bond measure shall provide upon request an equal |
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amount of money to a person who opposes the adoption of the bond |
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measure to fund a communication that factually describes the |
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purposes of the bond measure. |
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(b) Money provided under this section continues to be public |
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money and the use of money received under this section is governed |
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by Sections 255.003(a), (b), and (b-1), Election Code, as if the |
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person who receives the money were an officer or employee of a |
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political subdivision. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |