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AN ACT
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relating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of |
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the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The creation of the Austin County Municipal |
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Utility District No. 1 and all acts and proceedings related to the |
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creation of the district, effective as of the date on which the |
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creation or related acts or proceedings occurred, are validated and |
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confirmed in all respects, including: |
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(1) any act or proceeding of the temporary directors |
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of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1 appointed by |
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or under Section 7913A.0202, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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taken not more than five years before the effective date of this |
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Act, including an order calling for an election to confirm and |
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establish the district, to elect permanent directors, and to |
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approve the issuance of bonds and the imposition of ad valorem |
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taxes; |
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(2) all orders canvassing and declaring results of the |
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district election held on November 2, 2021, including confirming |
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the creation and establishment of the district, electing five |
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permanent directors, and approving the issuance of water, sewage, |
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drainage, and road bonds and the imposition of ad valorem taxes; and |
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(3) each proposition passed at the district election |
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held on November 2, 2021. |
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(b) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) an act, proceeding, director, other official, |
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bond, or other obligation the validity of which or of whom is the |
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subject of litigation that is pending on the effective date of this |
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Act; or |
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(2) an act or proceeding that has been held invalid by |
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a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 5437 was passed by the House on May 7, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 104, Nays 44, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 5437 was passed by the Senate on May |
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28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |