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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the location of meetings of the board of directors of a |
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municipal utility district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. 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. MEETINGS. (a) A regular or special meeting of |
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the board must be held: |
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(1) if less than 50 percent of the land area inside a |
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district has been developed, at a publicly accessible location: |
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(A) inside the district; or |
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(B) not more than 10 miles outside the district; |
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or |
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(2) if at least 50 percent of the land area inside a |
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district has been developed and except as provided by Subsection |
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(b), at a publicly accessible location inside the district. |
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(b) If at least 50 percent of the land area inside a district |
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has been developed, the board may hold a regular or special meeting |
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of the board at a publicly accessible location not more than 10 |
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miles outside the district if five qualified electors petition the |
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board to designate a location outside the district. |
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(c) This section does not prohibit the board from holding an |
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open or closed meeting by telephone conference call or video |
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conference call in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |