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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the territory of the Angelina and Neches River |
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Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8501.052, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection |
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(c) to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the [The] |
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authority is composed of all of the territory contained in the |
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watershed of the Neches River and its tributaries, including the |
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territory of the watershed in: |
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(1) Anderson County; |
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(2) Angelina County; |
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(3) Cherokee County; |
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(4) Henderson County; |
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(5) Houston County; |
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(6) Jasper County; |
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(7) Nacogdoches County; |
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(8) Newton County; |
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(9) Orange County; |
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(10) Polk County; |
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(11) Rusk County; |
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(12) Sabine County; |
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(13) San Augustine County; |
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(14) Shelby County; |
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(15) Smith County; |
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(16) Trinity County; and |
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(17) Van Zandt County |
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[described by Section 3, Chapter 97, General Laws, Acts of the 44th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1935, as amended by the relevant part |
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of Section 1, Chapter 394, Acts of the 65th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 1977]. |
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(c) A defect or irregularity in the boundary or an overlap |
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or conflict of the boundary with another authority or district does |
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not affect the authority's validity. |
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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 September 1, 2025. |