83R2971 JRJ-D
By: Nevarez H.B. No. 334
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the residency requirement for certain elective offices
of certain political subdivisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 141, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 141.005 to read as follows:
Sec. 141.005. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT IN CERTAIN POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS. (a) This section applies only to a political
subdivision that:
(1) is located in a county with territory greater than
4,600 square miles; and
(2) is either:
(A) an independent school district servicing
fewer than 1,500 students; or
(B) a municipality with a population of less than
6,000.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 141.001, a municipal charter
provision, or any other law, a candidate for the governing body of
an independent school district or a municipality is eligible for
any position of the governing body if the candidate resides
anywhere in the territory from which any member of the governing
body is elected.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.