85R9508 JCG-F
By: Reynolds, Zerwas, Miller, Stephenson H.B. No. 1716
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to territory of county assistance districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 387.003, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (k) to
read as follows:
(a) The commissioners court of the county may call an
election on the question of creating a county assistance district
under this chapter. More than one county assistance district may be
created in a county. A district may consist of noncontiguous
tracts.
(k) A district annexing territory under this section may
annex territory that is not adjacent or contiguous to the district.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.