H.B. No. 1716
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1716 was passed by the House on May 4,
2017, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 2, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1716 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor