By: Ashby H.B. No. 4356
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the qualifications of directors of certain municipal
development districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 377.051(e), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), a person may qualify to
serve as a director of a district that is located in a municipality
with a population of:
(1) more than 5,000 and less than 6,000 and that is
located wholly in a county with a population of more than 20,000 and
less than 25,000 and that borders the Brazos River if the person
resides in the independent school district that serves the majority
of the district; or
(2) more than 1,488 and less than 2,500 and that is
located wholly in a county with a population of more than 20,000 and
less than 30,000 and that borders both the Neches River and the
Trinity River if the person resides in the independent school
district that serves the majority of the district.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.