Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.B. No. 4559
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4	4	AN ACT
5	5	relating to the application of statutes that classify political
6	6	subdivisions according to population.
7	7	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	8	SECTION 1. Section 147.003(a), Agriculture Code, is amended
9	9	to read as follows:
10	10	(a) A person pursuing the business of selling mules, horses,
11	11	jacks, or jennets in a county with a population of not less than 2.1
12	12	[1.8] million nor more than 2.2 [1.9] million is not subject to this
13	13	chapter as a livestock auction commission merchant.
14	14	SECTION 2. Section 148.001, Agriculture Code, is amended to
15	15	read as follows:
16	16	Sec. 148.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "slaughterer"
17	17	means a person engaged in the business of:
18	18	(1) slaughtering livestock for profit; or
19	19	(2) selling livestock, as a primary business, to be
20	20	slaughtered by the purchaser on premises owned or operated by the
21	21	seller, in a county:
22	22	(A) with a population of 1.2 [one] million or
23	23	more;
24	24	(B) in which [that contains] two or more
25	25	municipalities with a population of 280,000 [250,000] or more are
26	26	wholly or primarily located;
27	27	(C) that is adjacent to a county described by
28	28	Paragraph (B); or
29	29	(D) that is adjacent to a county described by
30	30	Paragraph (C) and:
31	31	(i) has a population of not more than 55,000
32	32	[50,000] and contains a municipality with a population of at least
33	33	20,000; or
34	34	(ii) in which [contains, wholly or partly,]
35	35	two or more municipalities with a population of 280,000 [250,000]
36	36	or more are partly located.
37	37	SECTION 3. Section 109.57(e), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
38	38	amended to read as follows:
39	39	(e) A municipality located in a county that has a population
40	40	of 2.2 million or more and that is adjacent to a county with a
41	41	population of more than 850,000 [600,000] or a municipality located
42	42	in a county with a population of 850,000 [600,000] or more and that
43	43	is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.2 million or more may
44	44	regulate, in a manner not otherwise prohibited by law, the location
45	45	of an establishment issued a permit under Chapter 32 if:
46	46	(1) the establishment derives 35 percent or more of
47	47	the establishment's gross revenue from the on-premises sale or
48	48	service of alcoholic beverages and the premises of the
49	49	establishment are located in a dry area; and
50	50	(2) the permit is not issued to a fraternal or veterans
51	51	organization or the holder of a food and beverage certificate.
52	52	SECTION 4. Section 251.726(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
53	53	amended to read as follows:
54	54	(a) This section applies only to a municipality that has
55	55	within its boundaries all or part of an international airport
56	56	operated jointly by two municipalities and:
57	57	(1) that is:
58	58	(A) partially located in three counties, two of
59	59	which have a population of 2.1 [1.8] million or more; and
60	60	(B) primarily located in a county with a
61	61	population of 2.1 [1.8] million or more; or
62	62	(2) that:
63	63	(A) is partially located in five counties, one of
64	64	which:
65	65	(i) has a population of 2.1 [1.8] million or
66	66	more; and
67	67	(ii) is adjacent to a county with a
68	68	population of 2.2 million or more;
69	69	(B) is subject to a limited purpose annexation
70	70	and development agreement under Subchapter G, Chapter 212, Local
71	71	Government Code; and
72	72	(C) may annex an area on request of the owners of
73	73	land in the area under Subchapter C-3, Chapter 43, Local Government
74	74	Code.
75	75	SECTION 5. Section 251.727(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
76	76	amended to read as follows:
77	77	(a) This section applies only to:
78	78	(1) a municipality that contains U.S. Highway 287 and
79	79	State Highway 294 and is located in a county with a population of
80	80	not less than 57,000 and not more than 59,000 on September 1, 2021;
81	81	or
82	82	(2) a municipality that:
83	83	(A) has a municipal boundary located not more
84	84	than 1.5 miles from an automobile racetrack with a seating capacity
85	85	of more than 100,000;
86	86	(B) has a population of more than 5,000 [1,000]
87	87	and less than 5,500 [3,000]; and
88	88	(C) is located entirely within a county with a
89	89	population of more than 650,000 that is adjacent to two counties,
90	90	each of which has a population of more than 1.8 million.
91	91	SECTION 6. Section 251.742(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
92	92	amended to read as follows:
93	93	(b) This section applies only to a municipality that:
94	94	(1) has a population of 15,000 or more; and
95	95	(2) is located in two counties one of which:
96	96	(A) has a population of 340,000 or more;
97	97	(B) contains a municipality in which at least 85
98	98	percent of the county's population resides; and
99	99	(C) [(B)] borders the Gulf of Mexico.
100	100	SECTION 7. Article 2.21(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
101	101	amended to read as follows:
102	102	(g) A clerk in a county with a population of less than 2.5
103	103	[two] million must provide written notice by mail to the attorney
104	104	representing the state in the case and the attorney representing
105	105	the defendant before disposing of an eligible exhibit.
106	106	SECTION 8. Article 45.014(d), Code of Criminal Procedure,
107	107	is amended to read as follows:
108	108	(d) In a county with a population of more than 2.5 [two]
109	109	million that does not have a county attorney, a justice or judge may
110	110	not issue a warrant under this section for an offense under Section
111	111	32.41, Penal Code, unless the district attorney has approved the
112	112	complaint or affidavit on which the warrant is based.
113	113	SECTION 9. Article 45.019(g), Code of Criminal Procedure,
114	114	is amended to read as follows:
115	115	(g) In a county with a population of more than 2.5 [two]
116	116	million that does not have a county attorney, a complaint for an
117	117	offense under Section 32.41, Penal Code, must be approved by the
118	118	district attorney, regardless of whether a collection proceeding is
119	119	initiated by the district attorney under Section 32.41(e), Penal
120	120	Code.
121	121	SECTION 10. Article 46B.084(a)(2), Code of Criminal
122	122	Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
123	123	(2) Notwithstanding Subdivision (1), in a county with
124	124	a population of less than 1.2 [one] million or in a county with a
125	125	population of four million or more, as soon as practicable
126	126	following the date of the defendant's return to the court, the court
127	127	shall provide the notice required by that subdivision to the
128	128	attorney representing the state and the attorney for the defendant,
129	129	and the attorney for the defendant shall meet and confer with the
130	130	defendant as soon as practicable after the date of receipt of that
131	131	notice.
132	132	SECTION 11. Article 46B.084(a-1)(2), Code of Criminal
133	133	Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
134	134	(2) Notwithstanding Subdivision (1), in a county with
135	135	a population of less than 1.2 [one] million or in a county with a
136	136	population of four million or more, the court shall make the
137	137	determination described by that subdivision not later than the 20th
138	138	day after the date on which the court received notification under
139	139	Article 46B.079, regardless of whether a party objects to the
140	140	report as described by that subdivision and the issue is set for a
141	141	hearing under Subsection (b).
142	142	SECTION 12. Article 46B.084(d)(2), Code of Criminal
143	143	Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
144	144	(2) Notwithstanding Subdivision (1), in a county with
145	145	a population of less than 1.2 [one] million or in a county with a
146	146	population of four million or more, on the court's own motion
147	147	criminal proceedings in the case against the defendant shall be
148	148	resumed as soon as practicable after the date of the court's
149	149	determination under this article that the defendant's competency
150	150	has been restored.
151	151	SECTION 13. Section 1, Article 49.25, Code of Criminal
152	152	Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
153	153	Sec. 1. OFFICE AUTHORIZED. Subject to the provisions of
154	154	this article, the commissioners court of any county having a
155	155	population of more than 2.5 [two] million shall establish and
156	156	maintain the office of medical examiner, and the commissioners
157	157	court of any county may establish and provide for the maintenance of
158	158	the office of medical examiner. Population shall be according to
159	159	the last preceding federal census.
160	160	SECTION 14. Articles 102.014(a), (b), (f), and (g), Code of
161	161	Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
162	162	(a) The governing body of a municipality with a population
163	163	greater than 1.3 million [850,000] according to the most recent
164	164	federal decennial census that has adopted an ordinance, regulation,
165	165	or order regulating the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles
166	166	as allowed by Section 542.202, Transportation Code, or Chapter 682,
167	167	Transportation Code, shall by order assess on each parking
168	168	violation a fine of not less than $2 and not to exceed $5.
169	169	(b) The governing body of a municipality with a population
170	170	less than 1.3 million [850,000] according to the most recent
171	171	federal decennial census that has adopted an ordinance, regulation,
172	172	or order regulating the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles
173	173	as allowed by Section 542.202, Transportation Code, or Chapter 682,
174	174	Transportation Code, may by order assess on each parking violation
175	175	a fine not to exceed $5.
176	176	(f) In a municipality with a population greater than 1.3
177	177	million [850,000] according to the most recent federal decennial
178	178	census, the officer collecting a fine in a municipal court case
179	179	shall deposit money collected under this article in the municipal
180	180	child safety trust fund established as required by Chapter 106,
181	181	Local Government Code.
182	182	(g) In a municipality with a population less than 1.3
183	183	million [850,000] according to the most recent federal decennial
184	184	census, the money collected under this article in a municipal court
185	185	case must be used for a school crossing guard program if the
186	186	municipality operates one. If the municipality does not operate a
187	187	school crossing guard program or if the money received from fines
188	188	from municipal court cases exceeds the amount necessary to fund the
189	189	school crossing guard program, the municipality may:
190	190	(1) deposit the additional money in an
191	191	interest-bearing account;
192	192	(2) expend the additional money for programs designed
193	193	to enhance child safety, health, or nutrition, including child
194	194	abuse prevention and intervention and drug and alcohol abuse
195	195	prevention; or
196	196	(3) expend the additional money for programs designed
197	197	to enhance public safety and security.
198	198	SECTION 15. Section 11.0581(a), Education Code, is amended
199	199	to read as follows:
200	200	(a) An election for trustees of an independent school
201	201	district shall be held on the same date as:
202	202	(1) the election for the members of the governing body
203	203	of a municipality located in the school district;
204	204	(2) the general election for state and county
205	205	officers;
206	206	(3) the election for the members of the governing body
207	207	of a hospital district, if the school district:
208	208	(A) is wholly or partly located in a county with a
209	209	population of less than 50,000 [40,000] that is adjacent to a county
210	210	with a population of more than three million; and
211	211	(B) held its election for trustees jointly with
212	212	the election for the members of the governing body of the hospital
213	213	district before May 2007; or
214	214	(4) the election for the members of the governing
215	215	board of a public junior college district in which the school
216	216	district is wholly or partly located.
217	217	SECTION 16. Section 11.065(a), Education Code, is amended
218	218	to read as follows:
219	219	(a) Sections 11.052(g) and (h) and Sections 11.059(a) and
220	220	(b) do not apply to the board of trustees of a school district if:
221	221	(1) the district's central administrative office is
222	222	located in a county with a population of more than 2.5 [two]
223	223	million; and
224	224	(2) the district's student enrollment is more than
225	225	125,000 and less than 200,000.
226	226	SECTION 17. Section 11.151(f), Education Code, is amended
227	227	to read as follows:
228	228	(f) For purposes of this section, a county board of
229	229	education, as defined by a board of county school trustees, and
230	230	office of county school superintendent in a county with a
231	231	population of 2.5 [2.2] million or more and that is adjacent to a
232	232	county with a population of more than one million [800,000] are
233	233	included within the definition of a school district and subject to
234	234	the oversight of the agency.
235	235	SECTION 18. Section 25.093(b), Education Code, is amended
236	236	to read as follows:
237	237	(b) The attendance officer or other appropriate school
238	238	official shall file a complaint against the parent in:
239	239	(1) the constitutional county court of the county in
240	240	which the parent resides or in which the school is located, if the
241	241	county has a population of 2.1 [1.75] million or more;
242	242	(2) a justice court of any precinct in the county in
243	243	which the parent resides or in which the school is located; or
244	244	(3) a municipal court of the municipality in which the
245	245	parent resides or in which the school is located.
246	246	SECTION 19. Sections 37.011(a-2) and (a-3), Education Code,
247	247	are amended to read as follows:
248	248	(a-2) For purposes of this section and Section 37.010(a), a
249	249	county with a population greater than 125,000 is considered to be a
250	250	county with a population of 125,000 or less if the county:
251	251	(1) has a population of 195,000 [180,000] or less;
252	252	(2) is adjacent to two counties, each of which has a
253	253	population of more than 1.7 million; and
254	254	(3) has seven or more school districts located wholly
255	255	within the county's boundaries.
256	256	(a-3) For purposes of this section and Section 37.010(a), a
257	257	county with a population greater than 125,000 is considered to be a
258	258	county with a population of 125,000 or less if the county:
259	259	(1) has a population of more than 200,000 and less than
260	260	233,500 [220,000];
261	261	(2) has five or more school districts located wholly
262	262	within the county's boundaries; and
263	263	(3) has located in the county a juvenile justice
264	264	alternative education program that, on May 1, 2011, served fewer
265	265	than 15 students.
266	266	SECTION 20. Section 38.007(b), Education Code, is amended
267	267	to read as follows:
268	268	(b) The board of trustees of a school district shall attempt
269	269	to provide a safe alcohol-free environment to students coming to or
270	270	going from school. The board of trustees may cooperate with local
271	271	law enforcement officials and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
272	272	Commission in attempting to provide this environment and in
273	273	enforcing Sections 101.75, 109.33, and 109.59, Alcoholic Beverage
274	274	Code. Additionally, the board, if a majority of the area of a
275	275	district is located in a municipality with a population of 1.3
276	276	million [900,000] or more, may petition the commissioners court of
277	277	the county in which the district is located or the governing board
278	278	of an incorporated city or town in which the district is located to
279	279	adopt a 1,000-foot zone under Section 109.33, Alcoholic Beverage
280	280	Code.
281	281	SECTION 21. Section 45.105(e), Education Code, is amended
282	282	to read as follows:
283	283	(e) The governing body of an independent school district
284	284	that governs a junior college district under Subchapter B, Chapter
285	285	130, in a county with a population of more than 2.5 [two] million
286	286	may dedicate a specific percentage of the local tax levy to the use
287	287	of the junior college district for facilities and equipment or for
288	288	the maintenance and operating expenses of the junior college
289	289	district. To be effective, the dedication must be made by the
290	290	governing body on or before the date on which the governing body
291	291	adopts its tax rate for a year. The amount of local tax funds
292	292	derived from the percentage of the local tax levy dedicated to a
293	293	junior college district from a tax levy may not exceed the amount
294	294	that would be levied by five percent of the no-new-revenue tax rate
295	295	for the tax year calculated as provided by Section 26.04, Tax Code,
296	296	on all property taxable by the school district. All real property
297	297	purchased with these funds is the property of the school district,
298	298	but is subject to the exclusive control of the governing body of the
299	299	junior college district for as long as the junior college district
300	300	uses the property for educational purposes.
301	301	SECTION 22. Section 51.214(a), Education Code, is amended
302	302	to read as follows:
303	303	(a) In any municipality with a population of 1.18 million or
304	304	more located primarily in a county with a population of 2.5 [2]
305	305	million or more, the governing board of a private, nonprofit
306	306	medical corporation, or of the parent corporation of such medical
307	307	corporation, that provides police or security services for an
308	308	institution of higher education or a private postsecondary
309	309	educational institution located within one of the medical
310	310	corporation's or parent corporation's medical complexes, or that
311	311	provides police or security services for another medical complex
312	312	legally affiliated with or owned, leased, managed, or controlled by
313	313	the medical corporation or parent corporation, may employ and
314	314	commission police or security personnel to enforce the law of this
315	315	state within the jurisdiction designated by Subsection (c).
316	316	SECTION 23. Section 53A.49(a), Education Code, is amended
317	317	to read as follows:
318	318	(a) In the same manner that a corporation may issue bonds
319	319	under this chapter for an institution of higher education, a
320	320	corporation created under Section 53A.35(b) may issue bonds to
321	321	finance or refinance educational facilities to be used by a school
322	322	that:
323	323	(1) is located in a county with a population of more
324	324	than 2.5 [two] million;
325	325	(2) is located within three miles of an area
326	326	designated as an enterprise zone under Chapter 2303, Government
327	327	Code;
328	328	(3) provides primary and secondary education to at
329	329	least 1,000 students;
330	330	(4) is accredited by an organization approved by the
331	331	Texas Education Agency for private school accreditation; and
332	332	(5) is owned and operated by a corporation created
333	333	under the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law, as described by Section
334	334	1.008(d), Business Organizations Code [Texas Non-Profit
335	335	Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil
336	336	Statutes)].
337	337	SECTION 24. Section 61.0764(b), Education Code, is amended
338	338	to read as follows:
339	339	(b) The board shall select one licensed hospital located in
340	340	a county that borders the United Mexican States and that has a
341	341	population of [at least 700,000 and not] more than 870,000
342	342	[800,000] to participate in the pilot program. The hospital must
343	343	be accredited by The Joint Commission and:
344	344	(1) have been issued:
345	345	(A) a certificate of approval to offer a program
346	346	of instruction by the Texas Workforce Commission under Subchapter
347	347	C, Chapter 132; or
348	348	(B) a certificate of authority to award a degree
349	349	for a program of study by the board under Subchapter G of this
350	350	chapter;
351	351	(2) be accredited to offer a degree program by the
352	352	appropriate recognized regional accrediting agency; or
353	353	(3) must:
354	354	(A) have entered into a partnership with an
355	355	institution of higher education to offer dual credit courses under
356	356	the pilot program; and
357	357	(B) be seeking authorization to offer a program
358	358	of instruction or study as described by Subdivision (1) or
359	359	accreditation to offer a degree program as described by Subdivision
360	360	(2).
361	361	SECTION 25. Section 130.082(i), Education Code, is amended
362	362	to read as follows:
363	363	(i) The election of trustees of a countywide junior or
364	364	community college district that contains a city with a population
365	365	of more than 1.18 million located primarily in a county with a
366	366	population of 2.5 [2] million or more shall be held on the first
367	367	Saturday in April of each even-numbered year. When a runoff
368	368	election is necessary, the board may order the election for a date
369	369	to coincide with the date of the runoff election for city officials,
370	370	if the city is holding a runoff election; otherwise, the board
371	371	shall set the date of the runoff election for not later than three
372	372	weeks following the regular election.
373	373	SECTION 26. Section 31.039(g), Election Code, is amended to
374	374	read as follows:
375	375	(g) Section 31.035(b) does not apply to a person employed on
376	376	a full-time basis by the administrator's office in a county with a
377	377	population of 1.2 [one] million or less that has an election
378	378	administrator.
379	379	SECTION 27. Section 31.160(e), Election Code, is amended to
380	380	read as follows:
381	381	(e) The joint elections administrator for a county with a
382	382	population of 1.2 [one] million or more that has an elections
383	383	administrator is subject to Section 31.035 in the same manner as a
384	384	county elections administrator. A person employed on a full-time
385	385	basis by the joint elections administrator's office for that county
386	386	is subject to Section 31.035 in the same manner as the joint
387	387	elections administrator.
388	388	SECTION 28. Section 85.066(b), Election Code, is amended to
389	389	read as follows:
390	390	(b) For a countywide election in a county with a population
391	391	of more than 3.3 [2.5] million and a primary election in a county
392	392	with a population of more than 1 million in which temporary branch
393	393	polling places are established under Section 85.062(d)(1), the
394	394	commissioners court may limit voting at a temporary branch polling
395	395	place to the voters of particular state representative districts.
396	396	To the extent practicable, the state representative districts shall
397	397	be grouped so that the temporary branch polling places in each group
398	398	serve substantially equal numbers of voters. A maximum of four
399	399	groups of state representative districts may be established under
400	400	this subsection.
401	401	SECTION 29. Section 143.005(e), Election Code, is amended
402	402	to read as follows:
403	403	(e) If the city charter of a home-rule city with a
404	404	population of more than 1.18 million located primarily in a county
405	405	with a population of 2.5 [2] million or more that holds nonpartisan
406	406	elections for its offices requires both a petition and a $50 fee to
407	407	be filed for a candidate's name to be placed on the ballot, those
408	408	requirements supersede this section.
409	409	SECTION 30. Section 172.024(a), Election Code, is amended
410	410	to read as follows:
411	411	(a) The filing fee for a candidate for nomination in the
412	412	general primary election is as follows:
413	413	(1) United States senator $5,000
414	414	(2) office elected statewide, except United States
415	415	senator 3,750
416	416	(3) United States representative 3,125
417	417	(4) state senator 1,250
418	418	(5) state representative 750
419	419	(6) member, State Board of Education 300
420	420	(7) chief justice or justice, court of appeals, other
421	421	than a justice specified by Subdivision (8) 1,875
422	422	(8) chief justice or justice of a court of appeals that
423	423	serves a court of appeals district in which a county with a
424	424	population of more than 1.2 [one] million is wholly or partly
425	425	situated 2,500
426	426	(9) district judge or judge specified by Section
427	427	52.092(d) for which this schedule does not otherwise prescribe a
428	428	fee 1,500
429	429	(10) district or criminal district judge of a court in
430	430	a judicial district wholly contained in a county with a population
431	431	of more than 1.5 million 2,500
432	432	(11) judge, statutory county court, other than a judge
433	433	specified by Subdivision (12) 1,500
434	434	(12) judge of a statutory county court in a county with
435	435	a population of more than 1.5 million 2,500
436	436	(13) district attorney, criminal district attorney,
437	437	or county attorney performing the duties of a district attorney
438	438	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,250
439	439	(14) county commissioner, district clerk, county
440	440	clerk, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer,
441	441	or judge, constitutional county court:
442	442	(A) county with a population of 200,000 or more
443	443	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,250
444	444	(B) county with a population of under 200,000
445	445	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750
446	446	(15) justice of the peace or constable:
447	447	(A) county with a population of 200,000 or more
448	448	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000
449	449	(B) county with a population of under 200,000
450	450	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
451	451	(16) county surveyor 75
452	452	(17) office of the county government for which this
453	453	schedule does not otherwise prescribe a fee 750
454	454	SECTION 31. Section 65.004(a), Family Code, is amended to
455	455	read as follows:
456	456	(a) The following are designated as truancy courts:
457	457	(1) in a county with a population of 2.1 [1.75] million
458	458	or more, the constitutional county court;
459	459	(2) justice courts; and
460	460	(3) municipal courts.
461	461	SECTION 32. Section 84.002(a), Family Code, is amended to
462	462	read as follows:
463	463	(a) On the request of the prosecuting attorney in a county
464	464	with a population of more than 2.5 [two] million or in a county in a
465	465	judicial district that is composed of more than one county, the
466	466	district court shall set the hearing on a date and time not later
467	467	than 20 days after the date the application is filed or 20 days
468	468	after the date a request is made to reschedule a hearing under
469	469	Section 84.003.
470	470	SECTION 33. Section 105.009(m), Family Code, as added by
471	471	Chapter 1171 (H.B. 3531), Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular
472	472	Session, 2005, is amended to read as follows:
473	473	(m) A course under this section in a suit filed in a county
474	474	with a population of more than 2.5 [two] million that is adjacent to
475	475	a county with a population of more than one million must be
476	476	available in both English and Spanish.
477	477	SECTION 34. Section 26.045(d), Government Code, is amended
478	478	to read as follows:
479	479	(d) A county court in a county with a population of 2.1
480	480	[1.75] million or more has original jurisdiction over cases
481	481	alleging a violation of Section 25.093, Education Code, or alleging
482	482	truant conduct under Section 65.003(a), Family Code.
483	483	SECTION 35. Section 27.055(g), Government Code, is amended
484	484	to read as follows:
485	485	(g) This subsection applies to a county with a population of
486	486	at least 135,000 [120,000] but not more than 145,000 [130,000],
487	487	with territory less than 940 square miles that includes a state
488	488	park, and with not more than two justice precincts provided that at
489	489	least one of the precincts contains all or part of a municipality
490	490	with a population of at least 195,000 [190,000] but not more than
491	491	205,000 [200,000]. The county judge of a county to which this
492	492	subsection applies may appoint a qualified person to serve as a
493	493	temporary justice of the peace for the precinct within which a
494	494	municipality or part of a municipality is located to hold court and
495	495	perform the duties of the justice when necessary to dispose of
496	496	accumulated business in the precinct.
497	497	SECTION 36. Section 51.501(c), Government Code, is amended
498	498	to read as follows:
499	499	(c) The commissioners court of a county that has a
500	500	population of 5,415 [5,800] to 5,515 [5,900] shall determine
501	501	whether the county shall have a joint clerk but may not take action
502	502	to prevent a district clerk, county clerk, or joint clerk from
503	503	serving the full term of office to which the clerk was elected.
504	504	SECTION 37. Section 54.1171, Government Code, is amended to
505	505	read as follows:
506	506	Sec. 54.1171. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
507	507	applies to a constitutional county court in a county with a
508	508	population of 2.1 [1.75] million or more.
509	509	SECTION 38. Section 54.1951, Government Code, is amended to
510	510	read as follows:
511	511	Sec. 54.1951. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
512	512	applies to a constitutional county court in a county that:
513	513	(1) has a population of more than 820,000 [585,000];
514	514	and
515	515	(2) is contiguous to a county with a population of at
516	516	least four million.
517	517	SECTION 39. Section 62.011(b), Government Code, is amended
518	518	to read as follows:
519	519	(b) A plan authorized by this section for the selection of
520	520	names of prospective jurors must:
521	521	(1) be proposed in writing to the commissioners court
522	522	by a majority of the district and criminal district judges of the
523	523	county at a meeting of the judges called for that purpose;
524	524	(2) specify that the source of names of persons for
525	525	jury service is the same as that provided by Section 62.001 and that
526	526	the names of persons listed in a register of persons exempt from
527	527	jury service may not be used in preparing the record of names from
528	528	which a jury list is selected, as provided by Sections 62.108 and
529	529	62.109;
530	530	(3) provide a fair, impartial, and objective method of
531	531	selecting names of persons for jury service with the aid of
532	532	electronic or mechanical equipment;
533	533	(4) designate the district clerk, or in a county with a
534	534	population of at least 1.7 million and in which more than 70 [75]
535	535	percent of the population resides in a single municipality, a
536	536	bailiff appointed as provided under Section 62.019, as the officer
537	537	in charge of the selection process and define the officer's duties;
538	538	and
539	539	(5) provide that the method of selection either will
540	540	use the same record of names for the selection of persons for jury
541	541	service until that record is exhausted or will use the same record
542	542	of names for a period of time specified by the plan.
543	543	SECTION 40. Section 62.0145, Government Code, is amended to
544	544	read as follows:
545	545	Sec. 62.0145. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN PERSONS FROM POOL OF
546	546	PROSPECTIVE JURORS. Except as provided by Section 62.0146, if a
547	547	written summons for jury service sent by a sheriff, constable, or
548	548	bailiff is undeliverable, the county or district clerk may remove
549	549	from the jury wheel the jury wheel card for the person summoned or
550	550	the district clerk, or in a county with a population of at least 1.7
551	551	million and in which more than 70 [75] percent of the population
552	552	resides in a single municipality, a bailiff appointed as provided
553	553	under Section 62.019, may remove the person's name from the record
554	554	of names for selection of persons for jury service under Section
555	555	62.011.
556	556	SECTION 41. Section 62.021, Government Code, is amended to
557	557	read as follows:
558	558	Sec. 62.021. DISMISSAL OF JUROR REMOVED FROM PANEL. In a
559	559	county with a population of 2.5 [two] million or more, a prospective
560	560	juror removed from a jury panel for cause, by peremptory challenge
561	561	or for any other reason, must be dismissed from jury
562	562	service. After dismissal, the person may not be placed on another
563	563	jury panel until the person's [his] name is returned to the jury
564	564	wheel and drawn again for jury service.
565	565	SECTION 42. Sections 403.302(c-1) and (e-1), Government
566	566	Code, are amended to read as follows:
567	567	(c-1) This subsection applies only to a school district
568	568	whose central administrative office is located in a county with a
569	569	population of 10,000 [9,000] or less and a total area of more than
570	570	6,000 square miles. If after conducting the study for a tax year
571	571	the comptroller determines that the local value for a school
572	572	district is not valid, the comptroller shall adjust the taxable
573	573	value determined under Subsections (a) and (b) as follows:
574	574	(1) for each category of property sampled and tested
575	575	by the comptroller in the school district, the comptroller shall
576	576	use the weighted mean appraisal ratio determined by the study,
577	577	unless the ratio is more than four percentage points lower than the
578	578	weighted mean appraisal ratio determined by the comptroller for
579	579	that category of property in the immediately preceding study, in
580	580	which case the comptroller shall use the weighted mean appraisal
581	581	ratio determined in the immediately preceding study minus four
582	582	percentage points;
583	583	(2) the comptroller shall use the category weighted
584	584	mean appraisal ratios as adjusted under Subdivision (1) to
585	585	establish a value estimate for each category of property sampled
586	586	and tested by the comptroller in the school district; and
587	587	(3) the value estimates established under Subdivision
588	588	(2), together with the local tax roll value for any categories not
589	589	sampled and tested by the comptroller, less total deductions
590	590	determined by the comptroller, determine the taxable value for the
591	591	school district.
592	592	(e-1) This subsection applies only to a reinvestment zone
593	593	created by a municipality that has a population of 83,000 [70,000]
594	594	or less and is located in a county in which all or part of a military
595	595	installation is located. Notwithstanding Subsection (e), if on or
596	596	after January 1, 2017, the municipality adopts an ordinance
597	597	designating a termination date for the zone that is later than the
598	598	termination date designated in the ordinance creating the zone, the
599	599	number of years for which the total dollar amount may be deducted
600	600	under Subsection (d)(4) is limited to the duration of the zone as
601	601	determined under Section 311.017, Tax Code.
602	602	SECTION 43. Section 476.0002, Government Code, is amended
603	603	to read as follows:
604	604	Sec. 476.0002. ELIGIBILITY AS ENDORSING MUNICIPALITY. Only
605	605	a municipality with a population of one million [850,000] or more is
606	606	eligible as an endorsing municipality under this chapter.
607	607	SECTION 44. Section 477.0002, Government Code, is amended
608	608	to read as follows:
609	609	Sec. 477.0002. ELIGIBILITY AS ENDORSING MUNICIPALITY. Only
610	610	a municipality with a population of one million [850,000] or more is
611	611	eligible as an endorsing municipality under this chapter.
612	612	SECTION 45. Section 533.00257(j), Government Code, is
613	613	amended to read as follows:
614	614	(j) The [Notwithstanding Subsection (i), the] commission
615	615	may not delay providing medical transportation program services
616	616	through a managed transportation delivery model in:
617	617	(1) a county with a population of one million
618	618	[750,000] or more:
619	619	(A) in which all or part of a municipality with a
620	620	population of one million or more is located; and
621	621	(B) that is located adjacent to a county with a
622	622	population of 2.5 [two] million or more; or
623	623	(2) a county with a population of at least 60,000
624	624	[55,000] but not more than 70,000 [65,000] that is located adjacent
625	625	to a county with a population of at least 500,000 but not more than
626	626	1.5 million.
627	627	SECTION 46. Section 791.037(b), Government Code, is amended
628	628	to read as follows:
629	629	(b) This section applies only to a county with a population
630	630	of more than 1.7 [1.5] million in which more than 70 [75] percent of
631	631	the population resides in a single municipality.
632	632	SECTION 47. Section 803.0021, Government Code, is amended
633	633	to read as follows:
634	634	Sec. 803.0021. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. This chapter
635	635	applies only to:
636	636	(1) a retirement system for general municipal
637	637	employees in a municipality with a population of not less than
638	638	950,000 [750,000] nor more than 1,050,000 [850,000];
639	639	(2) the Employees Retirement System of Texas, the
640	640	Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Judicial Retirement System
641	641	of Texas Plan One, the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two,
642	642	the Texas County and District Retirement System, and the Texas
643	643	Municipal Retirement System; and
644	644	(3) a retirement system that makes an election under
645	645	Section 803.101(f).
646	646	SECTION 48. Section 851.0011(a), Government Code, is
647	647	amended to read as follows:
648	648	(a) This section applies only with respect to a
649	649	municipality:
650	650	(1) with a population of less than 200,000;
651	651	(2) that is located in a county with a population of
652	652	not less than 2.5 [2] million and not more than 4 million;
653	653	(3) that has a regularly organized fire department for
654	654	which a retirement system and fund have been established under
655	655	Section 4, Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e,
656	656	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and
657	657	(4) that before January 1, 2017, has one or more
658	658	departments participating in the retirement system.
659	659	SECTION 49. The heading to Section 1331.051, Government
660	660	Code, is amended to read as follows:
661	661	Sec. 1331.051. LIMITATION ON BONDED DEBT: MUNICIPALITY
662	662	WITH POPULATION OF 950,000 [750,000] OR MORE.
663	663	SECTION 50. Section 1331.051(a), Government Code, is
664	664	amended to read as follows:
665	665	(a) This section applies only to a municipality with a
666	666	population of 950,000 [750,000] or more.
667	667	SECTION 51. Section 1371.001(4), Government Code, is
668	668	amended to read as follows:
669	669	(4) "Issuer" means:
670	670	(A) a home-rule municipality that:
671	671	(i) adopted its charter under Section 5,
672	672	Article XI, Texas Constitution;
673	673	(ii) has a population of 50,000 or more; and
674	674	(iii) has outstanding long-term
675	675	indebtedness that is rated by a nationally recognized rating agency
676	676	for municipal securities in one of the four highest rating
677	677	categories for a long-term obligation;
678	678	(B) a conservation and reclamation district
679	679	created and organized as a river authority under Section 52,
680	680	Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;
681	681	(C) a joint powers agency organized and operating
682	682	under Chapter 163, Utilities Code;
683	683	(D) a metropolitan rapid transit authority,
684	684	regional transportation authority, or coordinated county
685	685	transportation authority created, organized, or operating under
686	686	Chapter 451, 452, or 460, Transportation Code;
687	687	(E) a conservation and reclamation district
688	688	organized or operating as a navigation district under Section 52,
689	689	Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;
690	690	(F) a district organized or operating under
691	691	Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that has all or part of
692	692	two or more municipalities within its boundaries;
693	693	(G) a state agency, including a state institution
694	694	of higher education;
695	695	(H) a hospital authority created or operating
696	696	under Chapter 262 or 264, Health and Safety Code, in a county that:
697	697	(i) has a population of more than 3.3
698	698	million; or
699	699	(ii) is included, in whole or in part, in a
700	700	standard metropolitan statistical area of this state that includes
701	701	a county with a population of more than 2.5 [2.2] million;
702	702	(I) a hospital district in a county that has a
703	703	population of more than 2.5 [two] million;
704	704	(J) a nonprofit corporation organized to
705	705	exercise the powers of a higher education loan authority under
706	706	Section 53B.47(e), Education Code;
707	707	(K) a county:
708	708	(i) that has a population of more than 3.3
709	709	million [or more]; or
710	710	(ii) that, on the date of issuance of
711	711	obligations under this chapter, has authorized, outstanding, or any
712	712	combination of authorized and outstanding, indebtedness of at least
713	713	$100 million secured by and payable from the county's ad valorem
714	714	taxes and the authorized long-term indebtedness of which is rated
715	715	by a nationally recognized rating agency of securities issued by
716	716	local governments in one of the four highest rating categories for a
717	717	long-term obligation;
718	718	(L) an independent school district that has an
719	719	average daily attendance of 50,000 or more as determined under
720	720	Section 48.005, Education Code;
721	721	(M) a municipality or county operating under
722	722	Chapter 334, Local Government Code;
723	723	(N) a district created under Chapter 335, Local
724	724	Government Code;
725	725	(O) a junior college district that has a total
726	726	headcount enrollment of 40,000 or more based on enrollment in the
727	727	most recent regular semester; or
728	728	(P) an issuer, as defined by Section 1201.002,
729	729	that has:
730	730	(i) a principal amount of at least $100
731	731	million in outstanding long-term indebtedness, in long-term
732	732	indebtedness proposed to be issued, or in a combination of
733	733	outstanding or proposed long-term indebtedness; and
734	734	(ii) some amount of long-term indebtedness
735	735	outstanding or proposed to be issued that is rated in one of the
736	736	four highest rating categories for long-term debt instruments by a
737	737	nationally recognized rating agency for municipal securities,
738	738	without regard to the effect of any credit agreement or other form
739	739	of credit enhancement entered into in connection with the
740	740	obligation.
741	741	SECTION 52. Section 1372.002(g), Government Code, is
742	742	amended to read as follows:
743	743	(g) Subsection (f) applies only to an applicant created by a
744	744	municipal housing authority established by a municipality that is:
745	745	(1) adjacent to an international boundary of this
746	746	state; and
747	747	(2) [that is] located in a county that contains a
748	748	municipality with a population of more than 500,000 [800,000].
749	749	SECTION 53. Section 1431.001(2), Government Code, is
750	750	amended to read as follows:
751	751	(2) "Eligible countywide district" means a flood
752	752	control district or a hospital district the boundaries of which are
753	753	substantially coterminous with the boundaries of a county with a
754	754	population of three million or more or a hospital district created
755	755	in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million [800,000]
756	756	that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district
757	757	before September 1, 2003.
758	758	SECTION 54. The heading to Chapter 1476, Government Code,
759	759	is amended to read as follows:
760	760	CHAPTER 1476. CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS IN COUNTIES WITH
761	761	POPULATION OF MORE THAN 2.5 [TWO] MILLION
762	762	SECTION 55. Section 1476.001(a), Government Code, is
763	763	amended to read as follows:
764	764	(a) This chapter applies only to a county with a population
765	765	of more than 2.5 [two] million.
766	766	SECTION 56. Section 1477.301, Government Code, is amended
767	767	to read as follows:
768	768	Sec. 1477.301. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This
769	769	subchapter applies only to a county:
770	770	(1) with a population of more than 3.3 million; or
771	771	(2) with a population of more than 90,000 that borders
772	772	the United Mexican States other than a county that contains three or
773	773	more municipalities that each have a population of more than 23,000
774	774	[17,500].
775	775	SECTION 57. Section 1502.070(a), Government Code, is
776	776	amended to read as follows:
777	777	(a) Management and control of a utility system may be vested
778	778	in:
779	779	(1) the municipality's governing body; or
780	780	(2) a board of trustees named in the proceedings
781	781	adopted by the municipality and consisting of not more than:
782	782	(A) five members, one of whom must be the mayor of
783	783	the municipality;
784	784	(B) seven members, one of whom must be the mayor
785	785	of the municipality, if the municipality is located in a county
786	786	that:
787	787	(i) contains a municipality with a
788	788	population of at least 500,000 [800,000]; and
789	789	(ii) [that] is located on an international
790	790	border; or
791	791	(C) seven members, one of whom must be the mayor
792	792	of the municipality, if the municipality is located in a county:
793	793	(i) with a population of at least 375,000;
794	794	(ii) that is located on an international
795	795	border; and
796	796	(iii) that borders the Gulf of Mexico.
797	797	SECTION 58. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 1503,
798	798	Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
799	799	SUBCHAPTER E. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION
800	800	OF 1.9 [1.2] MILLION OR MORE
801	801	SECTION 59. The heading to Subchapter F, Chapter 1504,
802	802	Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
803	803	SUBCHAPTER F. REVENUE BONDS FOR CULTURAL FACILITIES IN HOME-RULE
804	804	MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION OF 1.9 [1.2] MILLION OR MORE
805	805	SECTION 60. Section 1506.101, Government Code, is amended
806	806	to read as follows:
807	807	Sec. 1506.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This
808	808	subchapter applies only to a municipality that:
809	809	(1) is located on the Gulf of Mexico or on a channel,
810	810	canal, bay, or inlet connected to the Gulf of Mexico; and
811	811	(2) has a population of:
812	812	(A) more than 53,000 [47,500] and less than
813	813	84,000 [73,000]; or
814	814	(B) more than 115,000 [117,000] and less than
815	815	160,000.
816	816	SECTION 61. The heading to Subchapter D, Chapter 1506,
817	817	Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
818	818	SUBCHAPTER D. REVENUE BONDS FOR PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION
819	819	FACILITIES IN MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 1.1
820	820	MILLION [650,000]
821	821	SECTION 62. Section 1509.002(b), Government Code, is
822	822	amended to read as follows:
823	823	(b) This section applies only to a municipality that:
824	824	(1) has a population of more than 17,000 but less than
825	825	18,000; and
826	826	(2) is located in two counties [with populations of
827	827	550,000 or more but less than 4.2 million].
828	828	SECTION 63. The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 1509,
829	829	Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
830	830	SUBCHAPTER C. BONDS FOR FARMERS' MARKETS IN MUNICIPALITIES WITH
831	831	POPULATION OF MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION [650,000]
832	832	SECTION 64. Section 2051.0441(a), Government Code, is
833	833	amended to read as follows:
834	834	(a) This section applies only to a notice published by a
835	835	governmental entity or representative in a county:
836	836	(1) with a population of at least 30,000 and not more
837	837	than 42,000 [39,000] that borders the Red River; or
838	838	(2) that does not have a newspaper described by
839	839	Section 2051.044 published in the county.
840	840	SECTION 65. Section 2306.6710(b), Government Code, is
841	841	amended to read as follows:
842	842	(b) If an application satisfies the threshold criteria, the
843	843	department shall score and rank the application using a point
844	844	system that:
845	845	(1) prioritizes in descending order criteria
846	846	regarding:
847	847	(A) financial feasibility of the development
848	848	based on the supporting financial data required in the application
849	849	that will include a project underwriting pro forma from the
850	850	permanent or construction lender;
851	851	(B) quantifiable community participation with
852	852	respect to the development, evaluated on the basis of a resolution
853	853	concerning the development that is voted on and adopted by the
854	854	following, as applicable:
855	855	(i) the governing body of a municipality in
856	856	which the proposed development site is to be located;
857	857	(ii) subject to Subparagraph (iii), the
858	858	commissioners court of a county in which the proposed development
859	859	site is to be located, if the proposed site is to be located in an
860	860	area of a county that is not part of a municipality; or
861	861	(iii) the commissioners court of a county
862	862	in which the proposed development site is to be located and the
863	863	governing body of the applicable municipality, if the proposed site
864	864	is to be located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a
865	865	municipality;
866	866	(C) the income levels of tenants of the
867	867	development;
868	868	(D) the size and quality of the units;
869	869	(E) the rent levels of the units;
870	870	(F) the cost of the development by square foot;
871	871	(G) the services to be provided to tenants of the
872	872	development;
873	873	(H) whether, at the time the complete application
874	874	is submitted or at any time within the two-year period preceding the
875	875	date of submission, the proposed development site is located in an
876	876	area declared to be a disaster under Section 418.014;
877	877	(I) quantifiable community participation with
878	878	respect to the development, evaluated on the basis of written
879	879	statements from any neighborhood organizations on record with the
880	880	state or county in which the development is to be located and whose
881	881	boundaries contain the proposed development site; and
882	882	(J) the level of community support for the
883	883	application, evaluated on the basis of a written statement from the
884	884	state representative who represents the district containing the
885	885	proposed development site;
886	886	(2) uses criteria imposing penalties on applicants or
887	887	affiliates who have requested extensions of department deadlines
888	888	relating to developments supported by housing tax credit
889	889	allocations made in the application round preceding the current
890	890	round or a developer or principal of the applicant that has been
891	891	removed by the lender, equity provider, or limited partners for its
892	892	failure to perform its obligations under the loan documents or
893	893	limited partnership agreement;
894	894	(3) encourages applicants to provide free notary
895	895	public service to the residents of the developments for which the
896	896	allocation of housing tax credits is requested; and
897	897	(4) for an application concerning a development that
898	898	is or will be located in a county with a population of 1.2 [1]
899	899	million or more but less than 4 million and that is or will be
900	900	located not more than two miles from a veterans hospital, veterans
901	901	affairs medical center, or veterans affairs health care center,
902	902	encourages applicants to provide a preference for leasing units in
903	903	the development to low income veterans.
904	904	SECTION 66. Section 34.020(b), Health and Safety Code, is
905	905	amended to read as follows:
906	906	(b) The commission, in consultation with the task force,
907	907	shall develop a program to deliver prenatal and postpartum care
908	908	through telehealth services or telemedicine medical services to
909	909	pregnant women with a low risk of experiencing pregnancy-related
910	910	complications, as determined by a physician. The commission shall
911	911	implement the program in:
912	912	(1) at least two counties with populations of more
913	913	than 2.5 [two] million;
914	914	(2) at least one county with a population of more than
915	915	100,000 and less than 500,000; and
916	916	(3) at least one rural county with high rates of
917	917	maternal mortality and morbidity as determined by the commission in
918	918	consultation with the task force.
919	919	SECTION 67. Section 61.056(c), Health and Safety Code, is
920	920	amended to read as follows:
921	921	(c) A hospital district created in a county with a
922	922	population of more than 1.2 million [800,000] that was not included
923	923	in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003,
924	924	may affiliate with any public or private entity to provide regional
925	925	administration and delivery of health care services. The regional
926	926	affiliation, in accordance with the affiliation agreement, shall
927	927	use money contributed by an affiliated governmental entity to
928	928	provide health care services to an eligible resident of that
929	929	governmental entity.
930	930	SECTION 68. Section 61.056(d), Health and Safety Code, as
931	931	added by Chapter 217 (S.B. 1063), Acts of the 81st Legislature,
932	932	Regular Session, 2009, is amended to read as follows:
933	933	(d) A hospital district created in a county with a
934	934	population of more than 1.2 million [800,000] that was not included
935	935	in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003,
936	936	may provide or arrange to provide health care services for eligible
937	937	residents through the purchase of health coverage or other health
938	938	benefits, including benefits described by Chapter 75. For
939	939	purposes of this subsection, the board of managers of the district
940	940	has the powers and duties provided to the commissioners court of a
941	941	county under Chapter 75.
942	942	SECTION 69. Section 141.0025(a), Health and Safety Code, is
943	943	amended to read as follows:
944	944	(a) The department may grant a waiver from the requirements
945	945	of this chapter to a program that:
946	946	(1) is sponsored by a religious organization as
947	947	defined by Section 464.051;
948	948	(2) has been in operation for at least 30 consecutive
949	949	years;
950	950	(3) operates one camp for not more than seven days in
951	951	any year;
952	952	(4) has not more than 80 campers;
953	953	(5) is conducted by adult participants who are all
954	954	volunteers;
955	955	(6) operates in a county with a population of at least
956	956	4,000 [4,400] but not more than 4,350 [4,750]; and
957	957	(7) ensures that background checks are conducted on
958	958	and the training required under Section 141.0095 is completed by
959	959	each adult participating in the program.
960	960	SECTION 70. Section 262.034(e), Health and Safety Code, is
961	961	amended to read as follows:
962	962	(e) This section applies only to an authority that owns or
963	963	operates a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 and that is located
964	964	in:
965	965	(1) a county with a population of 225,000 or less;
966	966	(2) those portions of extended municipalities that the
967	967	federal census bureau has determined to be rural;
968	968	(3) an area that is not delineated as an urbanized area
969	969	by the federal census bureau; or
970	970	(4) a municipality with a population of less than
971	971	12,000 and a county with a population of 3.3 [2.5] million or more
972	972	at the time the authority begins operating a facility or providing a
973	973	service described by Subsection (a).
974	974	SECTION 71. Section 263.025, Health and Safety Code, is
975	975	amended to read as follows:
976	976	Sec. 263.025. HOSPITAL OPERATING FUNDS USED FOR
977	977	IMPROVEMENTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES [OF 24,500 TO 25,500]. The
978	978	commissioners court of a county with a population of 24,000 or more
979	979	but less than 24,500 or a population of 24,700 or more but less than
980	980	27,000 [to 25,500] may use excess money in the county hospital
981	981	operating fund for making permanent improvements to the county
982	982	hospital and for the payment of county bonds issued for the
983	983	construction and improvement of a county hospital facility.
984	984	SECTION 72. Section 281.004(a-1), Health and Safety Code,
985	985	is amended to read as follows:
986	986	(a-1) The ballot for an election under this chapter held in
987	987	a county with a population of more than 1.2 million [800,000] that
988	988	is not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before
989	989	September 1, 2003, shall be printed to provide for voting for or
990	990	against the proposition: "The creation of a hospital district and
991	991	the levy of a tax not to exceed 25 cents on each $100 of the taxable
992	992	value of property taxable by the district."
993	993	SECTION 73. Sections 281.021(b) and (d), Health and Safety
994	994	Code, are amended to read as follows:
995	995	(b) The commissioners court of a county with a population of
996	996	more than 2.1 [1.8] million but less than 2.5 [1.9] million in which
997	997	a district is created under this chapter shall appoint a board
998	998	composed of not less than five or more than 15 members.
999	999	(d) If a district is created under this chapter in a county
1000	1000	with a population of more than 1.2 million [800,000] that was not
1001	1001	included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September
1002	1002	1, 2003, the district shall be governed by a nine-member board of
1003	1003	hospital managers, appointed as follows:
1004	1004	(1) the commissioners court of the county shall
1005	1005	appoint four members;
1006	1006	(2) the governing body of the municipality with the
1007	1007	largest population in the county shall appoint four members; and
1008	1008	(3) the commissioners court and the governing body of
1009	1009	the municipality described by Subdivision (2) shall jointly appoint
1010	1010	one member.
1011	1011	SECTION 74. Section 281.0281(a), Health and Safety Code, is
1012	1012	amended to read as follows:
1013	1013	(a) This section applies only to a district created in a
1014	1014	county with a population of more than 1.2 million [800,000] that was
1015	1015	not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before
1016	1016	September 1, 2003.
1017	1017	SECTION 75. Section 281.02815(a), Health and Safety Code,
1018	1018	is amended to read as follows:
1019	1019	(a) This section applies only to a district created in a
1020	1020	county with a population of more than 1.2 million [800,000] that was
1021	1021	not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before
1022	1022	September 1, 2003.
1023	1023	SECTION 76. Section 281.0475(a), Health and Safety Code, is
1024	1024	amended to read as follows:
1025	1025	(a) This section applies only to a district created in a
1026	1026	county with a population of more than 1.2 million [800,000] that was
1027	1027	not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before
1028	1028	September 1, 2003.
1029	1029	SECTION 77. Section 281.0511(a), Health and Safety Code, is
1030	1030	amended to read as follows:
1031	1031	(a) This section applies only to a district created in a
1032	1032	county with a population of more than 1.2 million [800,000] that was
1033	1033	not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before
1034	1034	September 1, 2003.
1035	1035	SECTION 78. Section 281.056(b-1), Health and Safety Code,
1036	1036	is amended to read as follows:
1037	1037	(b-1) The county attorney, district attorney, or criminal
1038	1038	district attorney, as appropriate, with the duty to represent the
1039	1039	county in civil matters shall, in all legal matters, represent a
1040	1040	district located in:
1041	1041	(1) a county [with a population of 800,000 or more] that
1042	1042	borders the United Mexican States and in which a municipality with a
1043	1043	population of 500,000 or more is located;
1044	1044	(2) a county with a population of 3.4 million or more;
1045	1045	or
1046	1046	(3) a county with a population of more than 1.2 million
1047	1047	[800,000] that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital
1048	1048	district before September 1, 2003.
1049	1049	SECTION 79. Section 281.122(a), Health and Safety Code, is
1050	1050	amended to read as follows:
1051	1051	(a) This section applies only to a district created in a
1052	1052	county with a population of more than 1.2 million [800,000] that was
1053	1053	not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before
1054	1054	September 1, 2003.
1055	1055	SECTION 80. Section 281.124(a), Health and Safety Code, is
1056	1056	amended to read as follows:
1057	1057	(a) This section applies only to a district created in a
1058	1058	county with a population of more than 1.2 million [800,000] that was
1059	1059	not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before
1060	1060	September 1, 2003.
1061	1061	SECTION 81. Section 285.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1062	1062	amended to read as follows:
1063	1063	Sec. 285.002. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This
1064	1064	subchapter applies only to a county having:
1065	1065	(1) a population of:
1066	1066	(A) at least 1.2 million [800,000]; or
1067	1067	(B) at least 830,000 and not more than 870,000;
1068	1068	and
1069	1069	(2) a countywide hospital district that:
1070	1070	(A) has taxes imposed and collected by the
1071	1071	commissioners court of the county; and
1072	1072	(B) has teaching hospital facilities affiliated
1073	1073	with a state-owned or private medical school.
1074	1074	SECTION 82. The heading to Chapter 290, Health and Safety
1075	1075	Code, is amended to read as follows:
1076	1076	CHAPTER 290. COUNTY HEALTH CARE FUNDING DISTRICTS IN CERTAIN
1077	1077	COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF 2.1 [1.8] MILLION OR LESS
1078	1078	SECTION 83. Section 290.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1079	1079	amended to read as follows:
1080	1080	Sec. 290.002. CREATION OF DISTRICT. A district is created
1081	1081	in each county that has a population of 2.1 [1.8] million or less
1082	1082	and in which a municipality with a population of 1.1 million or more
1083	1083	is predominantly located.
1084	1084	SECTION 84. Section 291.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1085	1085	amended to read as follows:
1086	1086	Sec. 291.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to
1087	1087	a county that:
1088	1088	(1) is not served by a hospital district or a public
1089	1089	hospital;
1090	1090	(2) is located in the Texas-Louisiana border region,
1091	1091	as that region is defined by Section 2056.002, Government Code; and
1092	1092	(3) has a population of more than 51,000 [50,000] but
1093	1093	less than 65,000.
1094	1094	SECTION 85. Section 291A.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1095	1095	amended to read as follows:
1096	1096	Sec. 291A.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only
1097	1097	to:
1098	1098	(1) a county that:
1099	1099	(A) is not served by a hospital district or a
1100	1100	public hospital;
1101	1101	(B) has a population of more than 75,000; and
1102	1102	(C) borders or includes a portion of the Sam
1103	1103	Rayburn Reservoir; and
1104	1104	(2) a county that has a population of more than 200,000
1105	1105	and less than 233,500 [220,000].
1106	1106	SECTION 86. Section 292.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1107	1107	amended to read as follows:
1108	1108	Sec. 292.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to
1109	1109	a county that is not served by a hospital district and:
1110	1110	(1) is located in the Texas-Louisiana border region,
1111	1111	as that region is defined by Section 2056.002, Government Code, and
1112	1112	has a population of more than 90,000 but less than 200,000; or
1113	1113	(2) has a population of less than 51,000 and is
1114	1114	adjacent to a county with a population of more than 200,000 but less
1115	1115	than 233,500 [220,000].
1116	1116	SECTION 87. Section 292C.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1117	1117	amended to read as follows:
1118	1118	Sec. 292C.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only
1119	1119	to a county that:
1120	1120	(1) contains a hospital district that is not
1121	1121	countywide;
1122	1122	(2) has a population of more than 125,000 but less than
1123	1123	135,000; and
1124	1124	(3) borders Oklahoma.
1125	1125	SECTION 88. Section 293C.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1126	1126	amended to read as follows:
1127	1127	Sec. 293C.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only
1128	1128	to a county that:
1129	1129	(1) is not served by a hospital district or a public
1130	1130	hospital;
1131	1131	(2) has a population of more than 140,000 [125,000]
1132	1132	and less than 155,000 [140,000]; and
1133	1133	(3) is not adjacent to a county with a population of
1134	1134	1.2 [one] million or more.
1135	1135	SECTION 89. Section 294.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1136	1136	amended to read as follows:
1137	1137	Sec. 294.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to
1138	1138	a county that:
1139	1139	(1) is not served by a hospital district or a public
1140	1140	hospital;
1141	1141	(2) contains a private institution of higher education
1142	1142	with a student enrollment of more than 12,000; and
1143	1143	(3) has a population of less than 265,000 [250,000].
1144	1144	SECTION 90. Section 295.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1145	1145	amended to read as follows:
1146	1146	Sec. 295.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to
1147	1147	a municipality that:
1148	1148	(1) is not served by a hospital district or a public
1149	1149	hospital;
1150	1150	(2) is located on the Gulf of Mexico or on a channel,
1151	1151	canal, bay, or inlet connected to the Gulf of Mexico; and
1152	1152	(3) has a population of more than 115,000 [117,000]
1153	1153	and less than 145,000.
1154	1154	SECTION 91. Section 296.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1155	1155	amended to read as follows:
1156	1156	Sec. 296.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to
1157	1157	a county that:
1158	1158	(1) is not served by a hospital district or a public
1159	1159	hospital; and
1160	1160	(2) has a population of less than 235,000 [200,000]
1161	1161	and contains two municipalities both with populations of 83,000
1162	1162	[75,000] or more.
1163	1163	SECTION 92. Section 296A.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1164	1164	amended to read as follows:
1165	1165	Sec. 296A.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only
1166	1166	to a county that:
1167	1167	(1) is not served by a hospital district or a public
1168	1168	hospital; and
1169	1169	(2) has a population of less than 600,000 and borders
1170	1170	two counties both with populations of 1.1 [one] million or more.
1171	1171	SECTION 93. Section 298E.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1172	1172	amended to read as follows:
1173	1173	Sec. 298E.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only
1174	1174	to a hospital district created in a county with a population of more
1175	1175	than 1.2 million [800,000] that was not included in the boundaries
1176	1176	of a hospital district before September 1, 2003.
1177	1177	SECTION 94. Section 341.0358(g), Health and Safety Code, is
1178	1178	amended to read as follows:
1179	1179	(g) This section also applies to:
1180	1180	(1) a municipality with a population of more than
1181	1181	42,500 [36,000] and less than 48,000 [41,000] located in two
1182	1182	counties, one of which is a county with a population of more than
1183	1183	2.1 [1.8] million;
1184	1184	(2) a municipality, including any industrial district
1185	1185	within the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction, with
1186	1186	a population of more than 15,000 [7,000] and less than 45,700
1187	1187	[30,000] located in a county with a population of more than 235,000
1188	1188	[155,000] and less than 255,000 [180,000]; and
1189	1189	(3) a municipality, including any industrial district
1190	1190	within the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction, with
1191	1191	a population of more than 32,000 [11,000] and less than 35,000
1192	1192	[18,000] located in two counties [a county with a population of more
1193	1193	than 125,000 and less than 230,000].
1194	1194	SECTION 95. Section 341.03585(b), Health and Safety Code,
1195	1195	is amended to read as follows:
1196	1196	(b) This section applies only to:
1197	1197	(1) a municipality, including any industrial district
1198	1198	within the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction, with
1199	1199	a population of more than 15,000 [7,000] and less than 45,700
1200	1200	[30,000] located in a county with a population of more than 235,000
1201	1201	[155,000] and less than 255,000 [180,000]; and
1202	1202	(2) a municipality, including any industrial district
1203	1203	within the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction, with
1204	1204	a population of more than 32,000 [11,000] and less than 35,000
1205	1205	[18,000] located in two counties [a county with a population of more
1206	1206	than 125,000 and less than 230,000].
1207	1207	SECTION 96. Section 343.011(c), Health and Safety Code, is
1208	1208	amended to read as follows:
1209	1209	(c) A public nuisance is:
1210	1210	(1) keeping, storing, or accumulating refuse on
1211	1211	premises in a neighborhood unless the refuse is entirely contained
1212	1212	in a closed receptacle;
1213	1213	(2) keeping, storing, or accumulating rubbish,
1214	1214	including newspapers, abandoned vehicles, refrigerators, stoves,
1215	1215	furniture, tires, and cans, on premises in a neighborhood or within
1216	1216	300 feet of a public street for 10 days or more, unless the rubbish
1217	1217	or object is completely enclosed in a building or is not visible
1218	1218	from a public street;
1219	1219	(3) maintaining premises in a manner that creates an
1220	1220	unsanitary condition likely to attract or harbor mosquitoes,
1221	1221	rodents, vermin, or other disease-carrying pests;
1222	1222	(4) allowing weeds to grow on premises in a
1223	1223	neighborhood if the weeds are located within 300 feet of another
1224	1224	residence or commercial establishment;
1225	1225	(5) maintaining a building in a manner that is
1226	1226	structurally unsafe or constitutes a hazard to safety, health, or
1227	1227	public welfare because of inadequate maintenance, unsanitary
1228	1228	conditions, dilapidation, obsolescence, disaster, damage, or
1229	1229	abandonment or because it constitutes a fire hazard;
1230	1230	(6) maintaining on abandoned and unoccupied property
1231	1231	in a neighborhood a swimming pool that is not protected with:
1232	1232	(A) a fence that is at least four feet high and
1233	1233	that has a latched and locked gate; and
1234	1234	(B) a cover over the entire swimming pool that
1235	1235	cannot be removed by a child;
1236	1236	(7) maintaining on any property in a neighborhood in a
1237	1237	county with a population of more than 1.3 [1.1] million a swimming
1238	1238	pool that is not protected with:
1239	1239	(A) a fence that is at least four feet high and
1240	1240	that has a latched gate that cannot be opened by a child; or
1241	1241	(B) a cover over the entire swimming pool that
1242	1242	cannot be removed by a child;
1243	1243	(8) maintaining a flea market in a manner that
1244	1244	constitutes a fire hazard;
1245	1245	(9) discarding refuse or creating a hazardous visual
1246	1246	obstruction on:
1247	1247	(A) county-owned land; or
1248	1248	(B) land or easements owned or held by a special
1249	1249	district that has the commissioners court of the county as its
1250	1250	governing body;
1251	1251	(10) discarding refuse on the smaller of:
1252	1252	(A) the area that spans 20 feet on each side of a
1253	1253	utility line; or
1254	1254	(B) the actual span of the utility easement;
1255	1255	(11) filling or blocking a drainage easement, failing
1256	1256	to maintain a drainage easement, maintaining a drainage easement in
1257	1257	a manner that allows the easement to be clogged with debris,
1258	1258	sediment, or vegetation, or violating an agreement with the county
1259	1259	to improve or maintain a drainage easement;
1260	1260	(12) discarding refuse on property that is not
1261	1261	authorized for that activity; or
1262	1262	(13) surface discharge from an on-site sewage disposal
1263	1263	system as defined by Section 366.002.
1264	1264	SECTION 97. Section 364.011(a-2), Health and Safety Code,
1265	1265	is amended to read as follows:
1266	1266	(a-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a commissioners court
1267	1267	may, through a competitive bidding process, contract for the
1268	1268	provision of solid waste collection, handling, storage, and
1269	1269	disposal in an area of the county located within the
1270	1270	extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality if:
1271	1271	(1) the municipality does not provide solid waste
1272	1272	disposal services in that area; and
1273	1273	(2) the county has a population of more than 1.5
1274	1274	million and at least 70 [75] percent of the population resides in a
1275	1275	single municipality.
1276	1276	SECTION 98. Section 364.0341(a), Health and Safety Code, is
1277	1277	amended to read as follows:
1278	1278	(a) This section applies only to a municipality wholly or
1279	1279	partly located in a county with a population of more than 57,000
1280	1280	[54,000] and less than 57,900 [54,500].
1281	1281	SECTION 99. Section 382.218(a), Health and Safety Code, is
1282	1282	amended to read as follows:
1283	1283	(a) This section applies only to a county [with a population
1284	1284	of 800,000 or more] that borders the United Mexican States and in
1285	1285	which a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more is
1286	1286	located.
1287	1287	SECTION 100. Sections 711.008(b) and (d), Health and Safety
1288	1288	Code, are amended to read as follows:
1289	1289	(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:
1290	1290	(1) a cemetery heretofore established and operating;
1291	1291	(2) the establishment and use of a columbarium by an
1292	1292	organized religious society or sect that is exempt from income
1293	1293	taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by
1294	1294	being listed under Section 501(c)(3) of that code, as part of or
1295	1295	attached to the principal church building owned by the society or
1296	1296	sect;
1297	1297	(3) the establishment and use of a columbarium by an
1298	1298	organized religious society or sect that is exempt from income
1299	1299	taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by
1300	1300	being listed under Section 501(c)(3) of that code, on land that:
1301	1301	(A) is owned by the society or sect; and
1302	1302	(B) is part of the campus on which an existing
1303	1303	principal church building is located;
1304	1304	(4) the establishment and use of a columbarium on the
1305	1305	campus of a private or independent institution of higher education,
1306	1306	as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, that is wholly or
1307	1307	substantially controlled, managed, owned, or supported by or
1308	1308	otherwise affiliated with an organized religious society or sect
1309	1309	that is exempt from income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal
1310	1310	Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed under Section 501(c)(3) of
1311	1311	that code, if a place of worship is located on the campus;
1312	1312	(5) the establishment and use of a mausoleum that is:
1313	1313	(A) constructed beneath the principal church
1314	1314	building owned by an organized religious society or sect that:
1315	1315	(i) is exempt from income taxation under
1316	1316	Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed
1317	1317	under Section 501(c)(3) of that code; and
1318	1318	(ii) has recognized religious traditions
1319	1319	and practices of interring the remains of ordained clergy in or
1320	1320	below the principal church building; and
1321	1321	(B) used only for the interment of the remains of
1322	1322	ordained clergy of that organized religious society or sect;
1323	1323	(6) the establishment and operation, if authorized in
1324	1324	accordance with Subsection (h), of a perpetual care cemetery by an
1325	1325	organized religious society or sect that:
1326	1326	(A) is exempt from income taxation under Section
1327	1327	501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed under
1328	1328	Section 501(c)(3) of that code;
1329	1329	(B) has been in existence for at least five
1330	1330	years;
1331	1331	(C) has at least $500,000 in assets; and
1332	1332	(D) establishes and operates the cemetery on land
1333	1333	that:
1334	1334	(i) is owned by the society or sect;
1335	1335	(ii) together with any other land owned by
1336	1336	the society or sect and adjacent to the land on which the cemetery
1337	1337	is located, is not less than 10 acres; and
1338	1338	(iii) is in a municipality with a
1339	1339	population of at least one million that is located predominantly in
1340	1340	a county that has a total area of less than 1,000 square miles;
1341	1341	(7) the establishment and use of a private family
1342	1342	cemetery by an organization that is exempt from income taxation
1343	1343	under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being
1344	1344	listed under Section 501(c)(3) of that code, on land that is:
1345	1345	(A) owned by the organization; and
1346	1346	(B) located in a county:
1347	1347	(i) with a population of more than 165,000
1348	1348	[125,000]; and
1349	1349	(ii) that is adjacent to a county that has a
1350	1350	population of more than 1.5 million and in which more than 70 [75]
1351	1351	percent of the population lives in a single municipality; or
1352	1352	(8) the establishment and use of a private family
1353	1353	cemetery located at the site of a presidential library and museum.
1354	1354	(d) Subsection (a) does not apply to a cemetery established
1355	1355	and operating before September 1, 1995, in a county with a
1356	1356	population of more than 315,000 [285,000] and less than 351,000
1357	1357	[300,000] that borders the Gulf of Mexico.
1358	1358	SECTION 101. Section 713.0271, Health and Safety Code, is
1359	1359	amended to read as follows:
1360	1360	Sec. 713.0271. CEMETERY OWNED BY CERTAIN COUNTIES. A
1361	1361	county with a population of more than 800,000 [550,000] that
1362	1362	borders a county with a population of more than 3.3 million may own,
1363	1363	operate, and maintain a cemetery.
1364	1364	SECTION 102. Section 766.052, Health and Safety Code, is
1365	1365	amended to read as follows:
1366	1366	Sec. 766.052. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This
1367	1367	subchapter applies only to a residential high-rise building:
1368	1368	(1) that is located in a county with a population of
1369	1369	more than 1.5 million in which more than 70 [75] percent of the
1370	1370	population resides in a single municipality;
1371	1371	(2) in which at least 50 percent of the residents are
1372	1372	elderly individuals, individuals with a disability, or individuals
1373	1373	with a mobility impairment; and
1374	1374	(3) that is not designated as a historically or
1375	1375	archaeologically significant site by the Texas Historical
1376	1376	Commission or the governing body of the county or municipality in
1377	1377	which the building is located.
1378	1378	SECTION 103. Section 771.0751(a), Health and Safety Code,
1379	1379	as added by Chapter 258 (H.B. 1771), Acts of the 78th Legislature,
1380	1380	Regular Session, 2003, is amended to read as follows:
1381	1381	(a) This section applies only to the use of fees and
1382	1382	surcharges collected under this subchapter in a county subject to
1383	1383	this subchapter with a population of at least 1.2 [one] million.
1384	1384	SECTION 104. The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 772,
1385	1385	Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
1386	1386	SUBCHAPTER B. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISTRICTS: COUNTIES WITH
1387	1387	POPULATION OVER 3.3 [TWO] MILLION
1388	1388	SECTION 105. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 772,
1389	1389	Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
1390	1390	SUBCHAPTER E. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SERVICE: COUNTIES WITH
1391	1391	POPULATION OVER 2.5 [TWO] MILLION
1392	1392	SECTION 106. Section 772.402, Health and Safety Code, is
1393	1393	amended to read as follows:
1394	1394	Sec. 772.402. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
1395	1395	applies only to a county having a population of more than 2.5 [two]
1396	1396	million in which a communication district has not been created
1397	1397	under Subchapter B.
1398	1398	SECTION 107. Section 775.014(h), Health and Safety Code, is
1399	1399	amended to read as follows:
1400	1400	(h) The governing body of a municipality with a population
1401	1401	of more than one million may negotiate with the commissioners court
1402	1402	of a county with a population of less than 2.1 [1.8] million that is
1403	1403	the county in which the majority of the territory inside the
1404	1404	municipality's corporate boundaries is located conditions under
1405	1405	which the municipality will grant its consent to the inclusion of
1406	1406	its extraterritorial jurisdiction in the district. The negotiated
1407	1407	conditions may:
1408	1408	(1) limit the district's ability to incur debt;
1409	1409	(2) require the district to ensure that its equipment
1410	1410	is compatible with the municipality's equipment; and
1411	1411	(3) require the district to enter into mutual aid
1412	1412	agreements.
1413	1413	SECTION 108. Section 775.0315(a), Health and Safety Code,
1414	1414	is amended to read as follows:
1415	1415	(a) This section applies only to a district located wholly
1416	1416	in a county with a population of 2.1 [1.8] million or more in which
1417	1417	two or more cities with a population of 350,000 or more are located.
1418	1418	SECTION 109. Section 775.045(b), Health and Safety Code, is
1419	1419	amended to read as follows:
1420	1420	(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a district:
1421	1421	(1) that before February 1, 2013, has adopted a fire
1422	1422	code, fire code amendments, or other requirements in conflict with
1423	1423	Subsection (a); and
1424	1424	(2) whose territory is located:
1425	1425	(A) in or adjacent to a general law municipality
1426	1426	with a population of less than 4,000 that is served by a water
1427	1427	control and improvement district governed by Chapter 51, Water
1428	1428	Code; and
1429	1429	(B) in a county that has a population of more than
1430	1430	1.2 [one] million and is adjacent to a county with a population of
1431	1431	more than 600,000 [420,000].
1432	1432	SECTION 110. Section 775.221(a), Health and Safety Code, is
1433	1433	amended to read as follows:
1434	1434	(a) This subchapter applies only to a district located
1435	1435	wholly in:
1436	1436	(1) a county with a population of 20,000 or less; or
1437	1437	(2) a county with a population of more than 30,000 but
1438	1438	less than 41,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of
1439	1439	more than 200,000 but less than 233,500 [220,000].
1440	1440	SECTION 111. Section 775.301, Health and Safety Code, is
1441	1441	amended to read as follows:
1442	1442	Sec. 775.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter,
1443	1443	"commissioners court" means the commissioners court of a county
1444	1444	that:
1445	1445	(1) borders the United Mexican States;
1446	1446	(2) contains a municipality with[, has] a population
1447	1447	of more than 500,000; [800,000,] and
1448	1448	(3) appoints a board of emergency services
1449	1449	commissioners under this chapter.
1450	1450	SECTION 112. Section 775.302(a), Health and Safety Code, is
1451	1451	amended to read as follows:
1452	1452	(a) This subchapter applies only to a district that is
1453	1453	located wholly in a county:
1454	1454	(1) that borders the United Mexican States;
1455	1455	(2) [,] that contains a municipality with [has] a
1456	1456	population of more than 500,000; [800,000,] and
1457	1457	(3) for which the commissioners court appoints a board
1458	1458	of emergency services commissioners under Section 775.034.
1459	1459	SECTION 113. Section 822.0012(a), Health and Safety Code,
1460	1460	is amended to read as follows:
1461	1461	(a) This section applies only to an incorporated
1462	1462	municipality that has a population of more than 1,000 and that is
1463	1463	the county seat of a county with a population of 1,380 or more but
1464	1464	less than 1,600.
1465	1465	SECTION 114. Section 822.0411(a), Health and Safety Code,
1466	1466	is amended to read as follows:
1467	1467	(a) This section applies only to an incorporated
1468	1468	municipality that has a population of more than 1,000 and that is
1469	1469	the county seat of a county with a population of 1,380 or more but
1470	1470	less than 1,600.
1471	1471	SECTION 115. Section 42.041(g), Human Resources Code, is
1472	1472	amended to read as follows:
1473	1473	(g) A child-care facility that is exempt under Subsection
1474	1474	(b)(3) from the licensing requirement of Subsection (a) may provide
1475	1475	care for each child at the child-care facility for not more than 15
1476	1476	hours a week if the child-care facility:
1477	1477	(1) provides the child care so that a person may attend
1478	1478	an educational class provided by a nonprofit entity; and
1479	1479	(2) is located in a county:
1480	1480	(A) in which a municipality with a population of
1481	1481	500,000 [800,000] or more is located; and
1482	1482	(B) that is adjacent to an international border.
1483	1483	SECTION 116. Section 101A.202(a), Human Resources Code, is
1484	1484	amended to read as follows:
1485	1485	(a) This section applies only to counties having a
1486	1486	population of not less than 20,600 [22,140] and not more than 20,800
1487	1487	[22,340] and to cities and towns within those counties.
1488	1488	SECTION 117. Section 1575.163, Insurance Code, is amended
1489	1489	to read as follows:
1490	1490	Sec. 1575.163. LIMITATIONS. The Teacher Retirement System
1491	1491	of Texas, as trustee, may not contract for or provide a health
1492	1492	benefit plan that excludes from participation in the network a
1493	1493	general hospital that:
1494	1494	(1) is located in the geographical service area or
1495	1495	areas of the health coverage plan that includes a county that:
1496	1496	(A) has a population of at least 100,000 and not
1497	1497	more than 233,500 [210,000]; and
1498	1498	(B) is located in the Texas-Louisiana border
1499	1499	region, as that term is defined in Section 2056.002(e), Government
1500	1500	Code; and
1501	1501	(2) agrees to provide medical and health care services
1502	1502	under the plan subject to the same terms and conditions as other
1503	1503	hospital providers under the plan.
1504	1504	SECTION 118. Section 1579.108, Insurance Code, is amended
1505	1505	to read as follows:
1506	1506	Sec. 1579.108. LIMITATIONS. The trustee may not contract
1507	1507	for or provide a health coverage plan that excludes from
1508	1508	participation in the network a general hospital that:
1509	1509	(1) is located in the geographical service area or
1510	1510	areas of the health coverage plan that includes a county that:
1511	1511	(A) has a population of at least 100,000 and not
1512	1512	more than 233,500 [210,000]; and
1513	1513	(B) is located in the Texas-Louisiana border
1514	1514	region, as that term is defined in Section 2056.002(e), Government
1515	1515	Code; and
1516	1516	(2) agrees to provide medical and health care services
1517	1517	under the plan subject to the same terms as other hospital providers
1518	1518	under the plan.
1519	1519	SECTION 119. Section 21.101, Local Government Code, is
1520	1520	amended to read as follows:
1521	1521	Sec. 21.101. REMOVAL BY RECALL ELECTION AUTHORIZED. A
1522	1522	member of the governing body of a general-law municipality with a
1523	1523	population of less than 3,000 [5,000] located in a county that
1524	1524	borders the United Mexican States and contains a municipality with
1525	1525	[has] a population of more than 500,000 [800,000] may be removed
1526	1526	from office through a recall election initiated by petition as
1527	1527	provided by this subchapter.
1528	1528	SECTION 120. Section 22.041(c), Local Government Code, is
1529	1529	amended to read as follows:
1530	1530	(c) In addition to an absence described by Subsection (b), a
1531	1531	member of a governing body is also considered absent for the
1532	1532	purposes of that subsection if the member is not present at the
1533	1533	adjournment of a meeting at which a quorum is established, unless
1534	1534	the member is first allowed to withdraw by the unanimous vote of the
1535	1535	members present. This subsection applies only to a municipality
1536	1536	that is located in a county that borders the United Mexican States
1537	1537	and contains a municipality with a population of 500,000 [800,000]
1538	1538	or more [that is adjacent to an international border].
1539	1539	SECTION 121. Section 42.021(d), Local Government Code, is
1540	1540	amended to read as follows:
1541	1541	(d) Regardless of Subsection (a), the extraterritorial
1542	1542	jurisdiction of a municipality is the unincorporated area that is
1543	1543	contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the municipality and that
1544	1544	is located within three miles of those boundaries if the
1545	1545	municipality:
1546	1546	(1) has a population of not less than 25,000 [20,000]
1547	1547	or more than 27,000 [29,000]; and
1548	1548	(2) is located in a county that has a population of
1549	1549	45,000 or more and borders the Trinity River.
1550	1550	SECTION 122. Section 42.0251(a), Local Government Code, is
1551	1551	amended to read as follows:
1552	1552	(a) This section applies only to a general-law
1553	1553	municipality:
1554	1554	(1) that has a population of less than 4,000 [3,000];
1555	1555	(2) that is located in a county with a population of
1556	1556	more than 800,000 [500,000] that is adjacent to a county with a
1557	1557	population of more than four million; and
1558	1558	(3) in which at least two-thirds of the residents
1559	1559	reside within a gated community.
1560	1560	SECTION 123. Section 43.0751(n), Local Government Code, is
1561	1561	amended to read as follows:
1562	1562	(n) This subsection applies only to a municipality any
1563	1563	portion of which is located in a county that has a population of not
1564	1564	less than 315,000 [285,000] and not more than 351,000 [300,000] and
1565	1565	that borders the Gulf of Mexico and is adjacent to a county with a
1566	1566	population of more than 3.3 million. A municipality may impose
1567	1567	within the boundaries of a district a municipal sales and use tax
1568	1568	authorized by Chapter 321, Tax Code, or a municipal hotel occupancy
1569	1569	tax authorized by Chapter 351, Tax Code, that is imposed in the
1570	1570	municipality if:
1571	1571	(1) the municipality has annexed the district for
1572	1572	limited purposes under this section; or
1573	1573	(2) following two public hearings on the matter, the
1574	1574	municipality and the district enter a written agreement providing
1575	1575	for the imposition of the tax or taxes.
1576	1576	SECTION 124. Section 43.1025(a), Local Government Code, is
1577	1577	amended to read as follows:
1578	1578	(a) This section applies only to a home-rule municipality
1579	1579	that has a population of less than 13,000 [11,000] and is located
1580	1580	primarily in a county with a population of more than 3.3 million.
1581	1581	SECTION 125. Section 81.029(a), Local Government Code, is
1582	1582	amended to read as follows:
1583	1583	(a) This section applies only to a county judge in a county
1584	1584	that is located on the international border and contains a
1585	1585	municipality with [has] a population of 500,000 or more [than
1586	1586	800,000 and is located on the international border].
1587	1587	SECTION 126. Section 81.033(a), Local Government Code, is
1588	1588	amended to read as follows:
1589	1589	(a) This section applies only to a commissioners court of a
1590	1590	county that has a population of more than 4,500 [5,000], is located
1591	1591	within 100 miles of an international boundary, and contains no
1592	1592	incorporated territory of a municipality.
1593	1593	SECTION 127. Section 89.001(a), Local Government Code, is
1594	1594	amended to read as follows:
1595	1595	(a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of
1596	1596	more than two [1.25] million may employ an attorney as special
1597	1597	counsel.
1598	1598	SECTION 128. Section 106.001, Local Government Code, is
1599	1599	amended to read as follows:
1600	1600	Sec. 106.001. CREATION OF CHILD SAFETY TRUST FUND IN
1601	1601	CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. A child safety trust fund shall be created
1602	1602	in the treasury of a municipality with a population of more than 1.3
1603	1603	million [850,000].
1604	1604	SECTION 129. Section 115.044(a), Local Government Code, is
1605	1605	amended to read as follows:
1606	1606	(a) A county with a population of 372,000 [312,000] to
1607	1607	410,000 [330,000] shall conduct a biennial independent audit of all
1608	1608	books, records, and accounts of each district, county, and precinct
1609	1609	officer, agent, or employee, including those of the regular county
1610	1610	auditor, and of all governmental units of the county hospitals,
1611	1611	farms, and other institutions. The audit must cover all matters
1612	1612	relating to the fiscal affairs of the county. The audit shall be
1613	1613	conducted in each even-numbered year and must be completed before
1614	1614	December 31 of the year.
1615	1615	SECTION 130. Section 120.001, Local Government Code, is
1616	1616	amended to read as follows:
1617	1617	Sec. 120.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to
1618	1618	a county with a population of more than 1.2 [one] million.
1619	1619	SECTION 131. Section 143.0052(a), Local Government Code, is
1620	1620	amended to read as follows:
1621	1621	(a) This section applies only to a municipality that:
1622	1622	(1) has a population of more than 220,000 and less than
1623	1623	275,000 [250,000];
1624	1624	(2) is located in a county in which another
1625	1625	municipality that has a population of more than one million is
1626	1626	predominately located; and
1627	1627	(3) whose emergency medical services are administered
1628	1628	by a fire department.
1629	1629	SECTION 132. Section 143.025(l), Local Government Code, is
1630	1630	amended to read as follows:
1631	1631	(l) In a municipality with a population of more than 1.4
1632	1632	[1.3] million and less than 2 million, an examination for a
1633	1633	beginning position in the fire department may include testing
1634	1634	instruments to be used in addition to the written examination in the
1635	1635	establishment of the initial eligibility list.
1636	1636	SECTION 133. The heading to Section 143.114, Local
1637	1637	Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
1638	1638	Sec. 143.114. ASSIGNMENT PAY IN MUNICIPALITY WITH
1639	1639	POPULATION OF 1.5 [1.2] MILLION OR MORE.
1640	1640	SECTION 134. Sections 152.032(b), (d), and (e), Local
1641	1641	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
1642	1642	(b) This subsection applies only to a county that employs an
1643	1643	arena venue project manager hired as of March 7, 2001, and that has
1644	1644	a population of less than 2.1 [1.8] million in which a municipality
1645	1645	with a population of more than one million is located. The amount
1646	1646	of the compensation and allowances of a county auditor in a county
1647	1647	subject to this subsection may not exceed the amount of the
1648	1648	compensation and allowances received from all sources by the county
1649	1649	budget officer. If the county hires a county budget officer at a
1650	1650	salary lower than the salary of the previous county budget officer,
1651	1651	the county auditor's salary may not be reduced on that basis.
1652	1652	(d) The amount of the compensation and allowances of a
1653	1653	county auditor in a county subject to this subsection may be set in
1654	1654	an amount that exceeds the limit established by Subsection (a) if
1655	1655	the compensation and allowances are approved by the commissioners
1656	1656	court of the county. This subsection applies only to:
1657	1657	(1) [a county with a population of more than 108,000
1658	1658	and less than 110,000;
1659	1659	[(2)] a county with a population of 120,000 or more,
1660	1660	excluding a county subject to Subsection (b);
1661	1661	(2) [(3)] a county with a population of more than
1662	1662	1,000 and less than 23,000 that borders the Gulf of Mexico;
1663	1663	(3) [(4)] a county with a population of more than
1664	1664	11,000 and less than 11,350 [11,650]; and
1665	1665	(4) [(5)] a county that:
1666	1666	(A) borders a county with a population of more
1667	1667	than one million; and
1668	1668	(B) has a population of more than 44,500 [36,000]
1669	1669	and less than 46,500 [40,000].
1670	1670	(e) This subsection applies only to a county with a
1671	1671	population of more than 1.2 [one] million that uses an automated
1672	1672	system to enhance internal controls of county finances through the
1673	1673	use of automated edit checks of its automated purchasing system and
1674	1674	its comprehensive automated payroll system. The amount of the
1675	1675	compensation and allowances of a county auditor in a county
1676	1676	governed by this subsection may exceed the limit imposed by
1677	1677	Subsection (a) if the compensation and allowances are approved by
1678	1678	the commissioners court. If a county is governed by this
1679	1679	subsection and Subsection (b), the amount of compensation and
1680	1680	allowances received by the county auditor may not exceed the limit
1681	1681	imposed by Subsection (b).
1682	1682	SECTION 135. Section 152.904(c), Local Government Code, is
1683	1683	amended to read as follows:
1684	1684	(c) The commissioners court of a county with a population of
1685	1685	315,000 [285,000] to 351,000 [300,000] shall set the annual salary
1686	1686	of the county judge at an amount equal to or greater than 90 percent
1687	1687	of the salary, including supplements, of any district judge in
1688	1688	Galveston County. However, the salary may not be set at an amount
1689	1689	less than the salary paid the county judge on May 2, 1962.
1690	1690	SECTION 136. Section 158.008(e), Local Government Code, is
1691	1691	amended to read as follows:
1692	1692	(e) A member of the commissioners court of a county with a
1693	1693	population of 2.5 [two] million or more is not prohibited from being
1694	1694	appointed to the civil service commission.
1695	1695	SECTION 137. Section 161.001, Local Government Code, is
1696	1696	amended to read as follows:
1697	1697	Sec. 161.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter
1698	1698	applies only to:
1699	1699	(1) a county that:
1700	1700	(A) contains a municipality that has a population
1701	1701	of 500,000 [800,000] or more;
1702	1702	(B) is located on the international border; and
1703	1703	(C) before September 1, 2009, had a county ethics
1704	1704	board appointed by the commissioners court;
1705	1705	(2) a county that:
1706	1706	(A) has a population of 425,000 or more;
1707	1707	(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of
1708	1708	3.3 million or more; and
1709	1709	(C) contains a portion of the San Jacinto River;
1710	1710	and
1711	1711	(3) a county that has a population of less than 50,000
1712	1712	[40,000] that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than
1713	1713	3.3 million.
1714	1714	SECTION 138. Section 170.002(a), Local Government Code, is
1715	1715	amended to read as follows:
1716	1716	(a) This section applies to a county that has a population
1717	1717	of less than 50,000 [40,000] that is adjacent to a county with a
1718	1718	population of more than 3.3 million.
1719	1719	SECTION 139. Section 180.003(a), Local Government Code, is
1720	1720	amended to read as follows:
1721	1721	(a) In a county with a population of 372,000 [312,000] to
1722	1722	400,000 [330,000], a sheriff, deputy, constable, or other peace
1723	1723	officer of the county or a municipality located in the county may
1724	1724	not be required to be on duty more than 48 hours a week unless the
1725	1725	peace officer is called on by a superior officer to serve during an
1726	1726	emergency as determined by the superior officer.
1727	1727	SECTION 140. Section 212.0146(a), Local Government Code, is
1728	1728	amended to read as follows:
1729	1729	(a) This section applies only to a replat of a subdivision
1730	1730	or a part of a subdivision located in a municipality or the
1731	1731	extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population
1732	1732	of 1.4 [1.3] million or more.
1733	1733	SECTION 141. Section 212.151, Local Government Code, is
1734	1734	amended to read as follows:
1735	1735	Sec. 212.151. MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This
1736	1736	subchapter applies only to a municipality:
1737	1737	(1) with a population of 1.5 million or more that
1738	1738	passes an ordinance that requires uniform application and
1739	1739	enforcement of this subchapter with regard to all property and
1740	1740	residents;
1741	1741	(2) with a population of less than 4,500 [4,000] that:
1742	1742	(A) is located in two counties, one of which has a
1743	1743	population greater than 45,000; and
1744	1744	(B) borders Lake Lyndon B. Johnson; or
1745	1745	(3) that does not have zoning ordinances and passes an
1746	1746	ordinance that requires uniform application and enforcement of this
1747	1747	subchapter with regard to all property and residents.
1748	1748	SECTION 142. Section 214.003(b-1), Local Government Code,
1749	1749	is amended to read as follows:
1750	1750	(b-1) This subsection applies only to a municipality wholly
1751	1751	or partly located in a county that is located along the
1752	1752	international border and contains [has] a municipality with a
1753	1753	population of 500,000 [800,000] or more. The court may appoint as
1754	1754	a receiver under Subsection (b) an individual without a
1755	1755	demonstrated record of rehabilitating properties if the
1756	1756	municipality demonstrates that:
1757	1757	(1) no individual with a demonstrated record of
1758	1758	rehabilitating properties is available; and
1759	1759	(2) the individual being appointed is competent and
1760	1760	able to fulfill the duties of a receiver.
1761	1761	SECTION 143. Section 214.161, Local Government Code, is
1762	1762	amended to read as follows:
1763	1763	Sec. 214.161. MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This
1764	1764	subchapter applies only to a municipality with a population of more
1765	1765	than 1.18 million located primarily in a county with a population of
1766	1766	2.5 [2] million or more.
1767	1767	SECTION 144. Section 214.233(a), Local Government Code, is
1768	1768	amended to read as follows:
1769	1769	(a) A municipality located in a county with a population of
1770	1770	2.5 [two] million or more may adopt an ordinance requiring owners of
1771	1771	vacant buildings to register their buildings by filing a
1772	1772	registration form with a designated municipal official.
1773	1773	SECTION 145. Section 229.003(a), Local Government Code, is
1774	1774	amended to read as follows:
1775	1775	(a) This section applies only to a municipality located
1776	1776	wholly or partly in a county:
1777	1777	(1) with a population of one million [750,000] or
1778	1778	more;
1779	1779	(2) in which all or part of a municipality with a
1780	1780	population of one million or more is located; and
1781	1781	(3) that is located adjacent to a county with a
1782	1782	population of 2.5 [two] million or more.
1783	1783	SECTION 146. Section 232.045(a), Local Government Code, is
1784	1784	amended to read as follows:
1785	1785	(a) This section applies only to a county [with a population
1786	1786	of more than 800,000] that is adjacent to an international border
1787	1787	and contains a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more.
1788	1788	SECTION 147. Section 232.151, Local Government Code, is
1789	1789	amended to read as follows:
1790	1790	Sec. 232.151. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to a
1791	1791	county that:
1792	1792	(1) contains a municipality with [has] a population of
1793	1793	more than 500,000 [800,000];
1794	1794	(2) is adjacent to an international border; and
1795	1795	(3) contains more than 30,000 acres of lots that have
1796	1796	remained substantially undeveloped for more than 25 years after the
1797	1797	date the lots were platted.
1798	1798	SECTION 148. Section 234.032, Local Government Code, is
1799	1799	amended to read as follows:
1800	1800	Sec. 234.032. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only
1801	1801	in the unincorporated area of a county [if the county]:
1802	1802	(1) in which [contains] two or more municipalities
1803	1803	with a population of 350,000 [250,000] or more are wholly or
1804	1804	primarily located;
1805	1805	(2) that is [a county] adjacent to a county described
1806	1806	by Subdivision (1); or
1807	1807	(3) that is [a county] adjacent to a county described
1808	1808	by Subdivision (2) and:
1809	1809	(A) has a population of not more than 55,000
1810	1810	[50,000] and contains a municipality with a population of at least
1811	1811	20,000; or
1812	1812	(B) in which [contains, wholly or partly,] two or
1813	1813	more municipalities with a population of 280,000 [250,000] or more
1814	1814	are partly located.
1815	1815	SECTION 149. Section 240.042(a), Local Government Code, is
1816	1816	amended to read as follows:
1817	1817	(a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of
1818	1818	2.1 [1.8] million or more by order may regulate the placement of
1819	1819	private water wells in the unincorporated area of the county to
1820	1820	prevent:
1821	1821	(1) the contamination of a well from an on-site sewage
1822	1822	disposal system;
1823	1823	(2) rendering an on-site sewage disposal system that
1824	1824	was in place before the well was drilled out of compliance with
1825	1825	applicable law because of the placement of the well; and
1826	1826	(3) drilling of a domestic well into a contaminated
1827	1827	groundwater plume or aquifer.
1828	1828	SECTION 150. Section 240.082(a), Local Government Code, is
1829	1829	amended to read as follows:
1830	1830	(a) This subchapter applies only to real property that is
1831	1831	located in the unincorporated area of a county with a population of
1832	1832	2.1 [1.8] million or more.
1833	1833	SECTION 151. Section 242.003(a), Local Government Code, is
1834	1834	amended to read as follows:
1835	1835	(a) This section applies only to:
1836	1836	(1) a county that is [having a population of more than
1837	1837	800,000 and] located on the international border and contains a
1838	1838	municipality with a population of 500,000 or more; and
1839	1839	(2) a municipality that has extraterritorial
1840	1840	jurisdiction, as defined by Section 212.001, in the [that] county
1841	1841	described by Subdivision (1).
1842	1842	SECTION 152. Section 250.011(c), Local Government Code, as
1843	1843	added by Chapter 315 (H.B. 738), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
1844	1844	Regular Session, 2021, is amended to read as follows:
1845	1845	(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to:
1846	1846	(1) a municipality that has enacted an ordinance,
1847	1847	bylaw, order, building code, or rule requiring the installation of
1848	1848	a multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler system or any
1849	1849	other fire protection sprinkler system in a new or existing one- or
1850	1850	two-family dwelling on or before January 1, 2009; or
1851	1851	(2) an emergency services district:
1852	1852	(A) that before February 1, 2013, has adopted a
1853	1853	fire code, fire code amendments, or other requirements in conflict
1854	1854	with Subsection (a); and
1855	1855	(B) whose territory is located:
1856	1856	(i) in or adjacent to a general law
1857	1857	municipality with a population of less than 4,000 that is served by
1858	1858	a water control and improvement district governed by Chapter 51,
1859	1859	Water Code; and
1860	1860	(ii) in a county that has a population of
1861	1861	more than 1.2 [one] million and is adjacent to a county with a
1862	1862	population of more than 600,000 [420,000].
1863	1863	SECTION 153. Section 253.001(l), Local Government Code, is
1864	1864	amended to read as follows:
1865	1865	(l) Subsection (b) does not apply to a conveyance of park
1866	1866	land owned by a home-rule municipality that:
1867	1867	(1) is located in a county with a population of more
1868	1868	than three million; and
1869	1869	(2) has a population of more than 33,000 [25,000] and
1870	1870	less than 35,000 [33,000].
1871	1871	SECTION 154. Section 253.013(a), Local Government Code, is
1872	1872	amended to read as follows:
1873	1873	(a) This section applies only to:
1874	1874	(1) a municipality with a population greater than
1875	1875	150,000 and less than 200,000 that is located in three counties; and
1876	1876	(2) a municipality with a population greater than
1877	1877	78,000 [65,000] and less than 88,000 [90,000] that is located in a
1878	1878	county in which part but not all of a military installation is
1879	1879	located.
1880	1880	SECTION 155. Section 263.007(e)(2), Local Government Code,
1881	1881	is amended to read as follows:
1882	1882	(2) The commissioners court of a county with a
1883	1883	population of 2.1 [one] million or more that contains two or more
1884	1884	municipalities with a population of 350,000 [250,000] or more may
1885	1885	lease real property owned or controlled by the county to a
1886	1886	for-profit entity to conduct health and human service activities
1887	1887	which the commissioners court finds to be in the public interest,
1888	1888	without using the sealed-bid or sealed-proposal process described
1889	1889	in Subsection (a) and without using any other competitive bidding
1890	1890	process which would otherwise be required by law.
1891	1891	SECTION 156. Section 263.1545(a), Local Government Code, is
1892	1892	amended to read as follows:
1893	1893	(a) This section applies only to surplus property that:
1894	1894	(1) is owned by a county with a population of more than
1895	1895	1.2 [1] million and less than 1.5 million;
1896	1896	(2) uses a high level of technology;
1897	1897	(3) was used or will be used in connection with or for
1898	1898	a highly specialized program; and
1899	1899	(4) was purchased by the county for more than
1900	1900	$250,000.
1901	1901	SECTION 157. Section 270.005(a), Local Government Code, is
1902	1902	amended to read as follows:
1903	1903	(a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of
1904	1904	251,000 to 260,000 [275,000] may contract with the United States
1905	1905	government or a federal agency for:
1906	1906	(1) the joint construction or improvement of roads,
1907	1907	bridges, or other county improvements; or
1908	1908	(2) the maintenance of a project constructed under
1909	1909	this section.
1910	1910	SECTION 158. Section 272.001(h), Local Government Code, is
1911	1911	amended to read as follows:
1912	1912	(h) A municipality, other than a municipality with a
1913	1913	population of more than one million that is located primarily in a
1914	1914	county with a population of 2.5 [two] million or more, owning land
1915	1915	within 5,000 feet of where the shoreline of a lake would be if the
1916	1916	lake were filled to its storage capacity may, without notice or the
1917	1917	solicitation of bids, sell the land to the person leasing the land
1918	1918	for the fair market value of the land as determined by a certified
1919	1919	appraiser. While land described by this subsection is under lease,
1920	1920	the municipality owning the land may not sell the land to any person
1921	1921	other than the person leasing the land. To protect the public
1922	1922	health, safety, or welfare and to ensure an adequate municipal
1923	1923	water supply, property sold by the municipality under this
1924	1924	subsection is not eligible for and the owner is not entitled to the
1925	1925	exemption provided by Section 11.142(a), Water Code. The
1926	1926	instrument conveying property under this subsection must include a
1927	1927	provision stating that the exemption does not apply to the
1928	1928	conveyance. In this subsection, "lake" means an inland body of
1929	1929	standing water, including a reservoir formed by impounding the
1930	1930	water of a river or creek but not including an impoundment of salt
1931	1931	water or brackish water, that has a storage capacity of more than
1932	1932	10,000 acre-feet.
1933	1933	SECTION 159. Section 292.023(a), Local Government Code, is
1934	1934	amended to read as follows:
1935	1935	(a) This section applies only to a county with a population
1936	1936	of:
1937	1937	(1) 32,800 [35,500] to 34,000 [36,000]; or
1938	1938	(2) 98,000 [85,000] to 105,000 [86,500].
1939	1939	SECTION 160. Section 292.025(a), Local Government Code, is
1940	1940	amended to read as follows:
1941	1941	(a) This section applies only to a county with a population
1942	1942	of 35,850 [35,050] to 36,000 [35,090].
1943	1943	SECTION 161. Section 292.027(a), Local Government Code, is
1944	1944	amended to read as follows:
1945	1945	(a) This section applies only to a county with a population
1946	1946	of 57,900 [57,000] to 59,000.
1947	1947	SECTION 162. Section 292.031(a), Local Government Code, is
1948	1948	amended to read as follows:
1949	1949	(a) This section applies only to a county with a population
1950	1950	of less than 50,000 [40,000] that is adjacent to a county with a
1951	1951	population of more than 3.3 million.
1952	1952	SECTION 163. The heading to Chapter 307, Local Government
1953	1953	Code, is amended to read as follows:
1954	1954	CHAPTER 307. USE OF TIDELANDS FOR PARK PURPOSES: GULF COAST
1955	1955	MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION OF 50,000 [60,000] OR MORE
1956	1956	SECTION 164. Section 320.0455(a), Local Government Code, is
1957	1957	amended to read as follows:
1958	1958	(a) This section applies only to a county with a population
1959	1959	of:
1960	1960	(1) 2.8 million or more;
1961	1961	(2) 800,000 [580,000] or more that is adjacent to a
1962	1962	county with a population of 2.8 million or more; or
1963	1963	(3) more than 550,000 [410,000] and less than 620,000
1964	1964	[455,000].
1965	1965	SECTION 165. The heading to Chapter 322, Local Government
1966	1966	Code, is amended to read as follows:
1967	1967	CHAPTER 322. JOINT PARKS BOARD AND PARK BONDS: ADJACENT COUNTIES
1968	1968	WITH POPULATIONS OF 2.1 MILLION [350,000] OR MORE
1969	1969	SECTION 166. Section 322.001, Local Government Code, is
1970	1970	amended to read as follows:
1971	1971	Sec. 322.001. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES. Two adjacent counties
1972	1972	that each have a population of 2.1 [one] million or more may create
1973	1973	a joint park board in accordance with this chapter for the purpose
1974	1974	of providing one or more public parks for the two counties.
1975	1975	SECTION 167. Section 327.051, Local Government Code, is
1976	1976	amended to read as follows:
1977	1977	Sec. 327.051. COUNTIES AUTHORIZED TO CREATE ZOO BOARD. The
1978	1978	commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 2.1
1979	1979	[1.5] million that is adjacent to a county with a population of more
1980	1980	than 2.1 [one] million by order may authorize the creation of a zoo
1981	1981	board under this chapter to establish, finance, and manage
1982	1982	facilities and services to provide conservation, education,
1983	1983	research, public recreation, and care relating to the study and
1984	1984	display of animals and other specimens in a public zoological park.
1985	1985	SECTION 168. Section 334.0082(a), Local Government Code, is
1986	1986	amended to read as follows:
1987	1987	(a) This section applies only to a municipality that:
1988	1988	(1) has a population of at least 250,000 [176,000]
1989	1989	that borders the Rio Grande, and that approved a sports and
1990	1990	community venue project before January 1, 2009; or
1991	1991	(2) is located in a county adjacent to the
1992	1992	Texas-Mexico border if:
1993	1993	(A) the county has a population of at least
1994	1994	500,000;
1995	1995	(B) the county does not have a city located
1996	1996	within it that has a population of at least 500,000; and
1997	1997	(C) the municipality is the largest municipality
1998	1998	in the county described by this subdivision.
1999	1999	SECTION 169. Section 334.103(c), Local Government Code, is
2000	2000	amended to read as follows:
2001	2001	(c) A county with a population of more than 2.5 [two]
2002	2002	million that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than
2003	2003	2.1 [one] million may impose the tax authorized by this subchapter
2004	2004	at a rate not to exceed six percent on the gross rental receipts
2005	2005	from the rental in the county of a motor vehicle.
2006	2006	SECTION 170. Section 334.1041(a), Local Government Code, is
2007	2007	amended to read as follows:
2008	2008	(a) This section applies only to a county with a population
2009	2009	of more than 2.5 [two] million that is adjacent to a county with a
2010	2010	population of more than 2.1 [one] million.
2011	2011	SECTION 171. Section 334.202(b-1), Local Government Code,
2012	2012	is amended to read as follows:
2013	2013	(b-1) A municipality with a population of more than 700,000
2014	2014	within a county with a population of more than 2.1 [one] million
2015	2015	adjacent to a county with a population of more than 2.5 [two]
2016	2016	million may impose the tax authorized by this subchapter at a rate
2017	2017	not to exceed $5 for each motor vehicle.
2018	2018	SECTION 172. Section 334.2031(a), Local Government Code, is
2019	2019	amended to read as follows:
2020	2020	(a) This section applies only to a municipality with a
2021	2021	population of more than 700,000 within a county with a population of
2022	2022	more than 2.1 [one] million that is adjacent to a county with a
2023	2023	population of more than 2.5 [two] million.
2024	2024	SECTION 173. Section 334.2518(a), Local Government Code, is
2025	2025	amended to read as follows:
2026	2026	(a) This section applies only to a municipality that has a
2027	2027	population of more than 1.3 [1] million but less than 1.4 [1.3]
2028	2028	million.
2029	2029	SECTION 174. Section 334.254(c), Local Government Code, is
2030	2030	amended to read as follows:
2031	2031	(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a county with a
2032	2032	population of more than 2.5 [two] million that is adjacent to a
2033	2033	county with a population of more than 2.1 [one] million may impose
2034	2034	the tax authorized by this subchapter at any rate not to exceed
2035	2035	three percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.
2036	2036	SECTION 175. Section 335.076(a), Local Government Code, is
2037	2037	amended to read as follows:
2038	2038	(a) This section applies only in relation to an approved
2039	2039	venue project constructed and operated under the authority of a
2040	2040	district in a county with a population of more than 2.5 [two]
2041	2041	million that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than
2042	2042	2.1 [one] million.
2043	2043	SECTION 176. Section 342.901(a), Local Government Code, is
2044	2044	amended to read as follows:
2045	2045	(a) This section applies to a general law municipality that:
2046	2046	(1) has a population of less than 4,000;
2047	2047	(2) is located in a county that:
2048	2048	(A) has a population of more than 1.2 [one]
2049	2049	million; and
2050	2050	(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of
2051	2051	more than 600,000 [420,000]; and
2052	2052	(3) is served by a district governed by Chapter 51,
2053	2053	Water Code.
2054	2054	SECTION 177. The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 343,
2055	2055	Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
2056	2056	SUBCHAPTER B. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MUNICIPALITIES WITH A
2057	2057	POPULATION OF MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION [850,000]
2058	2058	SECTION 178. Section 343.011, Local Government Code, is
2059	2059	amended to read as follows:
2060	2060	Sec. 343.011. APPLICATION. This subchapter applies only to
2061	2061	a municipality with a population of more than 1.3 million
2062	2062	[850,000].
2063	2063	SECTION 179. Section 344.051(a-1), Local Government Code,
2064	2064	is amended to read as follows:
2065	2065	(a-1) The governing body of a municipality may propose the
2066	2066	creation of a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical
2067	2067	services district under this chapter if the municipality:
2068	2068	(1) has a population of 5,000 or more and less than
2069	2069	25,000; and
2070	2070	(2) is located in a county with a population of one
2071	2071	million [750,000] or more:
2072	2072	(A) in which all or part of a municipality with a
2073	2073	population of one million or more is located; and
2074	2074	(B) that is adjacent to a county with a
2075	2075	population of 2.5 [two] million or more.
2076	2076	SECTION 180. Section 351.04155(a), Local Government Code,
2077	2077	is amended to read as follows:
2078	2078	(a) This section applies only to a county that:
2079	2079	(1) has a population of 2.1 [one] million or more;
2080	2080	(2) has two municipalities with a population of
2081	2081	250,000 [200,000] or more; and
2082	2082	(3) is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.1
2083	2083	[one] million or more.
2084	2084	SECTION 181. Section 351.901(b), Local Government Code, is
2085	2085	amended to read as follows:
2086	2086	(b) The commissioners court of a county by contract may
2087	2087	donate money to one or more crime stoppers or crime prevention
2088	2088	organizations for expenditure by the organizations to meet the
2089	2089	goals identified in Subsection (a). The total amount of all
2090	2090	donations made in a calendar year may not exceed:
2091	2091	(1) $25,000; or
2092	2092	(2) $100,000, for a county with a population of 1.2
2093	2093	[one] million or more.
2094	2094	SECTION 182. Section 361.042(a), Local Government Code, is
2095	2095	amended to read as follows:
2096	2096	(a) Instead of providing and maintaining its own jail, the
2097	2097	commissioners court of a county with a population of 120,000
2098	2098	[110,000] to 123,000 [113,000] may provide safe and suitable jail
2099	2099	facilities for the county by contracting for the facilities with
2100	2100	the governing body of the municipality that is the county seat of
2101	2101	the county.
2102	2102	SECTION 183. Section 362.005(a), Local Government Code, is
2103	2103	amended to read as follows:
2104	2104	(a) The sheriff's department of a county with a population
2105	2105	of at least 870,000 [700,000 but not more than 800,000] that borders
2106	2106	the Texas-Mexico border and the police department of the
2107	2107	municipality having the largest population in that county shall
2108	2108	jointly establish and operate the Texas Transnational Intelligence
2109	2109	Center as a central repository of real-time intelligence relating
2110	2110	to:
2111	2111	(1) autopsies in which the person's death is likely
2112	2112	connected to transnational criminal activity;
2113	2113	(2) criminal activity in the counties along the
2114	2114	Texas-Mexico border and certain other counties; and
2115	2115	(3) other transnational criminal activity in the
2116	2116	state.
2117	2117	SECTION 184. Section 371.001(a), Local Government Code, is
2118	2118	amended to read as follows:
2119	2119	(a) The governing body of a municipality with a population
2120	2120	of 1.3 million [900,000] or less may appropriate from its general
2121	2121	fund an amount not to exceed one percent of the general fund budget
2122	2122	for that year for the purpose of advertising the municipality and
2123	2123	promoting its growth and development.
2124	2124	SECTION 185. (a) Section 372.0035(a), Local Government
2125	2125	Code, as amended by Chapters 59 (S.B. 385), 60 (S.B. 642), 244 (H.B.
2126	2126	1417), 994 (H.B. 1135), 995 (H.B. 1136), 997 (H.B. 1474), and 1271
2127	2127	(S.B. 386), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is
2128	2128	reenacted as Sections 372.0035(a) and (a-1), Local Government Code,
2129	2129	and amended to read as follows:
2130	2130	(a) This section applies only to:
2131	2131	(1) a municipality that:
2132	2132	(A) has a population of more than 900,000
2133	2133	[650,000] and less than two million;
2134	2134	(B) has a population of more than 325,000 and
2135	2135	less than 625,000; [or]
2136	2136	(C) has a population of more than 197,000
2137	2137	[180,000] and less than 200,500 [200,000];
2138	2138	(D) [(C)] has a population of more than 256,000
2139	2139	[200,000] and less than 257,000 [225,000];
2140	2140	(E) [(C)] has a population of more than 20,000
2141	2141	and is wholly located in a county with a population of more than
2142	2142	62,000 [55,000] and less than 68,000 [65,000];
2143	2143	(F) [(C)] has a population of more than 200,000
2144	2144	[115,000] and borders Lake Lewisville;
2145	2145	(G) [(C)] has a population of more than 138,000
2146	2146	[105,000] and is wholly located in a county with a population of
2147	2147	less than 265,000 [250,000]; or
2148	2148	(H) [(C)] has a population of more than 130,000
2149	2149	[100,000] and less than 140,000 [125,000] and is wholly located in a
2150	2150	county with a population of more than 900,000 [650,000]; and
2151	2151	(2) a public improvement district established under
2152	2152	this subchapter and solely composed of territory in which the only
2153	2153	businesses are:
2154	2154	(A) hotels with 100 or more rooms ordinarily used
2155	2155	for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality
2156	2156	described by Subdivision (1)(A); [or]
2157	2157	(B) hotels with 75 or more rooms ordinarily used
2158	2158	for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality
2159	2159	described by Subdivision (1)(B), (D), (E), (F), (G), or (H) [(C)];
2160	2160	or
2161	2161	(C) hotels with 10 or more rooms ordinarily used
2162	2162	for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality
2163	2163	described by Subdivision (1)(C).
2164	2164	(a-1) This section applies only to a public improvement
2165	2165	district established by a municipality under this subchapter and
2166	2166	solely composed of territory in which the only businesses are one or
2167	2167	more hotels.
2168	2168	(b) Section 372.0035(e), Local Government Code, as added by
2169	2169	Chapter 997 (H.B. 1474), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
2170	2170	Session, 2019, is redesignated as Section 372.0035(e-1), Local
2171	2171	Government Code, to read as follows:
2172	2172	(e-1) [(e)] A municipality may undertake a project under
2173	2173	this section only for a purpose described by Section
2174	2174	372.003(b)(13).
2175	2175	(c) The following provisions are repealed as duplicative of
2176	2176	Section 372.0035(e), Local Government Code, as added by Chapter 997
2177	2177	(H.B. 1474), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019:
2178	2178	(1) Section 372.0035(e), Local Government Code, as
2179	2179	added by Chapter 59 (S.B. 385), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
2180	2180	Regular Session, 2019; and
2181	2181	(2) Section 372.0035(e), Local Government Code, as
2182	2182	added by Chapter 1271 (S.B. 386), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
2183	2183	Regular Session, 2019.
2184	2184	(d) Section 372.005(b-1), Local Government Code, is amended
2185	2185	to read as follows:
2186	2186	(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a petition for the
2187	2187	establishment of a public improvement district described by Section
2188	2188	372.0035(a) or (a-1) is sufficient only if signed by record owners
2189	2189	of taxable real property liable for assessment under the proposal
2190	2190	who constitute:
2191	2191	(1) more than 60 percent of the appraised value of
2192	2192	taxable real property liable for assessment under the proposal, as
2193	2193	determined by the current roll of the appraisal district in which
2194	2194	the property is located; and
2195	2195	(2) more than 60 percent of:
2196	2196	(A) all record owners of taxable real property
2197	2197	that are liable for assessment under the proposal; or
2198	2198	(B) the area of all taxable real property that is
2199	2199	liable for assessment under the proposal.
2200	2200	SECTION 186. Section 372.151, Local Government Code, is
2201	2201	amended to read as follows:
2202	2202	Sec. 372.151. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only
2203	2203	to a county that:
2204	2204	(1) does not wholly contain a [contains no]
2205	2205	municipality with a population of more than 50,000; and
2206	2206	(2) is adjacent to at least two counties, each with a
2207	2207	population of more than 2.1 [one] million.
2208	2208	SECTION 187. Section 373A.003(a), Local Government Code, is
2209	2209	amended to read as follows:
2210	2210	(a) This chapter applies to a municipality with a population
2211	2211	of more than 950,000 [750,000] that is located in a uniform state
2212	2212	service region with fewer than 940,000 [550,000] occupied housing
2213	2213	units as determined by the most recent United States decennial
2214	2214	census.
2215	2215	SECTION 188. Section 377.051(e), Local Government Code, is
2216	2216	amended to read as follows:
2217	2217	(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), a person may qualify to
2218	2218	serve as a director of a district if the person resides in the
2219	2219	independent school district that serves the majority of the
2220	2220	district and the district is located in a municipality:
2221	2221	(1) with a population of more than 5,000 and less than
2222	2222	6,000 and that is located wholly in a county with a population of
2223	2223	more than 20,000 and less than 25,000 and that borders the Brazos
2224	2224	River; or
2225	2225	(2) with a population of more than 1,450 [1,488] and
2226	2226	less than 2,500 and that is located wholly in a county with a
2227	2227	population of more than 20,000 and less than 30,000 that borders the
2228	2228	Neches River and the Trinity River.
2229	2229	SECTION 189. Section 381.001(c), Local Government Code, is
2230	2230	amended to read as follows:
2231	2231	(c) In a county with a population of 15,800 [14,600] to
2232	2232	16,800 [14,800], or 16,950 [16,615] to 17,400 [16,715], or 18,600
2233	2233	[17,800] to 19,000 [18,000], or 24,600 to 24,800, a person
2234	2234	appointed to the commission also must be serving or must have served
2235	2235	on an industrial foundation committee, commissioners court,
2236	2236	municipality's governing body, or school board. In addition, in
2237	2237	those counties information obtained by the commission shall be
2238	2238	available to the commissioners court.
2239	2239	SECTION 190. Section 382.002, Local Government Code, is
2240	2240	amended to read as follows:
2241	2241	Sec. 382.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only
2242	2242	to:
2243	2243	(1) a county with a population of 1.5 million or more,
2244	2244	other than a county that:
2245	2245	(A) borders on the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or
2246	2246	inlet of the gulf; or
2247	2247	(B) has two municipalities located wholly or
2248	2248	partly in its boundaries each having a population of 225,000 or
2249	2249	more; or
2250	2250	(2) a county with a population of 70,000 or more that
2251	2251	is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1) in which a
2252	2252	municipality with a population of 90,000 [35,000] or more is
2253	2253	primarily situated and includes all or a part of the
2254	2254	extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population
2255	2255	of 1.1 million or more.
2256	2256	SECTION 191. Section 387.0031(a), Local Government Code, is
2257	2257	amended to read as follows:
2258	2258	(a) This section applies only to a district created by a
2259	2259	county with a population of more than 800,000 [580,000] that
2260	2260	borders a county with a population of more than four million.
2261	2261	SECTION 192. Section 392.0131(a), Local Government Code, is
2262	2262	amended to read as follows:
2263	2263	(a) This section applies only to the merger of housing
2264	2264	authorities operating in:
2265	2265	(1) a county that [has a population of 800,000 or more
2266	2266	and] is located on the international border and contains a
2267	2267	municipality with a population of 500,000 or more; and
2268	2268	(2) a municipality that has a population of more than
2269	2269	600,000 and less than 700,000 and is located in a county described
2270	2270	by Subdivision (1).
2271	2271	SECTION 193. Sections 397.005(b) and (c), Local Government
2272	2272	Code, are amended to read as follows:
2273	2273	(b) This subsection applies only to a defense community that
2274	2274	includes a municipality with a population of more than 125,000
2275	2275	[110,000] located primarily in a county with a population of less
2276	2276	than 145,000 [135,000] and that has not adopted airport zoning
2277	2277	regulations under Chapter 241. A defense community that proposes
2278	2278	to adopt or amend an ordinance, rule, or plan in an area located
2279	2279	within eight miles of the boundary line of a military base or
2280	2280	defense facility shall notify the base or facility authorities
2281	2281	concerning the compatibility of the proposed ordinance, rule, or
2282	2282	plan with base operations.
2283	2283	(c) A defense community that proposes to adopt or amend an
2284	2284	ordinance, rule, or plan that would be applicable in a controlled
2285	2285	compatible land use area as defined by Section 241.003 and that may
2286	2286	impact base operations shall notify the base or facility
2287	2287	authorities concerning the compatibility of the proposed
2288	2288	ordinance, rule, or plan with base operations. This subsection
2289	2289	applies only to a defense community that has not adopted airport
2290	2290	zoning regulations under Chapter 241 and that:
2291	2291	(1) is a county with a population of more than 1.5
2292	2292	million that contains a municipality in which at least 70 [75]
2293	2293	percent of the county's population resides;
2294	2294	(2) is a county with a population of 170,000 [130,000]
2295	2295	or more that is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1);
2296	2296	(3) is located in a county described by Subdivision
2297	2297	(1) or (2); or
2298	2298	(4) is or includes a municipality that is located in a
2299	2299	county with a population of more than 100,000 and less than 130,000
2300	2300	that borders the Red River.
2301	2301	SECTION 194. Sections 397.006(a) and (c), Local Government
2302	2302	Code, are amended to read as follows:
2303	2303	(a) Subsection (b) applies only to a defense community that
2304	2304	includes a municipality with a population of more than 125,000
2305	2305	[110,000] located primarily in a county with a population of less
2306	2306	than 145,000 [135,000] and that has not adopted airport zoning
2307	2307	regulations under Chapter 241.
2308	2308	(c) On receipt of an application for a permit as defined by
2309	2309	Section 245.001 for a proposed structure that would be located in a
2310	2310	controlled compatible land use area as defined by Section 241.003
2311	2311	and may impact base operations, a defense community shall notify
2312	2312	the base or facility authorities concerning the compatibility of
2313	2313	the proposed structure with base operations. This subsection
2314	2314	applies only to a defense community that has not adopted airport
2315	2315	zoning regulations under Chapter 241 and that:
2316	2316	(1) is a county with a population of more than 1.5
2317	2317	million that contains a municipality in which at least 70 [75]
2318	2318	percent of the county's population resides;
2319	2319	(2) is a county with a population of 170,000 [130,000]
2320	2320	or more that is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1);
2321	2321	(3) is located in a county described by Subdivision
2322	2322	(1) or (2); or
2323	2323	(4) is or includes a municipality that is located in a
2324	2324	county with a population of more than 100,000 and less than 130,000
2325	2325	that borders the Red River.
2326	2326	SECTION 195. Section 504.002, Local Government Code, is
2327	2327	amended to read as follows:
2328	2328	Sec. 504.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter
2329	2329	applies only to a municipality that:
2330	2330	(1) is located in a county that has a population of
2331	2331	500,000 or less; or
2332	2332	(2) has a population of less than 50,000 and:
2333	2333	(A) is located in two or more counties, one of
2334	2334	which has a population of 500,000 or more;
2335	2335	(B) is located within the territorial limits of,
2336	2336	but has not elected to become a part of, a metropolitan rapid
2337	2337	transit authority:
2338	2338	(i) the principal municipality of which has
2339	2339	a population of less than 1.9 million; and
2340	2340	(ii) that was created before January 1,
2341	2341	1980, under Chapter 141, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular
2342	2342	Session, 1973, and is operating under Chapter 451, Transportation
2343	2343	Code; or
2344	2344	(C) is located within the territorial limits of,
2345	2345	but has not elected to become a part of, a regional transportation
2346	2346	authority:
2347	2347	(i) the principal municipality of which has
2348	2348	a population of more than 1.3 million [750,000]; and
2349	2349	(ii) that was created under Chapter 683,
2350	2350	Acts of the 66th Legislature, Regular Session, 1979, or Chapter
2351	2351	452, Transportation Code, and is operating under Chapter 452,
2352	2352	Transportation Code.
2353	2353	SECTION 196. Section 505.157(a), Local Government Code, is
2354	2354	amended to read as follows:
2355	2355	(a) In this section, "landlocked community" means a
2356	2356	municipality that:
2357	2357	(1) is wholly or partly located in a county with a
2358	2358	population of 2.5 [two] million or more; and
2359	2359	(2) has within its municipal limits and
2360	2360	extraterritorial jurisdiction less than 100 acres that can be used
2361	2361	for the development of manufacturing or industrial facilities in
2362	2362	accordance with the municipality's zoning laws or land use
2363	2363	restrictions.
2364	2364	SECTION 197. Section 552.024(b), Local Government Code, is
2365	2365	amended to read as follows:
2366	2366	(b) This section applies only to a home-rule municipality
2367	2367	that:
2368	2368	(1) has a population of at least 99,000 and not more
2369	2369	than 160,000;
2370	2370	(2) is located in two counties, only one of which has a
2371	2371	population of at least 150,000 [132,000] and not more than 170,000;
2372	2372	and
2373	2373	(3) owns and operates a water system, sewer system, or
2374	2374	combined system.
2375	2375	SECTION 198. Section 552.044(1), Local Government Code, is
2376	2376	amended to read as follows:
2377	2377	(1)(A) "Benefitted property" means an improved lot or
2378	2378	tract to which drainage service is made available under this
2379	2379	subchapter.
2380	2380	(B) "Benefitted property," in a municipality
2381	2381	with a population of more than 1.18 million located primarily in a
2382	2382	county with a population of 2.5 [2] million or more which is
2383	2383	operating a drainage utility system under this chapter, means a lot
2384	2384	or tract, but does not include land appraised for agricultural use,
2385	2385	to which drainage service is made available under this subchapter
2386	2386	and which discharges into a creek, river, slough, culvert, or other
2387	2387	channel that is part of the municipality's drainage utility
2388	2388	system. Sections 552.053(c)(2) and (c)(3) do not apply to a
2389	2389	municipality described in this subdivision.
2390	2390	SECTION 199. Section 552.913(a), Local Government Code, is
2391	2391	amended to read as follows:
2392	2392	(a) This section applies only to a home-rule municipality
2393	2393	that:
2394	2394	(1) has a population of more than 100,000;
2395	2395	(2) owns and operates an electric utility that is a
2396	2396	member of a municipal power agency; and
2397	2397	(3) is located in a county adjacent to a county with a
2398	2398	population of more than 2.5 [two] million.
2399	2399	SECTION 200. Section 562.016, Local Government Code, is
2400	2400	amended to read as follows:
2401	2401	Sec. 562.016. COUNTY WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM. (a) A county
2402	2402	may acquire, own, finance, operate, or contract for the operation
2403	2403	of, a water or sewer utility system to serve an unincorporated area
2404	2404	of the county in the same manner and under the same regulations as a
2405	2405	municipality under Chapter 552. The county must comply with all
2406	2406	provisions of Chapter 13, Water Code, that apply to a municipality.
2407	2407	However, a county with a population of 2.5 [two] million or more and
2408	2408	any adjoining county may, with the municipality's approval, serve
2409	2409	an area within a municipality.
2410	2410	(b) To finance the water or sewer utility system, a county
2411	2411	may issue bonds payable solely from the revenue generated by the
2412	2412	water or sewer utility system. A bond issued under this section is
2413	2413	not a debt of the county but is only a charge on the revenues pledged
2414	2414	and is not considered in determining the ability of the county to
2415	2415	issue bonds for any other purpose authorized by law. This
2416	2416	subsection does not authorize the issuance of general obligation
2417	2417	bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a water or sewer
2418	2418	utility system. However, a county with a population of 2.5 [two]
2419	2419	million or more and any adjoining county may issue general
2420	2420	obligation bonds with the approval of qualified voters.
2421	2421	(c) A county may acquire any interest in property necessary
2422	2422	to operate a system authorized by this section through any means
2423	2423	available to the county, including eminent domain. A county may
2424	2424	not use eminent domain under this subsection to acquire property in
2425	2425	a municipality. Provided, however, a county with a population of
2426	2426	2.5 [two] million or more and any adjoining county may, with the
2427	2427	municipality's approval, use the power of eminent domain under this
2428	2428	subsection to acquire property within a municipality.
2429	2429	SECTION 201. Section 615.002(a), Local Government Code, is
2430	2430	amended to read as follows:
2431	2431	(a) This section applies to a county with a population of:
2432	2432	(1) 14,800 [14,050] to 15,000 [14,250];
2433	2433	(2) 19,900 [19,700] to 20,000 [19,800];
2434	2434	(3) 21,300 [21,850] to 21,500 [22,000];
2435	2435	(4) 57,800 [54,000] to 57,900 [54,500];
2436	2436	(5) 36,000 [36,500] to 36,500 [36,800]; or
2437	2437	(6) 234,000 or more.
2438	2438	SECTION 202. Section 615.011(b), Local Government Code, is
2439	2439	amended to read as follows:
2440	2440	(b) A county with a population of 44,500 [41,500] to 45,500
2441	2441	[42,500] may authorize the use of county equipment, machinery, and
2442	2442	employees to construct, establish, and maintain a public airstrip
2443	2443	in the county.
2444	2444	SECTION 203. Section 61.018(a-1), Natural Resources Code,
2445	2445	is amended to read as follows:
2446	2446	(a-1) A county attorney, district attorney, or criminal
2447	2447	district attorney or the attorney general may not file a suit under
2448	2448	Subsection (a) to obtain a temporary or permanent court order or
2449	2449	injunction, either prohibitory or mandatory, to remove a house from
2450	2450	a public beach if:
2451	2451	(1) the line of vegetation establishing the boundary
2452	2452	of the public beach moved as a result of a meteorological event that
2453	2453	occurred before January 1, 2009;
2454	2454	(2) the house was located landward of the natural line
2455	2455	of vegetation before the meteorological event;
2456	2456	(3) a portion of the house continues to be located
2457	2457	landward of the line of vegetation; and
2458	2458	(4) the house is located on a peninsula in a county
2459	2459	with a population of more than 315,000 [285,000] and less than
2460	2460	351,000 [300,000] that borders the Gulf of Mexico.
2461	2461	SECTION 204. Section 162.001(c-4), Occupations Code, is
2462	2462	amended to read as follows:
2463	2463	(c-4) The board shall certify a health organization to
2464	2464	contract with or employ physicians licensed by the board if the
2465	2465	organization:
2466	2466	(1) is a hospital district:
2467	2467	(A) recognized by a federal agency as a public
2468	2468	entity eligible to receive a grant related to a community or
2469	2469	federally qualified health center described by Subdivision (2); and
2470	2470	(B) created in a county with a population of more
2471	2471	than 1.2 million [800,000] that was not included in the boundaries
2472	2472	of a hospital district before September 1, 2003; and
2473	2473	(2) is organized and operated as:
2474	2474	(A) a migrant, community, or homeless health
2475	2475	center under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C.
2476	2476	Section 254b or 254c; or
2477	2477	(B) a federally qualified health center under 42
2478	2478	U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B).
2479	2479	SECTION 205. Section 2026.011, Occupations Code, is amended
2480	2480	to read as follows:
2481	2481	Sec. 2026.011. AUTOMOBILE RACING FACILITY PROHIBITED NEAR
2482	2482	RACETRACK IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. An automobile racing facility may
2483	2483	not be located within 10,000 feet of a horse or greyhound racetrack
2484	2484	that is located in a county with a population of 2.1 [1.8] million
2485	2485	or more.
2486	2486	SECTION 206. Section 2301.6521(a), Occupations Code, is
2487	2487	amended to read as follows:
2488	2488	(a) In this section, "affected county" means:
2489	2489	(1) a county with a population of 1.2 [one] million or
2490	2490	more; or
2491	2491	(2) a county with a population of 800,000 [500,000] or
2492	2492	more but less than 1.1 [one] million that is adjacent to a county
2493	2493	with a population of 1.2 [one] million or more.
2494	2494	SECTION 207. Section 2308.209(b), Occupations Code, is
2495	2495	amended to read as follows:
2496	2496	(b) This section applies only to the unincorporated area of
2497	2497	a county:
2498	2498	(1) with a population of 450,000 or more that is
2499	2499	adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more;
2500	2500	(2) with a population of less than 9,000 [10,000] that
2501	2501	is located in a national forest; or
2502	2502	(3) adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (2)
2503	2503	that has a population of less than 75,000.
2504	2504	SECTION 208. Section 61.021(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
2505	2505	amended to read as follows:
2506	2506	(c) Subsection (b) applies only to hunting on land that is:
2507	2507	(1) owned or leased by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe
2508	2508	of Texas; and
2509	2509	(2) located in a county that:
2510	2510	(A) borders the United Mexican States and has a
2511	2511	population of more than 50,000 but less than 70,000; or
2512	2512	(B) is adjacent to a county described by
2513	2513	Paragraph (A) and has a population of less than 8,000 [9,000].
2514	2514	SECTION 209. Section 5.0622(a), Property Code, is amended
2515	2515	to read as follows:
2516	2516	(a) This section applies only to a county with a population
2517	2517	of less than 100,000 that is located in a metropolitan statistical
2518	2518	area as defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget:
2519	2519	(1) with a population of more than 1.5 million; and
2520	2520	(2) adjacent to a different metropolitan statistical
2521	2521	area as defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget with
2522	2522	a population of more than 2.5 [2] million.
2523	2523	SECTION 210. Section 201.001(a), Property Code, is amended
2524	2524	to read as follows:
2525	2525	(a) This chapter applies to a residential real estate
2526	2526	subdivision that is located in whole or in part:
2527	2527	(1) within a city that has a population of more than
2528	2528	100,000, or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of such a
2529	2529	city;
2530	2530	(2) in the unincorporated area of:
2531	2531	(A) a county having a population of 3.3 million
2532	2532	or more; or
2533	2533	(B) a county having a population of 50,000
2534	2534	[40,000] or more that is adjacent to a county having a population of
2535	2535	3.3 million or more; or
2536	2536	(3) in the incorporated area of a county having a
2537	2537	population of 50,000 [40,000] or more that is adjacent to a county
2538	2538	having a population of 3.3 million or more.
2539	2539	SECTION 211. Section 204.002(a), Property Code, is amended
2540	2540	to read as follows:
2541	2541	(a) This chapter applies only to a residential real estate
2542	2542	subdivision, excluding a condominium development governed by Title
2543	2543	7[, Property Code,] that is located in whole or in part:
2544	2544	(1) in a county with a population of 3.3 million or
2545	2545	more;
2546	2546	(2) in a county with a population of not less than
2547	2547	315,000 [285,000] and not more than 351,000 [300,000] that is
2548	2548	adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and that is adjacent to a county
2549	2549	having a population of 3.3 million or more; or
2550	2550	(3) in a county with a population of 275,000 or more
2551	2551	that:
2552	2552	(A) is adjacent to a county with a population of
2553	2553	3.3 million or more; and
2554	2554	(B) contains part of a national forest.
2555	2555	SECTION 212. Section 210.002, Property Code, is amended to
2556	2556	read as follows:
2557	2557	Sec. 210.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter
2558	2558	applies to a residential real estate subdivision that is located in
2559	2559	a county with a population of:
2560	2560	(1) more than 200,000 and less than 233,500 [220,000];
2561	2561	or
2562	2562	(2) more than 45,000 and less than 85,000 [80,000]
2563	2563	that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 200,000
2564	2564	and less than 233,500 [220,000].
2565	2565	SECTION 213. Section 211.001(4), Property Code, is amended
2566	2566	to read as follows:
2567	2567	(4) "Residential real estate subdivision" or
2568	2568	"subdivision" means all land encompassed within one or more maps or
2569	2569	plats of land that is divided into two or more parts if:
2570	2570	(A) the maps or plats cover land all or part of
2571	2571	which is not located within a municipality and:
2572	2572	(i) for a county with a population of less
2573	2573	than 65,000, is not located within the extraterritorial
2574	2574	jurisdiction of a municipality;
2575	2575	(ii) for a county with a population of at
2576	2576	least 65,000 and less than 135,000, is located wholly within the
2577	2577	extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality; or
2578	2578	(iii) for a county that borders Lake
2579	2579	Buchanan and has a population of at least 21,000 [18,500] and less
2580	2580	than 22,000 [19,500], is located wholly within the extraterritorial
2581	2581	jurisdiction of a municipality;
2582	2582	(B) the land encompassed within the maps or plats
2583	2583	is or was burdened by restrictions limiting all or at least a
2584	2584	majority of the land area covered by the map or plat, excluding
2585	2585	streets and public areas, to residential use only; and
2586	2586	(C) all instruments creating the restrictions
2587	2587	are recorded in the deed or real property records of a county.
2588	2588	SECTION 214. Section 211.002(a), Property Code, is amended
2589	2589	to read as follows:
2590	2590	(a) This chapter applies only to a residential real estate
2591	2591	subdivision or any unit or parcel of a subdivision:
2592	2592	(1) all or part of which is located within an
2593	2593	unincorporated area of a county if the county has a population of
2594	2594	less than 65,000;
2595	2595	(2) all of which is located within the
2596	2596	extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality located in a county
2597	2597	that has a population of at least 65,000 and less than 135,000;
2598	2598	(3) all of which is located within the
2599	2599	extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality located in a county
2600	2600	that borders Lake Buchanan and has a population of at least 21,000
2601	2601	[18,500] and less than 22,000 [19,500]; or
2602	2602	(4) all or part of which is located within a county
2603	2603	that borders Lake Livingston and has a population of less than
2604	2604	55,000 [50,000].
2605	2605	SECTION 215. Section 6.41(b-2), Tax Code, is amended to
2606	2606	read as follows:
2607	2607	(b-2) An appraisal district board of directors for a
2608	2608	district established in a county with a population of 1.2 [one]
2609	2609	million or more by resolution of a majority of the board's members
2610	2610	shall increase the size of the district's appraisal review board to
2611	2611	the number of members the board of directors considers appropriate
2612	2612	to manage the duties of the appraisal review board, including the
2613	2613	duties of each special panel established under Section 6.425.
2614	2614	SECTION 216. Section 11.18(p), Tax Code, is amended to read
2615	2615	as follows:
2616	2616	(p) The exemption authorized by Subsection (d)(23) applies
2617	2617	only to property that:
2618	2618	(1) is owned by a charitable organization that has
2619	2619	been in existence for at least:
2620	2620	(A) 20 years if the property is located in a
2621	2621	county described by Subdivision (4)(A); or
2622	2622	(B) two years if the property is located in a
2623	2623	municipality described by Subdivision (4)(B);
2624	2624	(2) is located on a tract of land that:
2625	2625	(A) is at least 15 acres in size; and
2626	2626	(B) was either:
2627	2627	(i) owned by the organization on July 1,
2628	2628	2021; or
2629	2629	(ii) acquired by donation and owned by the
2630	2630	organization on January 1, 2023;
2631	2631	(3) is used to provide permanent housing and related
2632	2632	services to individuals described by that subsection; and
2633	2633	(4) is located in:
2634	2634	(A) a county with a population of more than 1.2
2635	2635	[one] million and less than 1.5 million; or
2636	2636	(B) a municipality with a population of more than
2637	2637	100,000 and less than 150,000 at least part of which is located in a
2638	2638	county with a population of less than 5,500 [5,000].
2639	2639	SECTION 217. Sections 11.1825(s) and (v), Tax Code, are
2640	2640	amended to read as follows:
2641	2641	(s) Unless otherwise provided by the governing body of a
2642	2642	taxing unit any part of which is located in a county with a
2643	2643	population of at least 2.1 [1.8] million under Subsection (x), for
2644	2644	property described by Subsection (f)(1), the amount of the
2645	2645	exemption under this section from taxation is 50 percent of the
2646	2646	appraised value of the property.
2647	2647	(v) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an
2648	2648	organization may not receive an exemption from taxation of property
2649	2649	described by Subsection (f)(1) by a taxing unit any part of which is
2650	2650	located in a county with a population of at least 2.1 [1.8] million
2651	2651	unless the exemption is approved by the governing body of the taxing
2652	2652	unit in the manner provided by law for official action.
2653	2653	SECTION 218. Section 11.315(b), Tax Code, is amended to
2654	2654	read as follows:
2655	2655	(b) A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation by a
2656	2656	taxing unit of an energy storage system owned by the person if:
2657	2657	(1) the exemption is adopted by the governing body of
2658	2658	the taxing unit in the manner provided by law for official action by
2659	2659	the governing body; and
2660	2660	(2) the energy storage system:
2661	2661	(A) is used, constructed, acquired, or installed
2662	2662	wholly or partly to meet or exceed 40 C.F.R. Section 50.11 or any
2663	2663	other rules or regulations adopted by any environmental protection
2664	2664	agency of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision
2665	2665	of this state for the prevention, monitoring, control, or reduction
2666	2666	of air pollution;
2667	2667	(B) is located in:
2668	2668	(i) an area designated as a nonattainment
2669	2669	area within the meaning of Section 107(d) of the federal Clean Air
2670	2670	Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7407); and
2671	2671	(ii) a municipality with a population of at
2672	2672	least 150,000 [100,000] adjacent to a municipality with a
2673	2673	population of more than two million;
2674	2674	(C) has a capacity of at least 10 megawatts; and
2675	2675	(D) is installed on or after January 1, 2014.
2676	2676	SECTION 219. Section 31.03(d), Tax Code, is amended to read
2677	2677	as follows:
2678	2678	(d) This subsection applies only to a taxing unit located in
2679	2679	a county having a population of not less than 315,000 [285,000] and
2680	2680	not more than 351,000 [300,000] that borders a county having a
2681	2681	population of 3.3 million or more and the Gulf of Mexico. The
2682	2682	governing body of a taxing unit that has its taxes collected by
2683	2683	another taxing unit that has adopted the split-payment option under
2684	2684	Subsection (a) may provide, in the manner required by law for
2685	2685	official action by the body, that the split-payment option does not
2686	2686	apply to the taxing unit's taxes collected by the other taxing unit.
2687	2687	SECTION 220. Sections 31.11(a) and (i), Tax Code, are
2688	2688	amended to read as follows:
2689	2689	(a) If a taxpayer applies to the tax collector of a taxing
2690	2690	unit for a refund of an overpayment or erroneous payment of taxes,
2691	2691	the collector for the unit determines that the payment was
2692	2692	erroneous or excessive, and the auditor for the unit agrees with the
2693	2693	collector's determination, the collector shall refund the amount of
2694	2694	the excessive or erroneous payment from available current tax
2695	2695	collections or from funds appropriated by the unit for making
2696	2696	refunds. However, the collector may not make the refund unless:
2697	2697	(1) in the case of a collector who collects taxes for
2698	2698	one taxing unit, the governing body of the taxing unit also
2699	2699	determines that the payment was erroneous or excessive and approves
2700	2700	the refund if the amount of the refund exceeds:
2701	2701	(A) $5,000 for a refund to be paid by a county
2702	2702	with a population of 2.5 [two] million or more; or
2703	2703	(B) $500 for a refund to be paid by any other
2704	2704	taxing unit; or
2705	2705	(2) in the case of a collector who collects taxes for
2706	2706	more than one taxing unit, the governing body of the taxing unit
2707	2707	that employs the collector also determines that the payment was
2708	2708	erroneous or excessive and approves the refund if the amount of the
2709	2709	refund exceeds:
2710	2710	(A) $5,000 for a refund to be paid by a county
2711	2711	with a population of 2.5 [two] million or more; or
2712	2712	(B) $2,500 for a refund to be paid by any other
2713	2713	taxing unit.
2714	2714	(i) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section,
2715	2715	in the case of an overpayment or erroneous payment of taxes
2716	2716	submitted by a taxpayer to a collector who collects taxes for one or
2717	2717	more taxing units one of which is a county with a population of 2.5
2718	2718	[two] million or more:
2719	2719	(1) a taxpayer is not required to apply to the
2720	2720	collector for the refund to be entitled to receive the refund if the
2721	2721	amount of the refund is at least $5 but does not exceed $5,000; and
2722	2722	(2) the collector is not required to comply with
2723	2723	Subsection (g) unless the amount of the payment exceeds by more than
2724	2724	$5,000 the amount of taxes owed for a tax year to a taxing unit for
2725	2725	which the collector collects taxes.
2726	2726	SECTION 221. Section 156.2512(c)(1), Tax Code, is amended
2727	2727	to read as follows:
2728	2728	(1) "Eligible barrier island coastal municipality"
2729	2729	means a municipality:
2730	2730	(A) that borders on the Gulf of Mexico;
2731	2731	(B) that is located wholly or partly on a barrier
2732	2732	island; and
2733	2733	(C) that:
2734	2734	(i) includes an institution of higher
2735	2735	education that is part of the Texas Coastal Ocean Observation
2736	2736	Network under Section 33.065, Natural Resources Code;
2737	2737	(ii) includes a national estuarine research
2738	2738	reserve;
2739	2739	(iii) is located within 30 miles of the
2740	2740	United Mexican States; or
2741	2741	(iv) has a population of less than 10,000
2742	2742	and is located in a county with a population of at least 370,000
2743	2743	[300,000] that is adjacent to a county with a population of at least
2744	2744	3,000,000.
2745	2745	SECTION 222. Section 311.0091(a), Tax Code, is amended to
2746	2746	read as follows:
2747	2747	(a) This section applies to a reinvestment zone designated
2748	2748	by a municipality which is wholly or partially located in a county
2749	2749	with a population of less than 2.1 [1.8] million in which the
2750	2750	principal municipality has a population of 1.1 million or more.
2751	2751	SECTION 223. Section 311.013(m), Tax Code, is amended to
2752	2752	read as follows:
2753	2753	(m) The governing body of a municipality that is located in
2754	2754	a county with a population of more than 2.1 [1.8] million but less
2755	2755	than 2.5 [1.9] million or in a county with a population of 3.3
2756	2756	million or more by ordinance may reduce the portion of the tax
2757	2757	increment produced by the municipality that the municipality is
2758	2758	required to pay into the tax increment fund for the zone. The
2759	2759	municipality may not reduce under this subsection the portion of
2760	2760	the tax increment produced by the municipality that the
2761	2761	municipality is required to pay into the tax increment fund for the
2762	2762	zone unless the municipality provides each county that has entered
2763	2763	into an agreement with the municipality to pay all or a portion of
2764	2764	the county's tax increment into the fund an opportunity to enter
2765	2765	into an agreement with the municipality to reduce the portion of the
2766	2766	tax increment produced by the county that the county is required to
2767	2767	pay into the tax increment fund for the zone by the same proportion
2768	2768	that the portion of the municipality's tax increment that the
2769	2769	municipality is required to pay into the fund is reduced. The
2770	2770	portion of the tax increment produced by a municipality that the
2771	2771	municipality is required to pay into the tax increment fund for a
2772	2772	reinvestment zone, as reduced by the ordinance adopted under this
2773	2773	subsection, together with all other revenues required to be paid
2774	2774	into the fund, must be sufficient to complete and pay for the
2775	2775	estimated costs of projects listed in the reinvestment zone
2776	2776	financing plan and pay any tax increment bonds or notes issued for
2777	2777	the zone, and any other obligations of the zone.
2778	2778	SECTION 224. Section 311.017(a-1), Tax Code, as added by
2779	2779	Chapter 137 (S.B. 1105), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular
2780	2780	Session, 2009, is amended to read as follows:
2781	2781	(a-1) This subsection applies only to a reinvestment zone
2782	2782	created by a municipality that has a population of more than 256,000
2783	2783	[220,000] but less than 280,000 [235,000] and is the county seat of
2784	2784	a county that has a population of 325,000 [280,000] or less.
2785	2785	Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), a municipality by ordinance
2786	2786	adopted subsequent to the ordinance adopted by the municipality
2787	2787	creating a reinvestment zone may designate a termination date for
2788	2788	the zone that is later than the termination date designated in the
2789	2789	ordinance creating the zone but not later than the 20th anniversary
2790	2790	of that date. If a municipality adopts an ordinance extending the
2791	2791	termination date for a reinvestment zone as authorized by this
2792	2792	subsection, the zone terminates on the earlier of:
2793	2793	(1) the termination date designated in the ordinance;
2794	2794	or
2795	2795	(2) the date provided by Subsection (a)(2).
2796	2796	SECTION 225. Section 325.021(a), Tax Code, is amended to
2797	2797	read as follows:
2798	2798	(a) A county having a population of 60,000 [55,000] or less
2799	2799	that borders the Rio Grande containing a municipality with a
2800	2800	population of more than 22,000 may adopt or abolish the sales and
2801	2801	use tax authorized by this chapter at an election held in the
2802	2802	county.
2803	2803	SECTION 226. Section 327.007(a), Tax Code, is amended to
2804	2804	read as follows:
2805	2805	(a) Unless imposition of the sales and use tax authorized by
2806	2806	this chapter is reauthorized as provided by this section, the tax
2807	2807	expires on:
2808	2808	(1) the fourth anniversary of the date the tax
2809	2809	originally took effect under Section 327.005;
2810	2810	(2) the first day of the first calendar quarter
2811	2811	occurring after the fourth anniversary of the date the tax was last
2812	2812	reauthorized under this section if, at that election, the voters
2813	2813	approved the imposition of the tax for a period that expires on that
2814	2814	anniversary;
2815	2815	(2-a) if the tax is imposed in a municipality that is
2816	2816	intersected by two interstate highways, that has a population of
2817	2817	150,000 or more, and in which at least 66 percent of the voters
2818	2818	voting in each of the last two consecutive elections concerning the
2819	2819	adoption or reauthorization of the tax favored adoption or
2820	2820	reauthorization, and that tax has not expired as provided by
2821	2821	Subdivision (1) or (2) since the first of those two consecutive
2822	2822	elections, the last day of the first calendar quarter occurring
2823	2823	after the eighth anniversary of the date the tax was last
2824	2824	reauthorized under this section if, at that election, the voters
2825	2825	approved the imposition of the tax for a period that expires on that
2826	2826	anniversary instead of the period described by Subdivision (2); or
2827	2827	(3) if the tax is imposed in a [general-law]
2828	2828	municipality with a population of more than 11,450 and less than
2829	2829	11,550 [10,000 or more surrounded entirely by a municipality with a
2830	2830	population of 1.3 million or more], the last day of the first
2831	2831	calendar quarter occurring after the 10th anniversary of the date
2832	2832	the tax was last reauthorized under this section if, at that
2833	2833	election, the voters approved the imposition of the tax for a period
2834	2834	that expires on that anniversary instead of the period described by
2835	2835	Subdivision (2).
2836	2836	SECTION 227. Section 351.001(7), Tax Code, is amended to
2837	2837	read as follows:
2838	2838	(7) "Eligible central municipality" means:
2839	2839	(A) a municipality with a population of more than
2840	2840	140,000 but less than 1.5 million that is located in a county with a
2841	2841	population of one million or more and that has adopted a capital
2842	2842	improvement plan for the construction or expansion of a convention
2843	2843	center facility;
2844	2844	(B) a municipality with a population of 250,000
2845	2845	or more that:
2846	2846	(i) is located wholly or partly on a barrier
2847	2847	island that borders the Gulf of Mexico;
2848	2848	(ii) is located in a county with a
2849	2849	population of 300,000 or more; and
2850	2850	(iii) has adopted a capital improvement
2851	2851	plan to expand an existing convention center facility;
2852	2852	(C) a municipality with a population of 200,000
2853	2853	[116,000] or more that:
2854	2854	(i) is located in two counties both of which
2855	2855	have a population of 900,000 [660,000] or more; and
2856	2856	(ii) has adopted a capital improvement plan
2857	2857	for the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
2858	2858	(D) a municipality with a population of less than
2859	2859	50,000 that contains a general academic teaching institution that
2860	2860	is not a component institution of a university system, as those
2861	2861	terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or
2862	2862	(E) a municipality with a population of 640,000
2863	2863	or more that:
2864	2864	(i) is located on an international border;
2865	2865	and
2866	2866	(ii) has adopted a capital improvement plan
2867	2867	for the construction or expansion of a convention center facility.
2868	2868	SECTION 228. Sections 351.101(a), (i), (j), (o), and (p),
2869	2869	Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:
2870	2870	(a) Revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax may be
2871	2871	used only to promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry,
2872	2872	and that use is limited to the following:
2873	2873	(1) the acquisition of sites for and the construction,
2874	2874	improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and
2875	2875	maintenance of convention center facilities or visitor information
2876	2876	centers, or both;
2877	2877	(2) the furnishing of facilities, personnel, and
2878	2878	materials for the registration of convention delegates or
2879	2879	registrants;
2880	2880	(3) advertising and conducting solicitations and
2881	2881	promotional programs to attract tourists and convention delegates
2882	2882	or registrants to the municipality or its vicinity;
2883	2883	(4) the encouragement, promotion, improvement, and
2884	2884	application of the arts, including instrumental and vocal music,
2885	2885	dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture, design and
2886	2886	allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft
2887	2887	arts, motion pictures, radio, television, tape and sound recording,
2888	2888	and other arts related to the presentation, performance, execution,
2889	2889	and exhibition of these major art forms;
2890	2890	(5) historical restoration and preservation projects
2891	2891	or activities or advertising and conducting solicitations and
2892	2892	promotional programs to encourage tourists and convention
2893	2893	delegates to visit preserved historic sites or museums:
2894	2894	(A) at or in the immediate vicinity of convention
2895	2895	center facilities or visitor information centers; or
2896	2896	(B) located elsewhere in the municipality or its
2897	2897	vicinity that would be frequented by tourists and convention
2898	2898	delegates;
2899	2899	(6) expenses, including promotion expenses, directly
2900	2900	related to a sporting event in which the majority of participants
2901	2901	are tourists who substantially increase economic activity at hotels
2902	2902	and motels within the municipality or its vicinity if:
2903	2903	(A) the municipality is located in a county with
2904	2904	a population of one million or less;
2905	2905	(B) the municipality has a population of more
2906	2906	than 67,000 and is located in two counties with 90 percent of the
2907	2907	municipality's territory located in a county with a population of
2908	2908	at least 800,000 [580,000], and the remaining territory located in
2909	2909	a county with a population of at least four million; or
2910	2910	(C) the municipality has a population of at least
2911	2911	200,000 and shares a border with:
2912	2912	(i) a municipality with a population of at
2913	2913	least 62,000 that:
2914	2914	(a) borders Lake Ray Hubbard; and
2915	2915	(b) is located in two counties, one of
2916	2916	which has a population of less than 110,000 [described by Section
2917	2917	351.102(e)(7)]; and
2918	2918	(ii) Lake Ray Hubbard;
2919	2919	(7) subject to Section 351.1076, the promotion of
2920	2920	tourism by the enhancement and upgrading of existing sports
2921	2921	facilities or fields if:
2922	2922	(A) the municipality owns the facilities or
2923	2923	fields;
2924	2924	(B) the municipality:
2925	2925	(i) has a population of 80,000 or more and
2926	2926	is located in a county that has a population of 610,000 [350,000] or
2927	2927	less;
2928	2928	(ii) has a population of at least 80,000
2929	2929	[75,000] but not more than 125,000 [95,000] and is located in a
2930	2930	county that has a population of less than 240,000 [200,000] but more
2931	2931	than 233,500 [160,000];
2932	2932	(iii) has:
2933	2933	(a) a population of at least 10,000
2934	2934	[36,000 but not more than 39,000] and is located in a county that
2935	2935	has a population of more than 70,000 and borders Lake Livingston; or
2936	2936	(b) [has] a population of 36,000
2937	2937	[100,000] or more and [less that] is located in a county with a
2938	2938	population of less than 95,000 that borders Oklahoma [not adjacent
2939	2939	to a county with a population of more than two million];
2940	2940	(iv) has a population of at least 13,000 but
2941	2941	less than 48,000 [39,000] and is located in a county that has a
2942	2942	population of at least 200,000;
2943	2943	(v) has a population of at least 70,000 but
2944	2944	less than 90,000 and no part of which is located in a county with a
2945	2945	population greater than 150,000;
2946	2946	(vi) is located in a county that:
2947	2947	(a) is adjacent to the Texas-Mexico
2948	2948	border;
2949	2949	(b) has a population of at least
2950	2950	500,000; and
2951	2951	(c) does not have a municipality with
2952	2952	a population greater than 500,000;
2953	2953	(vii) [has a population of at least 25,000
2954	2954	but not more than 26,000 and] is located in a county that has a
2955	2955	population of 100,000 [90,000] or less and the municipality has a
2956	2956	population of:
2957	2957	(a) more than 24,400 and less than
2958	2958	25,000; or
2959	2959	(b) more than 28,150 and less than
2960	2960	31,000;
2961	2961	(viii) is located in a county that has a
2962	2962	population of not more than 300,000 and in which a component
2963	2963	university of the University of Houston System is located;
2964	2964	(ix) has a population of at least 40,000 and
2965	2965	the San Marcos River flows through the municipality;
2966	2966	(x) has a population of more than 67,000 and
2967	2967	is located in two counties with 90 percent of the municipality's
2968	2968	territory located in a county with a population of at least 800,000
2969	2969	[580,000], and the remaining territory located in a county with a
2970	2970	population of at least four million;
2971	2971	(xi) contains an intersection of
2972	2972	Interstates 35E and 35W and at least two public universities; or
2973	2973	(xii) is described by Subdivision (6)(C);
2974	2974	and
2975	2975	(C) the sports facilities and fields have been
2976	2976	used, in the preceding calendar year, a combined total of more than
2977	2977	10 times for district, state, regional, or national sports
2978	2978	tournaments;
2979	2979	(8) for a municipality with a population of at least
2980	2980	70,000 but less than 90,000, no part of which is located in a county
2981	2981	with a population greater than 150,000, the construction,
2982	2982	improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and
2983	2983	maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility;
2984	2984	(9) signage directing the public to sights and
2985	2985	attractions that are visited frequently by hotel guests in the
2986	2986	municipality;
2987	2987	(10) the construction, improvement, enlarging,
2988	2988	equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of a coliseum or
2989	2989	multiuse facility, if the municipality:
2990	2990	(A) has a population of at least 90,000 but less
2991	2991	than 120,000; and
2992	2992	(B) is located in two counties, at least one of
2993	2993	which contains the headwaters of the San Gabriel River; and
2994	2994	(11) for a municipality with a population of more than
2995	2995	175,000 but less than 225,000 that is located in two counties, each
2996	2996	of which has a population of less than 200,000, the construction,
2997	2997	improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and
2998	2998	maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility and related
2999	2999	infrastructure or a venue, as defined by Section 334.001(4), Local
3000	3000	Government Code, that is related to the promotion of tourism.
3001	3001	(i) In addition to the purposes provided by Subsection (a),
3002	3002	a municipality that has a population of at least 80,000 [75,000] but
3003	3003	not more than 125,000 [95,000] and that is located in a county that
3004	3004	has a population of more than 233,500 [160,000] but less than
3005	3005	240,000 [200,000] may use revenue from the municipal hotel tax to
3006	3006	promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry by
3007	3007	constructing, operating, or expanding a sporting related facility
3008	3008	or sports field owned by the municipality, if the majority of the
3009	3009	events at the facility or field are directly related to a sporting
3010	3010	event in which the majority of participants are tourists who
3011	3011	substantially increase economic activity at hotels in the
3012	3012	municipality.
3013	3013	(j) In addition to the purposes provided by Subsection (a),
3014	3014	a municipality that has a population of not more than 5,500 [5,000]
3015	3015	and at least part of which is located less than one-eighth of one
3016	3016	mile from a space center operated by an agency of the federal
3017	3017	government may use revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax
3018	3018	for expenses, including promotion expenses, directly related to a
3019	3019	sporting event in which the majority of participants are tourists
3020	3020	who substantially increase economic activity at hotels and motels
3021	3021	within the municipality or its vicinity.
3022	3022	(o) In addition to the purposes provided by Subsection (a),
3023	3023	a municipality that has a population of not more than 15,200
3024	3024	[10,000], that contains an outdoor gear and sporting goods retailer
3025	3025	with retail space larger than 175,000 square feet, and that hosts an
3026	3026	annual wiener dog race may use revenue from the municipal hotel
3027	3027	occupancy tax to promote tourism and the convention and hotel
3028	3028	industry by constructing, operating, or expanding a sporting
3029	3029	related facility or sports field owned by the municipality, if the
3030	3030	majority of the events at the facility or field are directly related
3031	3031	to a sporting event in which the majority of participants are
3032	3032	tourists who substantially increase economic activity at hotels in
3033	3033	the municipality. If a municipality to which this subsection
3034	3034	applies uses revenue derived from the municipal hotel occupancy tax
3035	3035	for a purpose described by this subsection, the municipality may
3036	3036	not reduce the percentage of revenue from that tax allocated for a
3037	3037	purpose described by Subsection (a)(3) to a percentage that is less
3038	3038	than the average percentage of that revenue allocated by the
3039	3039	municipality for that purpose during the 36-month period preceding
3040	3040	the date the municipality begins using the revenue for a purpose
3041	3041	described by this subsection.
3042	3042	(p) In addition to the purposes provided by Subsection (a),
3043	3043	a municipality with a population of more than 70,000 [48,000] but
3044	3044	less than 115,000 [95,000] that is located in two counties, one of
3045	3045	which has a population of at least 1.1 million [900,000] but less
3046	3046	than 1.9 [1.7] million, may use revenue from the municipal hotel
3047	3047	occupancy tax to promote tourism and the convention and hotel
3048	3048	industry by constructing, improving, equipping, repairing,
3049	3049	maintaining, operating, or expanding a coliseum or multiuse
3050	3050	facility if the majority of the events at the coliseum or facility
3051	3051	attract tourists who substantially increase economic activity at
3052	3052	hotels in the municipality.
3053	3053	SECTION 229. Section 351.1015(b), Tax Code, is amended to
3054	3054	read as follows:
3055	3055	(b) This section applies only to a qualified project located
3056	3056	in a municipality with a population of at least 700,000 [650,000]
3057	3057	but less than 950,000 [750,000] according to the most recent
3058	3058	federal decennial census.
3059	3059	SECTION 230. Section 351.102(e), Tax Code, is amended to
3060	3060	read as follows:
3061	3061	(e) Subsection (b) applies only to:
3062	3062	(1) a municipality with a population of two million or
3063	3063	more;
3064	3064	(2) a municipality with a population of 700,000 or
3065	3065	more but less than 1.4 [1.3] million;
3066	3066	(3) a municipality with a population of 350,000 or
3067	3067	more but less than 450,000 in which at least two professional sports
3068	3068	stadiums are located, each of which:
3069	3069	(A) has a seating capacity of at least 40,000
3070	3070	people; and
3071	3071	(B) was approved by the voters of the
3072	3072	municipality as a sports and community venue project under Chapter
3073	3073	334, Local Government Code; and
3074	3074	(4) a municipality with a population of less than
3075	3075	2,000 that:
3076	3076	(A) is located adjacent to a bay connected to the
3077	3077	Gulf of Mexico;
3078	3078	(B) is located in a county with a population of
3079	3079	290,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of
3080	3080	four million or more; and
3081	3081	(C) has a boardwalk on the bay.
3082	3082	SECTION 231. Section 351.104(a), Tax Code, is amended to
3083	3083	read as follows:
3084	3084	(a) This section applies only to a home-rule municipality
3085	3085	that borders a bay, that has a population of less than 85,000
3086	3086	[80,000], and that is not an eligible coastal municipality.
3087	3087	SECTION 232. Section 351.1066(a), Tax Code, is amended to
3088	3088	read as follows:
3089	3089	(a) This section applies only to:
3090	3090	(1) a municipality with a population of at least 3,500
3091	3091	but less than 5,500 that is the county seat of a county with a
3092	3092	population of less than 50,000 that borders a county with a
3093	3093	population of more than 1.6 million;
3094	3094	(2) a municipality with a population of at least 2,800
3095	3095	[2,900] but less than 3,500 that is the county seat of a county with
3096	3096	a population of less than 22,000 that is bordered by the Trinity
3097	3097	River and includes a state park and a portion of a wildlife
3098	3098	management area;
3099	3099	(3) a municipality with a population of at least 8,000
3100	3100	[7,500] that is located in a county that borders the Pecos River and
3101	3101	that has a population of not more than 15,000;
3102	3102	(4) a municipality with a population of not more than
3103	3103	15,000 that is located in a county through which the Frio River
3104	3104	flows and an interstate highway crosses, and that has a population
3105	3105	of at least 15,000;
3106	3106	(5) a municipality with a population of not less than
3107	3107	7,500 that is located in a county with a population of not less than
3108	3108	40,000 but less than 250,000 that is adjacent to a county with a
3109	3109	population of less than 750;
3110	3110	(6) a municipality that is the county seat of a county
3111	3111	with a population of at least 8,500 and that county contains part of
3112	3112	the Chaparral Wildlife Management Area; and
3113	3113	(7) a municipality that has a population of not more
3114	3114	than 25,000, that contains a cultural heritage museum, and that is
3115	3115	located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the
3116	3116	Gulf of Mexico.
3117	3117	SECTION 233. Section 351.10692(a), Tax Code, is amended to
3118	3118	read as follows:
3119	3119	(a) This section applies only to a municipality with a
3120	3120	population of less than 5,000 [2,000] located in a county that:
3121	3121	(1) is adjacent to the county in which the State
3122	3122	Capitol is located; and
3123	3123	(2) has a population of:
3124	3124	(A) not more than 25,000; or
3125	3125	(B) at least 200,000 [100,000] but not more than
3126	3126	300,000 [200,000].
3127	3127	SECTION 234. Section 351.1071(a), Tax Code, is amended to
3128	3128	read as follows:
3129	3129	(a) This section applies only to a municipality:
3130	3130	(1) that has a population of not more than 5,500
3131	3131	[5,000]; and
3132	3132	(2) at least part of which is located less than
3133	3133	one-eighth of one mile from a space center operated by an agency of
3134	3134	the federal government.
3135	3135	SECTION 235. Section 351.10712(a), Tax Code, is amended to
3136	3136	read as follows:
3137	3137	(a) This section applies only to:
3138	3138	(1) a municipality with a population of at least
3139	3139	95,000 that is located in a county that is bisected by United States
3140	3140	Highway 385 and has a population of not more than 170,000 [140,000];
3141	3141	and
3142	3142	(2) a municipality located in a county that has a
3143	3143	population of not more than 300,000 and in which a component
3144	3144	university of the University of Houston System is located.
3145	3145	SECTION 236. Section 351.152, Tax Code, is amended to read
3146	3146	as follows:
3147	3147	Sec. 351.152. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only
3148	3148	to:
3149	3149	(1) a municipality described by Section
3150	3150	351.001(7)(B);
3151	3151	(2) a municipality described by Section
3152	3152	351.001(7)(D);
3153	3153	(3) a municipality described by Section
3154	3154	351.001(7)(E);
3155	3155	(4) a municipality described by Section
3156	3156	351.102(e)(3);
3157	3157	(5) a municipality that contains more than 70 [75]
3158	3158	percent of the population of a county with a population of 1.5
3159	3159	million or more;
3160	3160	(6) a municipality with a population of 175,000
3161	3161	[150,000] or more but less than 200,000 that is partially located in
3162	3162	at least one county with a population of 125,000 or more;
3163	3163	(7) a municipality with a population of 250,000
3164	3164	[150,000] or more but less than one million that is located in one
3165	3165	county with a population of 2.5 [2.3] million or more;
3166	3166	(8) a municipality with a population of 180,000 or
3167	3167	more that:
3168	3168	(A) is located in two counties, each with a
3169	3169	population of 100,000 or more; and
3170	3170	(B) contains an American Quarter Horse Hall of
3171	3171	Fame and Museum;
3172	3172	(9) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or more
3173	3173	that is located in a county that borders Lake Palestine;
3174	3174	(10) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or
3175	3175	more that is located in a county that contains the headwaters of the
3176	3176	San Gabriel River;
3177	3177	(11) a municipality with a population of at least
3178	3178	95,000 [99,900 or more but less than 111,000] that is located in a
3179	3179	county that is bisected by United States Highway 385 and has [with]
3180	3180	a population of not more than 170,000 [135,000 or more];
3181	3181	(12) a municipality with a population of 110,000 or
3182	3182	more but less than 135,000 at least part of which is located in a
3183	3183	county with a population of less than 135,000;
3184	3184	(13) a municipality with a population of 28,000
3185	3185	[9,000] or more but less than 31,000 [10,000] that is located in two
3186	3186	counties, each of which has a population of 900,000 [662,000] or
3187	3187	more and a southern border with a county with a population of 2.5
3188	3188	[2.3] million or more;
3189	3189	(14) a municipality with a population of 200,000 or
3190	3190	more but less than 300,000 that contains a component institution of
3191	3191	the Texas Tech University System;
3192	3192	(15) a municipality with a population of 95,000 or
3193	3193	more that:
3194	3194	(A) is located in more than one county; and
3195	3195	(B) borders Lake Lewisville;
3196	3196	(16) a municipality with a population of 45,000 or
3197	3197	more that:
3198	3198	(A) contains a portion of Cedar Hill State Park;
3199	3199	(B) is located in two counties, one of which has a
3200	3200	population of 2.5 [two] million or more and one of which has a
3201	3201	population of 190,000 [149,000] or more; and
3202	3202	(C) has adopted a capital improvement plan for
3203	3203	the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
3204	3204	(17) a municipality with a population of less than
3205	3205	10,000 [6,000] that:
3206	3206	(A) is almost wholly located in a county with a
3207	3207	population of 900,000 [600,000] or more that is adjacent to a county
3208	3208	with a population of 2.5 [two] million or more;
3209	3209	(B) is partially located in a county with a
3210	3210	population of 2.1 [1.8] million or more that is adjacent to a county
3211	3211	with a population of 2.5 [two] million or more;
3212	3212	(C) has a visitor center and museum located in a
3213	3213	19th-century rock building in the municipality's downtown; and
3214	3214	(D) has a waterpark open to the public;
3215	3215	(18) a municipality with a population of 60,000
3216	3216	[56,000] or more that:
3217	3217	(A) borders Lake Ray Hubbard; and
3218	3218	(B) is located in two counties, one of which has a
3219	3219	population of less than 110,000 [80,000];
3220	3220	(19) a municipality with a population of 110,000
3221	3221	[83,000] or more that:
3222	3222	(A) borders Clear Lake; and
3223	3223	(B) is primarily located in a county with a
3224	3224	population of less than 355,000 [300,000];
3225	3225	(20) a municipality with a population of less than
3226	3226	2,000 that:
3227	3227	(A) is located adjacent to a bay connected to the
3228	3228	Gulf of Mexico;
3229	3229	(B) is located in a county with a population of
3230	3230	290,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of
3231	3231	four million or more; and
3232	3232	(C) has a boardwalk on the bay;
3233	3233	(21) a municipality with a population of 75,000 or
3234	3234	more that:
3235	3235	(A) is located wholly in one county with a
3236	3236	population of 800,000 [575,000] or more that is adjacent to a county
3237	3237	with a population of four million or more; and
3238	3238	(B) has adopted a capital improvement plan for
3239	3239	the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
3240	3240	(22) a municipality with a population of less than
3241	3241	70,000 [75,000] that is located in three counties, at least one of
3242	3242	which has a population of four million or more;
3243	3243	(23) an eligible coastal municipality with a
3244	3244	population of 2,900 [3,000] or more but less than 5,000;
3245	3245	(24) a municipality with a population of 90,000 or
3246	3246	more but less than 150,000 that:
3247	3247	(A) is located in three counties; and
3248	3248	(B) contains a branch campus of a component
3249	3249	institution of the University of Houston System;
3250	3250	(25) a municipality that is:
3251	3251	(A) primarily located in a county with a
3252	3252	population of four million or more; and
3253	3253	(B) connected by a bridge to a municipality
3254	3254	described by Subdivision (20);
3255	3255	(26) a municipality with a population of 25,000
3256	3256	[20,000] or more but less than 30,000 [25,000] that:
3257	3257	(A) contains a portion of Mustang Bayou; and
3258	3258	(B) is wholly located in a county with a
3259	3259	population of less than 500,000;
3260	3260	(27) a municipality with a population of 70,000 or
3261	3261	more but less than 90,000 that is located in two counties, one of
3262	3262	which has a population of four million or more and the other of
3263	3263	which has a population of less than 50,000;
3264	3264	(28) a municipality with a population of 10,000 or
3265	3265	more that:
3266	3266	(A) is wholly located in a county with a
3267	3267	population of four million or more; and
3268	3268	(B) has a city hall located less than three miles
3269	3269	from a space center operated by an agency of the federal government;
3270	3270	(29) a municipality that is the county seat of a
3271	3271	county:
3272	3272	(A) through which the Pedernales River flows; and
3273	3273	(B) in which the birthplace of a president of the
3274	3274	United States is located;
3275	3275	(30) a municipality that contains a portion of U.S.
3276	3276	Highway 79 and State Highway 130;
3277	3277	(31) a municipality with a population of 70,000
3278	3278	[48,000] or more but less than 115,000 [95,000] that is located in
3279	3279	two counties, one of which has a population of 1.1 million [900,000]
3280	3280	or more but less than 1.9 [1.7] million;
3281	3281	(32) a municipality with a population of less than
3282	3282	25,000 that contains a museum of Western American art;
3283	3283	(33) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or
3284	3284	more that is the county seat of a county that contains a portion of
3285	3285	the Sam Houston National Forest;
3286	3286	(34) a municipality with a population of less than
3287	3287	25,000 that:
3288	3288	(A) contains a cultural heritage museum; and
3289	3289	(B) is located in a county that borders the
3290	3290	United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico;
3291	3291	(35) a municipality that is the county seat of a county
3292	3292	that:
3293	3293	(A) has a population of 115,000 or more;
3294	3294	(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of
3295	3295	2.1 [1.8] million or more; and
3296	3296	(C) hosts an annual peach festival;
3297	3297	(36) a municipality that is the county seat of a county
3298	3298	that:
3299	3299	(A) has a population of 800,000 [585,000] or
3300	3300	more; and
3301	3301	(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of
3302	3302	four million or more;
3303	3303	(37) a municipality with a population of less than
3304	3304	10,000 that:
3305	3305	(A) contains a component university of The Texas
3306	3306	A&M University System; and
3307	3307	(B) is located in a county adjacent to a county
3308	3308	that borders Oklahoma;
3309	3309	(38) a municipality with a population of less than
3310	3310	17,000 [6,100] that:
3311	3311	(A) is located in two counties, each of which has
3312	3312	a population of 900,000 [600,000] or more but less than two million;
3313	3313	and
3314	3314	(B) hosts an annual Cajun Festival;
3315	3315	(39) a municipality with a population of 13,000 or
3316	3316	more that:
3317	3317	(A) is located on an international border; and
3318	3318	(B) is located in a county:
3319	3319	(i) with a population of less than 400,000;
3320	3320	and
3321	3321	(ii) in which at least one World Birding
3322	3322	Center site is located;
3323	3323	(40) a municipality with a population of 3,200 [4,000]
3324	3324	or more that:
3325	3325	(A) is located on an international border; and
3326	3326	(B) is located not more than five miles from a
3327	3327	state historic site that serves as a visitor center for a state park
3328	3328	that contains 300,000 or more acres of land;
3329	3329	(41) a municipality with a population of 36,000 or
3330	3330	more that is adjacent to at least two municipalities described by
3331	3331	Subdivision (15);
3332	3332	(42) a municipality with a population of 28,000 or
3333	3333	more in which is located a historic railroad depot and heritage
3334	3334	center;
3335	3335	(43) a municipality located in a county that has a
3336	3336	population of not more than 300,000 and in which a component
3337	3337	university of the University of Houston System is located;
3338	3338	(44) a municipality with a population of less than
3339	3339	500,000 that is:
3340	3340	(A) located in two counties; and
3341	3341	(B) adjacent to a municipality described by
3342	3342	Subdivision (31); and
3343	3343	(45) a municipality that:
3344	3344	(A) has a population of more than 67,000; and
3345	3345	(B) is located in two counties with 90 percent of
3346	3346	the municipality's territory located in a county with a population
3347	3347	of at least 800,000 [580,000], and the remaining territory located
3348	3348	in a county with a population of at least four million.
3349	3349	SECTION 237. Sections 352.002(a), (a-1), (d), (p), and (y),
3350	3350	Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:
3351	3351	(a) The commissioners courts of the following counties by
3352	3352	the adoption of an order or resolution may impose a tax on a person
3353	3353	who, under a lease, concession, permit, right of access, license,
3354	3354	contract, or agreement, pays for the use or possession or for the
3355	3355	right to the use or possession of a room that is in a hotel, costs $2
3356	3356	or more each day, and is ordinarily used for sleeping:
3357	3357	(1) a county that has a population of more than 3.3
3358	3358	million;
3359	3359	(2) a county that has a population of 90,000 or more,
3360	3360	borders the United Mexican States, does not border the Gulf of
3361	3361	Mexico, and does not have four or more cities that each have a
3362	3362	population of more than 25,000;
3363	3363	(3) a county in which there is no municipality;
3364	3364	(4) a county in which there is located an Indian
3365	3365	reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government;
3366	3366	(5) a county that has a population of 30,000 or less,
3367	3367	that has no more than one municipality with a population of less
3368	3368	than 2,500, and that borders two counties located wholly in the
3369	3369	Edwards Aquifer Authority established by Chapter 626, Acts of the
3370	3370	73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993;
3371	3371	(6) a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico;
3372	3372	(7) a county that has a population of less than 5,000,
3373	3373	that borders the United Mexican States, and in which there is
3374	3374	located a major observatory;
3375	3375	(8) a county that has a population of 12,000 or less
3376	3376	and borders the Toledo Bend Reservoir;
3377	3377	(9) a county that has a population of less than 12,500
3378	3378	and an area of less than 275 square miles and does not border a
3379	3379	county that borders Arkansas and Louisiana;
3380	3380	(10) a county that has a population of 30,000 or less
3381	3381	and borders Possum Kingdom Lake;
3382	3382	(11) a county that borders a county with a population
3383	3383	of more than 300,000 and the United Mexican States and has a
3384	3384	population of more than 300,000 and less than 900,000 [800,000];
3385	3385	(12) a county that has a population of 35,000 or more
3386	3386	and borders or contains a portion of Lake Fork Reservoir;
3387	3387	(13) a county that borders the United Mexican States
3388	3388	and in which there is located a national recreation area;
3389	3389	(14) a county that borders the United Mexican States
3390	3390	and in which there is located a national park of more than 400,000
3391	3391	acres;
3392	3392	(15) a county that has a population of 28,000 or less,
3393	3393	that has no more than four municipalities, and that is located
3394	3394	wholly in the Edwards Aquifer Authority established by Chapter 626,
3395	3395	Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993;
3396	3396	(16) a county that has a population of 25,000 or less,
3397	3397	whose territory is less than 750 square miles, and that has two
3398	3398	incorporated municipalities, each with a population of 800 or less,
3399	3399	at least one of which is located on the Frio River;
3400	3400	(17) a county that has a population of 34,000 or more
3401	3401	and borders Lake Buchanan;
3402	3402	(18) a county that has a population of more than 45,000
3403	3403	and less than 75,000, that borders the United Mexican States, and
3404	3404	that borders or contains a portion of Falcon Lake;
3405	3405	(19) a county with a population of 22,000 or less that
3406	3406	borders the Neches River and in which there is located a national
3407	3407	preserve;
3408	3408	(20) a county that has a population of 28,000 or less
3409	3409	and that borders or contains a portion of Lake Livingston;
3410	3410	(21) a county through which the Pedernales River flows
3411	3411	and in which the birthplace of a president of the United States is
3412	3412	located;
3413	3413	(22) a county that has a population of 35,000 or less
3414	3414	[more than 15,000 but less than 20,000] and borders Lake Buchanan;
3415	3415	(23) a county with a population of less than 11,000
3416	3416	that is bordered by the Sulphur River;
3417	3417	(24) a county that has a population of 16,000 or more
3418	3418	and borders the entire north shore of Lake Somerville;
3419	3419	(25) a county that has a population of 20,000 or less
3420	3420	and that is bordered by the Brazos and Navasota Rivers;
3421	3421	(26) a county that has a population of more than 15,000
3422	3422	and less than 25,000 and is located on the Trinity and Navasota
3423	3423	Rivers;
3424	3424	(27) a county that has a population of less than 15,000
3425	3425	and that is bordered by the Trinity and Navasota Rivers;
3426	3426	(28) a county that borders or contains a portion of the
3427	3427	Neches River, the Sabine River, and Sabine Lake; and
3428	3428	(29) a county that borders Whitney Lake.
3429	3429	(a-1) In addition to the counties described by Subsection
3430	3430	(a), the commissioners court of a county in which an airport
3431	3431	essential to the economy of the county is located may by the
3432	3432	adoption of an order or resolution impose a tax on a person who,
3433	3433	under a lease, concession, permit, right of access, license,
3434	3434	contract, or agreement, pays for the use or possession or for the
3435	3435	right to the use or possession of a room that is in a hotel, costs $2
3436	3436	or more each day, and is ordinarily used for sleeping. For the
3437	3437	purposes of this subsection, an airport is considered to be
3438	3438	essential to the economy of a county only if the airport is a
3439	3439	commercial-service international airport within Class C airspace
3440	3440	and is located in a county and owned by a municipality each having a
3441	3441	population of less than 170,000 [150,000]. This subsection does
3442	3442	not apply to a county described by Subsection (a)(13).
3443	3443	(d) The tax imposed by a county authorized by Subsection
3444	3444	(a)(6), (8), (9), (10), (11), (14), (15), (17), (19), (20), (21),
3445	3445	(23), or (29) to impose the tax does not apply to a hotel located in
3446	3446	a municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to
3447	3447	the hotel. This subsection does not apply to:
3448	3448	(1) a county authorized by Subsection (a)(6) to impose
3449	3449	the tax that:
3450	3450	(A) has a population of less than 50,000 [40,000]
3451	3451	and adjoins the most populous county in this state; or
3452	3452	(B) has a population of more than 200,000 and
3453	3453	borders the Neches River; or
3454	3454	(2) a county authorized by Subsection (a)(9) to impose
3455	3455	the tax that has a population of more than 11,000 [9,000].
3456	3456	(p) The commissioners court of a county that has a
3457	3457	population of 100,000 [80,000] or less, in which two state parks are
3458	3458	located, and through which the Colorado River flows but that is not
3459	3459	bordered by that river may impose a tax as authorized by Subsection
3460	3460	(a).
3461	3461	(y) The commissioners court of a county with a population of
3462	3462	170,000 [110,000] or more through which the Guadalupe River flows
3463	3463	may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a). The tax imposed
3464	3464	under this subsection does not apply to a hotel located in a
3465	3465	municipality that:
3466	3466	(1) has a population of 80,000 [50,000] or more;
3467	3467	(2) is the county seat of a county adjacent to the
3468	3468	county to which this subsection applies; and
3469	3469	(3) imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the
3470	3470	hotel.
3471	3471	SECTION 238. Section 352.003(e), Tax Code, is amended to
3472	3472	read as follows:
3473	3473	(e) The tax rate in a county authorized to impose the tax
3474	3474	under Section 352.002(a)(6) and that has a population of less than
3475	3475	50,000 [40,000] and adjoins the most populous county in this state
3476	3476	may not exceed three percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.
3477	3477	SECTION 239. Section 22.053(a), Transportation Code, is
3478	3478	amended to read as follows:
3479	3479	(a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of
3480	3480	12,200 [14,300] to 12,400 [14,500] may issue time warrants to:
3481	3481	(1) condemn or purchase land to be used and maintained
3482	3482	as provided by Sections 22.011, 22.020, and 22.024; and
3483	3483	(2) improve and equip the land for the use provided by
3484	3484	Sections 22.011, 22.020, and 22.024.
3485	3485	SECTION 240. Section 172.211(a), Transportation Code, is
3486	3486	amended to read as follows:
3487	3487	(a) This section applies only to a county that:
3488	3488	(1) is adjacent to a county with a population of four
3489	3489	million or more;
3490	3490	(2) has a population of 370,000 [300,000] or more; and
3491	3491	(3) has created a district by concurrent order with an
3492	3492	adjacent county pursuant to Section 172.052.
3493	3493	SECTION 241. Section 223.052(a), Transportation Code, is
3494	3494	amended to read as follows:
3495	3495	(a) This section applies only to a municipality that:
3496	3496	(1) is partially located in three counties, two of
3497	3497	which have a population of 2.1 [1.8] million or more;
3498	3498	(2) is primarily located in a county with a population
3499	3499	of 2.1 [1.8] million or more; and
3500	3500	(3) has within its boundaries all or part of an
3501	3501	international airport operated jointly by two municipalities.
3502	3502	SECTION 242. Section 284.002(a), Transportation Code, is
3503	3503	amended to read as follows:
3504	3504	(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter
3505	3505	applies only to a county that:
3506	3506	(1) has a population of 50,000 or more and borders the
3507	3507	Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet opening into the gulf;
3508	3508	(2) has a population of 2.5 [two] million or more;
3509	3509	(3) is adjacent to a county that has a population of
3510	3510	2.5 [two] million or more; or
3511	3511	(4) borders the United Mexican States.
3512	3512	SECTION 243. Section 285.001(b), Transportation Code, is
3513	3513	amended to read as follows:
3514	3514	(b) The commissioners court of a county with a population of
3515	3515	more than 870,000 [700,000 and less than 800,000] that borders the
3516	3516	United Mexican States by order may regulate the activities
3517	3517	described by Subsection (a) in the manner described by that
3518	3518	subsection, except that:
3519	3519	(1) the regulation of activities on or in the
3520	3520	right-of-way of a public highway or road is limited to public
3521	3521	highways and roads with a speed limit of 40 miles per hour or
3522	3522	faster; and
3523	3523	(2) the county may not prohibit the sale of livestock.
3524	3524	SECTION 244. Section 362.055, Transportation Code, is
3525	3525	amended to read as follows:
3526	3526	Sec. 362.055. EXCEPTION. This subchapter does not apply
3527	3527	to:
3528	3528	(1) a county that has a population of more than 2.5
3529	3529	[two] million;
3530	3530	(2) a local government corporation created under
3531	3531	Chapter 431 by a county that has a population of more than 2.5 [two]
3532	3532	million; or
3533	3533	(3) a regional tollway authority created under Chapter
3534	3534	366.
3535	3535	SECTION 245. Section 366.031(a), Transportation Code, is
3536	3536	amended to read as follows:
3537	3537	(a) Two or more counties, acting through their respective
3538	3538	commissioners courts, may by order passed by each commissioners
3539	3539	court create a regional tollway authority under this chapter if:
3540	3540	(1) one of the counties has a population of not less
3541	3541	than 300,000;
3542	3542	(2) the counties form a contiguous territory; and
3543	3543	(3) unless one of the counties has a population of 2.5
3544	3544	[two] million or more, the commission approves the creation.
3545	3545	SECTION 246. Section 370.192, Transportation Code, is
3546	3546	amended to read as follows:
3547	3547	Sec. 370.192. PROPERTY OF RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITIES. An
3548	3548	authority may not condemn or purchase real property of a rapid
3549	3549	transit authority operating pursuant to Chapter 451 that was
3550	3550	confirmed before July 1, 1985, and in which the principal
3551	3551	municipality has a population of less than 1.3 million [850,000],
3552	3552	unless the authority has entered into a written agreement with the
3553	3553	rapid transit authority specifying the terms and conditions under
3554	3554	which the condemnation or the purchase of the real property will
3555	3555	take place.
3556	3556	SECTION 247. Section 396.041(c), Transportation Code, is
3557	3557	amended to read as follows:
3558	3558	(c) An ordinance may:
3559	3559	(1) impose a fee of $25 for the issuance or renewal of
3560	3560	a license;
3561	3561	(2) impose a fee of not more than:
3562	3562	(A) $150 for the issuance or renewal of a
3563	3563	license, if the ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of a
3564	3564	county with a population of 2.1 [one] million or more that contains
3565	3565	two or more municipalities, each of which has a population of
3566	3566	350,000 [250,000] or more; or
3567	3567	(B) $500 for the issuance or renewal of a
3568	3568	license, if the ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of a
3569	3569	county with a population of 3.3 million or more;
3570	3570	(3) condition the license on the operation of the
3571	3571	junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard only at a location
3572	3572	approved by the commissioners court or a county employee designated
3573	3573	by the commissioners court; or
3574	3574	(4) establish grounds for suspending or revoking a
3575	3575	license if the junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard is
3576	3576	not screened.
3577	3577	SECTION 248. Section 451.061(d-1), Transportation Code, is
3578	3578	amended to read as follows:
3579	3579	(d-1) The establishment of or a change to fares, tolls,
3580	3580	charges, rents, and other compensation by an authority confirmed
3581	3581	before July 1, 1985, in which the principal municipality has a
3582	3582	population of less than 1.3 million [850,000], takes effect
3583	3583	immediately on approval by a majority vote of the board, except that
3584	3584	the establishment of or a change to a single-ride base fare takes
3585	3585	effect on the 60th day after the date the board approves the fare or
3586	3586	change to the fare, unless the policy board of the metropolitan
3587	3587	planning organization that serves the area of the authority
3588	3588	disapproves the fare or change to the fare by a majority vote.
3589	3589	SECTION 249. Section 451.068(a), Transportation Code, is
3590	3590	amended to read as follows:
3591	3591	(a) An authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, and in which
3592	3592	the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.3
3593	3593	million [850,000] may, through the operation of a program, charge
3594	3594	no fares.
3595	3595	SECTION 250. Section 451.071(a), Transportation Code, is
3596	3596	amended to read as follows:
3597	3597	(a) This section applies only to an authority confirmed
3598	3598	before July 1, 1985, in which the principal municipality has a
3599	3599	population of less than 1.3 million [850,000].
3600	3600	SECTION 251. Section 451.106(a), Transportation Code, is
3601	3601	amended to read as follows:
3602	3602	(a) The board of an authority in which the principal
3603	3603	municipality has a population of less than 1.3 million [850,000] or
3604	3604	more than 1.9 million shall employ a general manager to administer
3605	3605	the daily operation of the authority. The general manager may,
3606	3606	subject to the annual operating budget and to the personnel
3607	3607	policies adopted by the board, employ persons to conduct the
3608	3608	affairs of the authority and prescribe their duties and
3609	3609	compensation.
3610	3610	SECTION 252. Section 451.108(c), Transportation Code, is
3611	3611	amended to read as follows:
3612	3612	(c) A peace officer commissioned under this section, except
3613	3613	as provided by Subsections (d) and (e), or a peace officer
3614	3614	contracted for employment by an authority confirmed before July 1,
3615	3615	1985, in which the principal municipality has a population of less
3616	3616	than 1.3 million [850,000], may:
3617	3617	(1) make an arrest in any county in which the transit
3618	3618	authority system is located as necessary to prevent or abate the
3619	3619	commission of an offense against the law of this state or a
3620	3620	political subdivision of this state if the offense or threatened
3621	3621	offense occurs on or involves the transit authority system;
3622	3622	(2) make an arrest for an offense involving injury or
3623	3623	detriment to the transit authority system;
3624	3624	(3) enforce traffic laws and investigate traffic
3625	3625	accidents that involve or occur in the transit authority system;
3626	3626	and
3627	3627	(4) provide emergency and public safety services to
3628	3628	the transit authority system or users of the transit authority
3629	3629	system.
3630	3630	SECTION 253. Section 451.109(d), Transportation Code, is
3631	3631	amended to read as follows:
3632	3632	(d) This section does not apply to an authority in which the
3633	3633	principal municipality has a population of 1.3 million [850,000] or
3634	3634	more but not more than 1.9 million.
3635	3635	SECTION 254. Section 451.3625(a), Transportation Code, is
3636	3636	amended to read as follows:
3637	3637	(a) This section applies only to an authority confirmed
3638	3638	before July 1, 1985, in which the principal municipality has a
3639	3639	population of less than 1.3 million [850,000].
3640	3640	SECTION 255. Section 451.452(d), Transportation Code, is
3641	3641	amended to read as follows:
3642	3642	(d) This section applies only to an authority in which the
3643	3643	principal municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million or
3644	3644	less than 1.3 million [850,000], except that Subsections (a)(5) and
3645	3645	(6) do not apply to an authority in which the principal municipality
3646	3646	has a population of more than 1.9 million.
3647	3647	SECTION 256. Section 451.454(a), Transportation Code, is
3648	3648	amended to read as follows:
3649	3649	(a) The board of an authority in which the principal
3650	3650	municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million or less than
3651	3651	1.3 million [850,000] shall contract at least once every four years
3652	3652	for a performance audit of the authority to be conducted by a firm
3653	3653	that has experience in reviewing the performance of transit
3654	3654	agencies.
3655	3655	SECTION 257. Section 451.458(a), Transportation Code, is
3656	3656	amended to read as follows:
3657	3657	(a) This section applies only to an authority confirmed
3658	3658	before July 1, 1985, in which the principal municipality has a
3659	3659	population of less than 1.3 million [850,000].
3660	3660	SECTION 258. Section 451.460(a), Transportation Code, is
3661	3661	amended to read as follows:
3662	3662	(a) This section applies only to an authority confirmed
3663	3663	before July 1, 1985, in which the principal municipality has a
3664	3664	population of less than 1.3 million [850,000].
3665	3665	SECTION 259. Section 451.5021(a), Transportation Code, is
3666	3666	amended to read as follows:
3667	3667	(a) This section applies only to the board of an authority
3668	3668	created before July 1, 1985, in which the principal municipality
3669	3669	has a population of less than 1.3 million [850,000].
3670	3670	SECTION 260. Section 451.506(c), Transportation Code, is
3671	3671	amended to read as follows:
3672	3672	(c) An individual may serve two terms as presiding officer
3673	3673	under Section 451.502(e)(3), in addition to any service on the
3674	3674	board before being appointed under that subsection. This
3675	3675	subsection does not apply to an individual serving on the board of
3676	3676	an authority described by Subsection (b) or an authority confirmed
3677	3677	before July 1, 1985, and in which the principal municipality has a
3678	3678	population of less than 1.3 million [850,000].
3679	3679	SECTION 261. Sections 451.509(a), (c), and (d),
3680	3680	Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
3681	3681	(a) In an authority in which the principal municipality has
3682	3682	a population of less than 1.3 million [850,000] and in which the
3683	3683	authority's sales and use tax is imposed at a rate of one percent, a
3684	3684	member of the board may be removed from office for any ground
3685	3685	described by Section 451.510 by a majority vote of the entity that
3686	3686	appointed the member.
3687	3687	(c) In an authority in which the principal municipality has
3688	3688	a population of more than 1.3 million [850,000], a member of the
3689	3689	board may be removed for any ground described by Section 451.510 by
3690	3690	the person or entity that appointed the member. If the person who
3691	3691	appointed the member is the mayor of the principal municipality,
3692	3692	the removal is by recommendation of the mayor and confirmation by
3693	3693	the municipality's governing body. If the member to be removed was
3694	3694	appointed by the mayor of the principal municipality, the statement
3695	3695	required by Section 451.511(a) shall be given by the mayor, and
3696	3696	confirmation of removal by the governing body of the municipality
3697	3697	is necessary.
3698	3698	(d) In an authority in which the principal municipality has
3699	3699	a population of less than 1.3 million [850,000] or more than 1.9
3700	3700	million, a general manager who has knowledge that a potential
3701	3701	ground for removal applicable to a member of the authority's board
3702	3702	exists shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the
3703	3703	ground, and the presiding officer shall notify the person that
3704	3704	appointed the member against whom the potential ground applies of
3705	3705	the ground.
3706	3706	SECTION 262. Section 451.512(a), Transportation Code, is
3707	3707	amended to read as follows:
3708	3708	(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), in an authority in
3709	3709	which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.3
3710	3710	million [850,000] or more than 1.9 million, an action of the board
3711	3711	is not invalid because a ground for removal of a board member
3712	3712	exists.
3713	3713	SECTION 263. Section 451.513(a), Transportation Code, is
3714	3714	amended to read as follows:
3715	3715	(a) A board member of an authority that has a principal
3716	3716	municipality with a population of more than 1.3 million [850,000]
3717	3717	may be removed, as provided by this section, on a petition for the
3718	3718	recall of the member submitted by the registered voters of the
3719	3719	authority. Recall of a member under this section is in addition to
3720	3720	any other method for removal under this subchapter.
3721	3721	SECTION 264. Section 451.602, Transportation Code, is
3722	3722	amended to read as follows:
3723	3723	Sec. 451.602. AUTHORITIES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. Except
3724	3724	as provided by Section 451.617, this subchapter applies only to an
3725	3725	authority in which the principal municipality has a population of
3726	3726	less than 1.3 million [850,000] and that was confirmed before July
3727	3727	1, 1985.
3728	3728	SECTION 265. Section 502.403(f), Transportation Code, is
3729	3729	amended to read as follows:
3730	3730	(f) A municipality with a population greater than 1.3
3731	3731	million [850,000] shall deposit revenue from a fee imposed under
3732	3732	this subsection to the credit of the child safety trust fund created
3733	3733	under Section 106.001, Local Government Code. A municipality with a
3734	3734	population less than 1.3 million [850,000] shall use revenue from a
3735	3735	fee imposed under this section in accordance with Article
3736	3736	102.014(g), Code of Criminal Procedure.
3737	3737	SECTION 266. Section 541.201(1), Transportation Code, is
3738	3738	amended to read as follows:
3739	3739	(1) "Authorized emergency vehicle" means:
3740	3740	(A) a fire department or police vehicle;
3741	3741	(B) a public or private ambulance operated by a
3742	3742	person who has been issued a license by the Department of State
3743	3743	Health Services;
3744	3744	(C) an emergency medical services vehicle:
3745	3745	(i) authorized under an emergency medical
3746	3746	services provider license issued by the Department of State Health
3747	3747	Services under Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code; and
3748	3748	(ii) operating under a contract with an
3749	3749	emergency services district that requires the emergency medical
3750	3750	services provider to respond to emergency calls with the vehicle;
3751	3751	(D) a municipal department or public service
3752	3752	corporation emergency vehicle that has been designated or
3753	3753	authorized by the governing body of a municipality;
3754	3754	(E) a county-owned or county-leased emergency
3755	3755	management vehicle that has been designated or authorized by the
3756	3756	commissioners court;
3757	3757	(F) a vehicle that has been designated by the
3758	3758	department under Section 546.0065;
3759	3759	(G) a private vehicle of a volunteer firefighter
3760	3760	or a certified emergency medical services employee or volunteer
3761	3761	when responding to a fire alarm or medical emergency;
3762	3762	(H) an industrial emergency response vehicle,
3763	3763	including an industrial ambulance, when responding to an emergency,
3764	3764	but only if the vehicle is operated in compliance with criteria in
3765	3765	effect September 1, 1989, and established by the predecessor of the
3766	3766	Texas Industrial Emergency Services Board of the State
3767	3767	Firefighters' [Firemen's] and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas;
3768	3768	(I) a vehicle of a blood bank or tissue bank,
3769	3769	accredited or approved under the laws of this state or the United
3770	3770	States, when making emergency deliveries of blood, drugs,
3771	3771	medicines, or organs;
3772	3772	(J) a vehicle used for law enforcement purposes
3773	3773	that is owned or leased by a federal governmental entity; or
3774	3774	(K) a private vehicle of an employee or volunteer
3775	3775	of a county emergency management division in a county with a
3776	3776	population of more than 52,600 [46,500] and less than 55,000
3777	3777	[48,000] that is designated as an authorized emergency vehicle by
3778	3778	the commissioners court of that county.
3779	3779	SECTION 267. Section 644.101(b), Transportation Code, is
3780	3780	amended to read as follows:
3781	3781	(b) A police officer of any of the following municipalities
3782	3782	is eligible to apply for certification under this section:
3783	3783	(1) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or
3784	3784	more;
3785	3785	(2) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more
3786	3786	any part of which is located in a county with a population of
3787	3787	500,000 or more;
3788	3788	(3) a municipality with a population of less than
3789	3789	25,000:
3790	3790	(A) any part of which is located in a county with
3791	3791	a population of 3.3 million; and
3792	3792	(B) that contains or is adjacent to an
3793	3793	international port;
3794	3794	(4) a municipality with a population of at least
3795	3795	34,000 that is located in a county that borders two or more states;
3796	3796	(5) a municipality any part of which is located in a
3797	3797	county bordering the United Mexican States;
3798	3798	(6) a municipality with a population of less than
3799	3799	5,000 that is located:
3800	3800	(A) adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of
3801	3801	Mexico; and
3802	3802	(B) in a county adjacent to a county with a
3803	3803	population greater than 3.3 million;
3804	3804	(7) a municipality that is located:
3805	3805	(A) within 25 miles of an international port; and
3806	3806	(B) in a county that does not contain a highway
3807	3807	that is part of the national system of interstate and defense
3808	3808	highways and is adjacent to a county with a population greater than
3809	3809	3.3 million;
3810	3810	(8) a municipality with a population of less than
3811	3811	8,500 that:
3812	3812	(A) is the county seat; and
3813	3813	(B) contains a highway that is part of the
3814	3814	national system of interstate and defense highways;
3815	3815	(9) a municipality located in a county with a
3816	3816	population between 60,000 and 69,000 [66,000] adjacent to a bay
3817	3817	connected to the Gulf of Mexico;
3818	3818	(10) a municipality with a population of more than
3819	3819	40,000 and less than 50,000 that is located in a county with a
3820	3820	population of more than 285,000 and less than 300,000 that borders
3821	3821	the Gulf of Mexico;
3822	3822	(11) a municipality with a population between 32,000
3823	3823	and 50,000 that is located entirely in a county that:
3824	3824	(A) has a population of less than 250,000;
3825	3825	(B) is adjacent to two counties that each have a
3826	3826	population of more than 1.2 million; and
3827	3827	(C) contains two highways that are part of the
3828	3828	national system of interstate and defense highways;
3829	3829	(12) a municipality with a population of more than
3830	3830	4,500 [3,000] and less than 10,000 that:
3831	3831	(A) contains a highway that is part of the
3832	3832	national system of interstate and defense highways; and
3833	3833	(B) is located in a county with a population
3834	3834	between 175,000 [150,000] and 190,000 [155,000];
3835	3835	(13) a municipality with a population of less than
3836	3836	75,000 that is located in three counties, at least one of which has
3837	3837	a population greater than 3.3 million;
3838	3838	(14) a municipality with a population between 13,900
3839	3839	[14,000] and 17,000 that:
3840	3840	(A) contains three or more numbered United States
3841	3841	highways; and
3842	3842	(B) is located in a county that is adjacent to a
3843	3843	county with a population of more than 200,000; or
3844	3844	(15) a municipality with a population of less than
3845	3845	50,000 that is located in:
3846	3846	(A) a county that generated $20 million or more
3847	3847	in tax revenue collected under Chapters 201 and 202, Tax Code, from
3848	3848	oil and gas production during the preceding state fiscal year; or
3849	3849	(B) a county that is adjacent to two or more
3850	3850	counties described by Paragraph (A).
3851	3851	SECTION 268. Section 644.202(b), Transportation Code, is
3852	3852	amended to read as follows:
3853	3853	(b) A municipality with a population of more than 1.3
3854	3854	million [850,000] shall develop a route for commercial motor
3855	3855	vehicles carrying hazardous materials on a road or highway in the
3856	3856	municipality and submit the route to the Texas Department of
3857	3857	Transportation for approval. If the Texas Department of
3858	3858	Transportation determines that the route complies with all
3859	3859	applicable federal and state regulations regarding the
3860	3860	transportation of hazardous materials, the Texas Department of
3861	3861	Transportation shall approve the route and notify the municipality
3862	3862	of the approved route.
3863	3863	SECTION 269. Section 701.001(c), Transportation Code, is
3864	3864	amended to read as follows:
3865	3865	(c) The limitation on the number of deputies that may be
3866	3866	employed under Subsections (a) and (b) does not apply to a county
3867	3867	with a population of more than 2.5 [two] million.
3868	3868	SECTION 270. Section 35.037(a), Utilities Code, as added by
3869	3869	Chapter 426 (S.B. 3), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
3870	3870	Session, 2021, is amended to read as follows:
3871	3871	(a) This section only applies in a county with a population
3872	3872	of more than 1.2 [one] million in which a national wildlife refuge
3873	3873	is wholly or partly located.
3874	3874	SECTION 271. Section 36.354(g), Utilities Code, is amended
3875	3875	to read as follows:
3876	3876	(g) For the purposes of this section, the term "military
3877	3877	base" does not include a military base:
3878	3878	(1) that has been closed or realigned under the
3879	3879	Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. Section
3880	3880	2687) and its subsequent amendments;
3881	3881	(2) that is administered by an authority established
3882	3882	by a municipality under Chapter 379B, Local Government Code;
3883	3883	(3) that is operated by or for the benefit of the Texas
3884	3884	National Guard, as defined by Section 437.001, Government Code,
3885	3885	unless the base is served by a municipally owned utility owned by a
3886	3886	city with a population of 900,000 [650,000] or more; or
3887	3887	(4) for which a municipally owned utility has acquired
3888	3888	the electric distribution system under 10 U.S.C. Section 2688.
3889	3889	SECTION 272. Section 37.102(a), Utilities Code, is amended
3890	3890	to read as follows:
3891	3891	(a) If a municipal corporation offers retail electric
3892	3892	utility service in a municipality having a population of more than
3893	3893	151,000 [145,000] that is located in a county having a population of
3894	3894	more than 2.5 [2] million, the commission shall singly certificate
3895	3895	areas in the municipality's boundaries in which more than one
3896	3896	electric utility provides electric utility service.
3897	3897	SECTION 273. Section 13.1395(a)(1), Water Code, is amended
3898	3898	to read as follows:
3899	3899	(1) "Affected utility" means a retail public utility,
3900	3900	exempt utility, or provider or conveyor of potable or raw water
3901	3901	service that furnishes water service to more than one customer:
3902	3902	(A) in a county with a population of 3.3 million
3903	3903	or more; or
3904	3904	(B) in a county with a population of 800,000
3905	3905	[550,000] or more adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3
3906	3906	million or more.
3907	3907	SECTION 274. Sections 13.245(c-5) and (c-6), Water Code,
3908	3908	are amended to read as follows:
3909	3909	(c-5) Subsections (c-1), (c-2), (c-3), and (c-4) do not
3910	3910	apply to:
3911	3911	(1) a county that borders the United Mexican States
3912	3912	and the Gulf of Mexico or a county adjacent to such a county;
3913	3913	(2) a county with a population of more than 30,000 and
3914	3914	less than 36,000 [35,000] that borders the Red River; or
3915	3915	(3) a county with a population of more than 100,000 and
3916	3916	less than 200,000 that borders a county described by Subdivision
3917	3917	(2).
3918	3918	(c-6) Subsections (c-1), (c-2), (c-3), and (c-4) do not
3919	3919	apply to:
3920	3920	(1) a county with a population of 170,000 [130,000] or
3921	3921	more that is adjacent to a county with a population of 1.5 million
3922	3922	or more that is within 200 miles of an international border; or
3923	3923	(2) a county with a population of more than 40,000 and
3924	3924	less than 50,000 that contains a portion of the San Antonio River.
3925	3925	SECTION 275. Sections 13.2451(b-2) and (b-3), Water Code,
3926	3926	are amended to read as follows:
3927	3927	(b-2) Subsection (b) does not apply to an extension of
3928	3928	extraterritorial jurisdiction in a county:
3929	3929	(1) with a population of more than 30,000 and less than
3930	3930	36,000 [35,000] that borders the Red River; or
3931	3931	(2) with a population of more than 100,000 and less
3932	3932	than 200,000 that borders a county described by Subdivision (1).
3933	3933	(b-3) Subsection (b) does not apply to an extension of
3934	3934	extraterritorial jurisdiction in a county:
3935	3935	(1) with a population of 170,000 [130,000] or more
3936	3936	that is adjacent to a county with a population of 1.5 million or
3937	3937	more that is within 200 miles of an international border; or
3938	3938	(2) with a population of more than 40,000 and less than
3939	3939	50,000 that contains a portion of the San Antonio River.
3940	3940	SECTION 276. Sections 13.254(a-10) and (a-11), Water Code,
3941	3941	are amended to read as follows:
3942	3942	(a-10) Subsection (a-8) does not apply to a county:
3943	3943	(1) with a population of more than 30,000 and less than
3944	3944	36,000 [35,000] that borders the Red River; or
3945	3945	(2) with a population of more than 100,000 and less
3946	3946	than 200,000 that borders a county described by Subdivision (1).
3947	3947	(a-11) Subsection (a-8) does not apply to a county:
3948	3948	(1) with a population of 170,000 [130,000] or more
3949	3949	that is adjacent to a county with a population of 1.5 million or
3950	3950	more that is within 200 miles of an international border; or
3951	3951	(2) with a population of more than 40,000 and less than
3952	3952	50,000 that contains a portion of the San Antonio River.
3953	3953	SECTION 277. Section 13.2541(b), Water Code, is amended to
3954	3954	read as follows:
3955	3955	(b) As an alternative to decertification or expedited
3956	3956	release under Section 13.254, the owner of a tract of land that is
3957	3957	at least 25 acres and that is not receiving water or sewer service
3958	3958	may petition for expedited release of the area from a certificate of
3959	3959	public convenience and necessity in the manner provided by this
3960	3960	section and is entitled to that release if the landowner's property
3961	3961	is located in a county with a population of at least 1.2 [one]
3962	3962	million, a county adjacent to a county with a population of at least
3963	3963	1.2 [one] million, or a county with a population of more than
3964	3964	200,000 and less than 233,500 [220,000] that does not contain a
3965	3965	public or private university that had a total enrollment in the most
3966	3966	recent fall semester of 40,000 or more, and not in a county that has
3967	3967	a population of more than 50,500 [45,500] and less than 52,000
3968	3968	[47,500].
3969	3969	SECTION 278. Section 26.179(o), Water Code, is amended to
3970	3970	read as follows:
3971	3971	(o) This section does not apply to an area within the
3972	3972	extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population
3973	3973	greater than 1.3 million [900,000] that has extended to the
3974	3974	extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality an ordinance
3975	3975	whose purpose is to prevent the pollution of an aquifer which is the
3976	3976	sole or principal drinking water source for the municipality.
3977	3977	SECTION 279. Section 26.3476(b), Water Code, is amended to
3978	3978	read as follows:
3979	3979	(b) An underground storage tank system, at a minimum, shall
3980	3980	incorporate a method for secondary containment if the system is
3981	3981	located in:
3982	3982	(1) the outcrop of a major aquifer composed of
3983	3983	limestone and associated carbonate rocks of Cretaceous age or
3984	3984	older; and
3985	3985	(2) a county that:
3986	3986	(A) has a population of at least 1.2 [one]
3987	3987	million and relies on groundwater for at least 75 percent of the
3988	3988	county's water supply; or
3989	3989	(B) has a population of at least 75,000 and is
3990	3990	adjacent to a county described by Paragraph (A).
3991	3991	SECTION 280. Section 36.121, Water Code, is amended to read
3992	3992	as follows:
3993	3993	Sec. 36.121. LIMITATION ON RULEMAKING POWER OF DISTRICTS
3994	3994	OVER WELLS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. Except as provided by Section
3995	3995	36.117, a district that is created under this chapter on or after
3996	3996	September 1, 1991, shall exempt from regulation under this chapter
3997	3997	a well and any water produced or to be produced by a well that is
3998	3998	located in a county that has a population of 15,500 [14,000] or less
3999	3999	if the water is to be used solely to supply a municipality that has a
4000	4000	population of 125,500 [121,000] or less and the rights to the water
4001	4001	produced from the well are owned by a political subdivision that is
4002	4002	not a municipality, or by a municipality that has a population of
4003	4003	133,000 [115,000] or less, and that purchased, owned, or held
4004	4004	rights to the water before the date on which the district was
4005	4005	created, regardless of the date the well is drilled or the water is
4006	4006	produced. The district may not prohibit the political subdivision
4007	4007	or municipality from transporting produced water inside or outside
4008	4008	the district's boundaries.
4009	4009	SECTION 281. Section 51.537(a), Water Code, is amended to
4010	4010	read as follows:
4011	4011	(a) This section applies only to a municipality any portion
4012	4012	of which is located in a county with a population of more than 1.2
4013	4013	[1] million and less than 1.5 million.
4014	4014	SECTION 282. Section 54.016(h), Water Code, is amended to
4015	4015	read as follows:
4016	4016	(h) A city, other than a city with a population of more than
4017	4017	one million that is located primarily in a county with a population
4018	4018	of 2.5 [two] million or more, may provide in its written consent for
4019	4019	the inclusion of land in a district that after annexation the city
4020	4020	may set rates for water and/or sewer services for property that was
4021	4021	within the territorial boundary of such district at the time of
4022	4022	annexation, which rates may vary from those for other properties
4023	4023	within the city for the purpose of wholly or partially compensating
4024	4024	the city for the assumption of obligation under this code providing
4025	4025	that:
4026	4026	(1) such written consent contains a contract entered
4027	4027	into by the city and the persons petitioning for creation of the
4028	4028	district setting forth the time and/or the conditions of annexation
4029	4029	by the city which annexation shall not occur prior to the
4030	4030	installation of 90 percent of the facilities for which district
4031	4031	bonds were authorized in the written consent; and that
4032	4032	(2) the contract sets forth the basis on which rates
4033	4033	are to be charged for water and/or sewer services following
4034	4034	annexation and the length of time they may vary from those rates
4035	4035	charged elsewhere in the city; and that
4036	4036	(3) the contract may set forth the time, conditions,
4037	4037	or lands to be annexed by the district; and that
4038	4038	(4)(A) Each purchaser of land within a district which
4039	4039	has entered into a contract with a city concerning water and/or
4040	4040	sewer rates as set forth herein shall be furnished by the seller at
4041	4041	or prior to the final closing of the sale and purchase with a
4042	4042	separate written notice, executed and acknowledged by the seller,
4043	4043	which shall contain the following information:
4044	4044	(i) the basis on which the monthly water
4045	4045	and/or sewer rate is to be charged under the contract stated as a
4046	4046	percentage of the water and/or sewer rates of the city;
4047	4047	(ii) the length of time such rates will be
4048	4048	in effect;
4049	4049	(iii) the time and/or conditions of
4050	4050	annexation by the city implementing such rates.
4051	4051	The provisions of Sections 49.452(g)-(p) and (s), Water Code,
4052	4052	are herein incorporated by reference thereto, and are applicable to
4053	4053	the separate written notice required by Section 54.016(h)(4).
4054	4054	A suit for damages under the provisions of these referenced
4055	4055	sections must be brought within 90 days after the purchaser
4056	4056	receives his or her first water and/or sewer service charge
4057	4057	following annexation, or the purchaser loses his or her right to
4058	4058	seek damages under this referenced section.
4059	4059	(B) The governing board of any district covered
4060	4060	by the provisions of this subsection shall file with the county
4061	4061	clerk in each of the counties in which all or part of the district is
4062	4062	located a duly affirmed and acknowledged statement which includes
4063	4063	the information required in Section 54.016(h)(4)(A) and a complete
4064	4064	and accurate map or plat showing the boundaries of the district.
4065	4065	The provisions of Sections 49.455(c)-(j), Water Code, are
4066	4066	herein incorporated by reference thereto.
4067	4067	SECTION 283. Section 54.813(a), Water Code, is amended to
4068	4068	read as follows:
4069	4069	(a) This section applies only to a municipality any portion
4070	4070	of which is located in a county with a population of more than 1.2
4071	4071	[1] million and less than 1.5 million.
4072	4072	SECTION 284. Section 1, Chapter 511 (H.B. 589), Acts of the
4073	4073	58th Legislature, Regular Session, 1963 (Article 2676a, Vernon's
4074	4074	Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
4075	4075	Sec. 1. From and after the effective date of this act in any
4076	4076	county in this state having a population of not less than 372,000
4077	4077	[312,000] and not more than 400,000 [330,000], the general
4078	4078	management and control of the public free schools and high schools
4079	4079	in each county unless otherwise provided by law shall be vested in
4080	4080	five (5) county school trustees elected from the county, one of whom
4081	4081	shall be elected from the county at large by the qualified voters of
4082	4082	the county and one from each commissioners precinct by the
4083	4083	qualified voters of each commissioners precinct, who shall hold
4084	4084	office for a term of two (2) years. The time for such election shall
4085	4085	be the first Saturday in April of each year; the order for the
4086	4086	election of county school trustees to be made by the County Judge at
4087	4087	least thirty (30) days prior to the date of said election, and which
4088	4088	order shall designate as voting places or places at which votes are
4089	4089	cast for the district trustees of said common and independent
4090	4090	school districts, respectively. The election officers appointed to
4091	4091	hold the election for district trustees in each of said school
4092	4092	districts, respectively, shall hold this election for county school
4093	4093	trustees.
4094	4094	SECTION 285. Section 1, Chapter 233 (H.B. 459), Acts of the
4095	4095	59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965 (Article 2676b, Vernon's
4096	4096	Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
4097	4097	Sec. 1. This Act applies to a county-wide school district in
4098	4098	a county having a population of more than 4,700 [5,250] and less
4099	4099	than 4,900 [5,350]. The Board of Trustees may order that the
4100	4100	trustees of the district shall run at large in the county. If the
4101	4101	Board orders that its members shall run at large, each position
4102	4102	shall be filled by election from the county at large upon expiration
4103	4103	of the current term of office.
4104	4104	SECTION 286. Section 1(b), Chapter 63 (S.B. 100), Acts of
4105	4105	the 57th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962 (Article 2688h,
4106	4106	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
4107	4107	(b) From and after May 1, 1962, the office of the county
4108	4108	board of school trustees and the office of county superintendent
4109	4109	shall cease to exist in any county in this State having a population
4110	4110	of not less than 315,000 [285,000] and not more than 351,000
4111	4111	[300,000] which has no common school district and whose county ad
4112	4112	valorem evaluation is in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Million
4113	4113	Dollars ($250,000,000); provided, however, that the county
4114	4114	superintendents in such counties who have been heretofore elected
4115	4115	or appointed to the office of county superintendent shall serve
4116	4116	until the expiration of the term for which they were elected or
4117	4117	appointed. The duties now performed by the board of school trustees
4118	4118	and county superintendents in such counties shall be performed by
4119	4119	the County Judges of such counties.
4120	4120	SECTION 287. Sections 5 and 6, Chapter 706 (H.B. 1015), Acts
4121	4121	of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965 (Article 2688i-1,
4122	4122	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows:
4123	4123	Sec. 5. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to
4124	4124	counties having a population of not less than 4,700 [5,250] and not
4125	4125	more than 4,900 [5,350] and to counties having a population of not
4126	4126	less than 57,000 [54,000] and not more than 57,900 [54,500].
4127	4127	Sec. 6. No county having a population of more than 28,450
4128	4128	[30,000] and less than 29,000 or a population of more than 31,045
4129	4129	and less than 31,247 [32,000] shall have the offices of county
4130	4130	school superintendent, ex officio county school superintendent,
4131	4131	and county board of education.
4132	4132	All duties and functions, except as hereafter provided, that
4133	4133	are otherwise required by law of the office of county school
4134	4134	superintendent or ex officio county school superintendent governed
4135	4135	by this section shall be performed by the superintendents of the
4136	4136	independent and rural high school districts, and all duties that
4137	4137	may otherwise be required by law of the county board of education
4138	4138	governed by this section shall be performed by the elected Board of
4139	4139	Trustees of such independent and rural high school districts,
4140	4140	except that the County Judge shall, without pay from the State of
4141	4141	Texas, continue to approve or disapprove application for school
4142	4142	transfers. The Commissioners Court of such county shall hereafter
4143	4143	receive, hear and pass upon all petitions for the calling of
4144	4144	elections for the creation, change or abolishment of county school
4145	4145	districts and all authorized appeals from the independent school
4146	4146	Board of Trustees shall be made directly to the State Board of
4147	4147	Education or to the courts as provided by law.
4148	4148	All school records of the original independent and/or common
4149	4149	school district governed by this section, shall be transferred to
4150	4150	the control and custody of the independent school district office,
4151	4151	located at the county seat, save and except the original financial
4152	4152	records which shall be retained by the county treasurer, and
4153	4153	thereafter the County Judge shall be required to make no records or
4154	4154	reports but said reports shall be made by the superintendent of such
4155	4155	independent or rural school district; that as soon as practicable
4156	4156	after the effective date of this Act, all remaining State funds in
4157	4157	the hands of the county board of education shall be transferred by
4158	4158	the county treasurer and the County Judge to the independent and
4159	4159	rural high school districts in proportion to the number of
4160	4160	scholastics enrolled in such districts.
4161	4161	SECTION 288. Section 31A(b), Texas Local Fire Fighters
4162	4162	Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is
4163	4163	amended to read as follows:
4164	4164	(b) This section applies only to a municipality:
4165	4165	(1) with a population of less than 200,000;
4166	4166	(2) that is located in a county with a population of
4167	4167	not less than 2.5 [2] million and not more than 4 million;
4168	4168	(3) that has a regularly organized fire department for
4169	4169	which a retirement system and fund have been established under
4170	4170	Section 4 of this Act; and
4171	4171	(4) that before January 1, 2017, has one or more
4172	4172	departments participating in the Texas Municipal Retirement
4173	4173	System.
4174	4174	SECTION 289. Section 1.01, Chapter 183 (S.B. 598), Acts of
4175	4175	the 64th Legislature, Regular Session, 1975 (Article 6243e.1,
4176	4176	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
4177	4177	Sec. 1.01. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies only to a
4178	4178	municipality having a population of more than 950,000 [750,000] and
4179	4179	less than 1,050,000 [850,000].
4180	4180	SECTION 290. Section 1, Chapter 103 (S.B. 622), Acts of the
4181	4181	62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971 (Article 6243f-1, Vernon's
4182	4182	Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
4183	4183	Sec. 1. No member of a fire department in any city or town in
4184	4184	this state having a population of not less than 900,000 [700,000]
4185	4185	nor more than 950,000 [750,000] shall be involuntarily retired
4186	4186	prior to reaching the mandatory retirement age set for such cities'
4187	4187	employees unless he is physically unable to perform his duties. In
4188	4188	the event he is physically unable to perform his duties, he shall be
4189	4189	allowed to use all of his accumulated sick leave, before
4190	4190	retirement.
4191	4191	SECTION 291. Section 1(a), Chapter 451 (S.B. 737), Acts of
4192	4192	the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991 (Article 6243n,
4193	4193	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
4194	4194	(a) A retirement system is established by this Act for
4195	4195	employees of each municipality having a population of more than
4196	4196	950,000 [760,000] and less than 1,050,000 [860,000].
4197	4197	SECTION 292. Section 1.01, Chapter 452 (S.B. 738), Acts of
4198	4198	the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991 (Article 6243n-1,
4199	4199	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
4200	4200	Sec. 1.01. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS. This Act applies
4201	4201	only to a municipality having a population of more than 950,000
4202	4202	[750,000] and less than 1,050,000 [850,000].
4203	4203	SECTION 293. Section 1.03, Chapter 824 (S.B. 817), Acts of
4204	4204	the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993 (Article 6243o,
4205	4205	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
4206	4206	Sec. 1.03. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to paid fire and
4207	4207	police departments of a municipality with a population between 1.4
4208	4208	[1.3] million and 1.7 [1.5] million.
4209	4209	SECTION 294. Section 1.03, Chapter 1332 (S.B. 1568), Acts
4210	4210	of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q,
4211	4211	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
4212	4212	Sec. 1.03. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to a paid fire
4213	4213	and police department of a municipality with a population of 1.4
4214	4214	[1.3] million or more but less than 1.7 [1.5] million.
4215	4215	SECTION 295. Section 1, Chapter 809 (H.B. 1687), Acts of the
4216	4216	62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971 (Article 6812b-1, Vernon's
4217	4217	Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
4218	4218	Sec. 1. The Commissioners Court of any county having a
4219	4219	population of not less than 620,000 [425,000] nor more than 700,000
4220	4220	[500,000] may appoint a County Engineer, but the selection shall be
4221	4221	controlled by considerations of skill and ability for the task. The
4222	4222	engineer may be selected at any regular meeting of the
4223	4223	commissioners court, or at any special meeting called for that
4224	4224	purpose. The engineer selected shall be a Registered Professional
4225	4225	Engineer in the State of Texas. The engineer shall hold his office
4226	4226	for a period of two years, his term of office expiring concurrently
4227	4227	with the terms of other county officers, and he may be removed at
4228	4228	the pleasure of the commissioners court. The engineer shall
4229	4229	receive a salary to be fixed by the commissioners court not to
4230	4230	exceed the amount of the salary paid to the highest county official,
4231	4231	to be paid out of the Road and Bridge Fund. The engineer, before
4232	4232	entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take the oath of
4233	4233	office prescribed by law, and shall execute a bond in the sum of
4234	4234	$15,000 with a good and sufficient surety or sureties thereon,
4235	4235	payable to the county judge of the county and successors in office
4236	4236	in trust, for the use and the benefit of the Road and Bridge Fund, of
4237	4237	the county to be approved by the court, conditioned that such
4238	4238	engineer will faithfully and efficiently discharge and perform all
4239	4239	of the duties required of him by law and by the orders of said
4240	4240	commissioners court and shall faithfully and honestly and in due
4241	4241	time account for all of the money, property and materials placed in
4242	4242	his custody.
4243	4243	SECTION 296. (a) This Act is not intended to revive a law
4244	4244	that was impliedly repealed by a law enacted by the 87th Legislature
4245	4245	or a previous legislature.
4246	4246	(b) To the extent that a law enacted by the 88th
4247	4247	Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, conflicts with this Act, the
4248	4248	other law prevails, regardless of the relative dates of enactment
4249	4249	or the relative effective dates.
4250	4250	SECTION 297. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
4251	4251	______________________________ ______________________________
4252	4252	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
4253	4253	I certify that H.B. No. 4559 was passed by the House on April
4254	4254	27, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 1 present, not
4255	4255	voting.
4256	4256	______________________________
4257	4257	Chief Clerk of the House
4258	4258	I certify that H.B. No. 4559 was passed by the Senate on May
4259	4259	17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
4260	4260	______________________________
4261	4261	Secretary of the Senate
4262	4262	APPROVED: _____________________
4263	4263	Date
4264	4264	_____________________
4265	4265	Governor