By: Cortez H.B. No. 4834
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of certain laws pertaining to energy
aggregation by political subdivisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.1058(a), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) An open-enrollment charter school is considered to be:
(1) a local government for purposes of Chapter 791,
Government Code;
(2) a local government for purposes of Chapter 2259,
Government Code, except that an open-enrollment charter school may
not issue public securities as provided by Section 2259.031(b),
Government Code;
(3) a political subdivision for purposes of Chapter
172, Local Government Code;
(4) a local governmental entity for purposes of
Subchapter I, Chapter 271, Local Government Code;
(5) a political subdivision for purposes of Section
180.008, Local Government Code;
(6) a political subdivision for purposes of Section
16.061, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, with respect to any
property purchased, leased, constructed, renovated, or improved
with state funds under Section 12.128 of this code; [and]
(7) a political subdivision for purposes of Section
11.11, Tax Code; and
(8) a political subdivision for purposes of Section
304.001, Local Government Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.