Bill Text: TX HB3126 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to county community and economic development programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-29 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB3126 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3126-Introduced.html
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| By: Herrero | H.B. No. 3126 | |
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| relating to county community and economic development programs. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 381.004(b), Local Government Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| (b) To stimulate business and commercial activity in a | ||
| county, including in the incorporated areas of the county, the | ||
| commissioners court of the county may develop and administer a | ||
| program: | ||
| (1) for state or local economic development; | ||
| (2) for small or disadvantaged business development; | ||
| (3) to stimulate, encourage, and develop business | ||
| location and commercial activity in the county; | ||
| (4) to promote or advertise the county and its | ||
| vicinity or conduct a solicitation program to attract conventions, | ||
| visitors, and businesses; | ||
| (5) to improve the extent to which women and minority | ||
| businesses are awarded county contracts; | ||
| (6) to support comprehensive literacy programs for the | ||
| benefit of county residents; or | ||
| (7) for the encouragement, promotion, improvement, | ||
| and application of the arts. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
