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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the procedure by which certain special districts are |
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required to provide notice of certain matters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 49.063, Water Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), notice [Notice] |
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of meetings of the board shall be given as set forth in the open |
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meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code. |
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(a-1) If[, except that if] a district does not have a |
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meeting place within the district, the district shall post notice |
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of its meeting: |
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(1) on the district's Internet website; or |
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(2) if the district does not maintain an Internet |
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website, at a public place within the district specified by the |
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board in a written resolution[, rather than at its administrative |
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office]. |
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(a-2) A [The board shall specify such] public place |
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specified by the board for the posting of notice under Subsection |
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(a-1)(2) must [to] be a bulletin board or other place within the |
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district which is reasonably available to the public. |
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SECTION 2. Section 49.113, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 49.113. NOTICE FOR FILING FOR PLACE ON BALLOT. (a) A |
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notice required by Section 141.040, Election Code, must be posted: |
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(1) at the district's administrative office in the |
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district; or |
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(2) if the district does not have an administrative |
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office in the district, in the manner required by Section |
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49.063(a-1) of this code for a notice subject to Section 49.063. |
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(b) The notice must be posted [at the public place |
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established by the district under Section 49.063 of this chapter] |
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not later than the 30th day before the deadline for a candidate to |
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file an application for a place on the ballot of a district |
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directors' election. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |