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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on House Bill 4305 (the use of municipal |
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hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities, the |
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entitlement of certain municipalities to certain tax revenue |
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related to certain hotel and other projects, and the rate and |
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applicability of and use of revenue from the hotel occupancy tax in |
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certain counties; authorizing the imposition of a tax; changing the |
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maximum rate of a tax) to consider and take action on the following |
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matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house |
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or senate version of the bill in proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, by |
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amending Section 351.152, Tax Code, to read as follows: |
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Sec. 351.152. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only |
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to: |
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(1) a municipality described by Section |
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351.001(7)(B); |
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(2) a municipality described by Section |
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351.001(7)(D); |
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(3) a municipality described by Section |
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351.001(7)(E); |
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(4) a municipality described by Section |
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351.102(e)(3); |
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(5) a municipality that contains more than 75 percent |
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of the population of a county with a population of 1.5 million or |
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more; |
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(6) a municipality with a population of 150,000 or |
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more but less than 200,000 that is partially located in at least one |
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county with a population of 125,000 or more; |
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(7) a municipality with a population of 150,000 or |
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more but less than one million that is located in one county with a |
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population of 2.3 million or more; |
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(8) a municipality with a population of 180,000 or |
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more that: |
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(A) is located in two counties, each with a |
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population of 100,000 or more; and |
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(B) contains an American Quarter Horse Hall of |
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Fame and Museum; |
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(9) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or more |
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that is located in a county that borders Lake Palestine; |
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(10) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or |
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more that is located in a county that contains the headwaters of the |
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San Gabriel River; |
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(11) a municipality with a population of 99,900 or |
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more but less than 111,000 that is located in a county with a |
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population of 135,000 or more; |
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(12) a municipality with a population of 110,000 or |
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more but less than 135,000 at least part of which is located in a |
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county with a population of less than 135,000; |
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(13) a municipality with a population of 9,000 or more |
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but less than 10,000 that is located in two counties, each of which |
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has a population of 662,000 or more and a southern border with a |
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county with a population of 2.3 million or more; |
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(14) a municipality with a population of 200,000 or |
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more but less than 300,000 that contains a component institution of |
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the Texas Tech University System; |
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(15) a municipality with a population of 95,000 or |
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more that: |
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(A) is located in more than one county; and |
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(B) borders Lake Lewisville; |
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(16) a municipality with a population of 45,000 or |
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more that: |
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(A) contains a portion of Cedar Hill State Park; |
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(B) is located in two counties, one of which has a |
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population of two million or more and one of which has a population |
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of 149,000 or more; and |
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(C) has adopted a capital improvement plan for |
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the construction or expansion of a convention center facility; |
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(17) a municipality with a population of less than |
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6,000 that: |
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(A) is almost wholly located in a county with a |
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population of 600,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a |
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population of two million or more; |
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(B) is partially located in a county with a |
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population of 1.8 million or more that is adjacent to a county with |
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a population of two million or more; |
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(C) has a visitor center and museum located in a |
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19th-century rock building in the municipality's downtown; and |
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(D) has a waterpark open to the public; |
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(18) a municipality with a population of 56,000 or |
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more that: |
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(A) borders Lake Ray Hubbard; and |
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(B) is located in two counties, one of which has a |
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population of less than 80,000; |
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(19) a municipality with a population of 83,000 or |
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more that: |
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(A) borders Clear Lake; and |
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(B) is primarily located in a county with a |
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population of less than 300,000; |
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(20) a municipality with a population of less than |
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2,000 that: |
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(A) is located adjacent to a bay connected to the |
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Gulf of Mexico; |
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(B) is located in a county with a population of |
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290,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of |
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four million or more; and |
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(C) has a boardwalk on the bay; |
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(21) a municipality with a population of 75,000 or |
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more that: |
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(A) is located wholly in one county with a |
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population of 575,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a |
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population of four million or more; and |
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(B) has adopted a capital improvement plan for |
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the construction or expansion of a convention center facility; |
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(22) a municipality with a population of less than |
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75,000 that is located in three counties, at least one of which has |
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a population of four million or more; |
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(23) an eligible coastal municipality with a |
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population of 3,000 or more but less than 5,000; |
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(24) a municipality with a population of 90,000 or |
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more but less than 150,000 that: |
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(A) is located in three counties; and |
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(B) contains a branch campus of a component |
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institution of the University of Houston System; |
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(25) a municipality that is: |
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(A) primarily located in a county with a |
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population of four million or more; and |
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(B) connected by a bridge to a municipality |
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described by Subdivision (20); |
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(26) a municipality with a population of 20,000 or |
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more but less than 25,000 that: |
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(A) contains a portion of Mustang Bayou; and |
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(B) is wholly located in a county with a |
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population of less than 500,000; |
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(27) a municipality with a population of 70,000 or |
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more but less than 90,000 that is located in two counties, one of |
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which has a population of four million or more and the other of |
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which has a population of less than 50,000; |
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(28) a municipality with a population of 10,000 or |
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more that: |
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(A) is wholly located in a county with a |
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population of four million or more; and |
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(B) has a city hall located less than three miles |
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from a space center operated by an agency of the federal government; |
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(29) a municipality that is the county seat of a |
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county: |
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(A) through which the Pedernales River flows; and |
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(B) in which the birthplace of a president of the |
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United States is located; |
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(30) a municipality that contains a portion of U.S. |
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Highway 79 and State Highway 130; |
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(31) a municipality with a population of 48,000 or |
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more but less than 95,000 that is located in two counties, one of |
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which has a population of 900,000 or more but less than 1.7 million; |
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(32) a municipality with a population of less than |
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25,000 that contains a museum of Western American art; |
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(33) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or |
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more that is the county seat of a county that contains a portion of |
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the Sam Houston National Forest; |
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(34) a municipality with a population of less than |
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25,000 that: |
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(A) contains a cultural heritage museum; and |
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(B) is located in a county that borders the |
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United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico; |
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(35) a municipality that is the county seat of a county |
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that: |
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(A) has a population of 115,000 or more; |
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(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of |
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1.8 million or more; and |
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(C) hosts an annual peach festival; |
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(36) a municipality that is the county seat of a county |
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that: |
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(A) has a population of 585,000 or more; and |
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(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of |
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four million or more; |
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(37) a municipality with a population of less than |
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10,000 that: |
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(A) contains a component university of The Texas |
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A&M University System; and |
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(B) is located in a county adjacent to a county |
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that borders Oklahoma; |
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(38) a municipality with a population of less than |
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6,100 that: |
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(A) is located in two counties, each of which has |
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a population of 600,000 or more but less than two million; and |
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(B) hosts an annual Cajun Festival; |
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(39) a municipality with a population of 13,000 or |
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more that: |
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(A) is located on an international border; and |
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(B) is located in a county: |
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(i) with a population of less than 400,000; |
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and |
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(ii) in which at least one World Birding |
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Center site is located; |
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(40) a municipality with a population of 4,000 or more |
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that: |
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(A) is located on an international border; and |
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(B) is located not more than five miles from a |
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state historic site that serves as a visitor center for a state park |
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that contains 300,000 or more acres of land; |
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(41) a municipality with a population of 36,000 or |
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more that is adjacent to at least two municipalities described by |
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Subdivision (15); [and] |
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(42) a municipality with a population of 28,000 or |
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more in which is located a historic railroad depot and heritage |
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center; and |
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(43) a municipality that is the county seat of a county |
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that borders the Gulf of Mexico and the United Mexican States. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to expand the |
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applicability of Subchapter C, Chapter 351, Tax Code, relating to |
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municipal hotel and convention center projects, to a municipality |
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that is the county seat of a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico |
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and the United Mexican States. |