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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH |
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Subtitle B. LEGISLATION |
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Chapter 313. NOTICE FOR LOCAL AND SPECIAL LAWS |
Sec. 313.006. NOTICE FOR LAWS ESTABLISHING MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
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(a) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, a person, other than a member of the legislature, who intends to apply for the passage of a law establishing a special district that incorporates a power from Chapter 375, Local Government Code, must provide notice as provided by this section.
(b) The person shall notify by mail each person who owns real property in the proposed district, according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county in which the real property is owned. The notice, properly addressed with postage paid, must be deposited with the United States Postal Service not later than the 30th day before the date on which the intended law is introduced in the legislature.
(c) The notice is sufficient if it contains a statement of the general purpose and substance of the intended law. Notice of the particular form of the intended law or the terms used in the intended law is not required.
(d) The person is not required to mail notice to a person who owns real property in the proposed district if the property cannot be subject to an assessment by the district.