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Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties, the official text

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H.B. No. 2273

AN ACT

relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in

certain counties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 81.028, Local Government

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 81.028. DELEGATION OF DUTIES OF [A] COUNTY JUDGE IN

CERTAIN COUNTIES [WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION].

SECTION 2. Section 81.028(a), Local Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) This section applies only [exclusively] to a county

judge in a county:

(1) with a population of more than 1.5 million; or

(2) with a population of at least 350,000 and not more

than 370,000 that is adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent to

a county with a population of at least 3.3 million.

SECTION 3. The heading to Section 81.029, Local Government

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 81.029. DELEGATION OF DUTIES OF [A] COUNTY JUDGE TO

COUNTY COMMISSIONER IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________
______________________________

President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2273 was passed by the House on May

14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2273 was passed by the Senate on May

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor
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