TITLE: Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.

SUMMARY: Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 41.0052, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows: (a-3) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a municipality on the Texas-Mexico border with a population of more than 85,000 that hosts the annual Texas Citrus Fiesta and holds its general election for officers on a date other than the November uniform election date may change the date on which it holds its general election for officers to the November uniform election date. A municipality described by this subsection that changes the date of its election under this subsection may not change the date on which it holds its general election for officers to a date other than the November uniform election date. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.