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TX Elec COde § 85.0091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter A. Time and Place for Voting; Election Officers|Section 85.0091. Early Voting Election Officers for Primary Elections

Sec. 85.0091.  EARLY VOTING ELECTION OFFICERS FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS.  (a)  The early voting clerk shall select election officers for a primary election for the main early voting polling place and any branch polling place in a manner consistent with Section 85.009, except that the early voting clerk shall prescribe the deadline by which county chairs must submit names of persons eligible to serve as election officers during early voting.(b)  This section does not apply to a joint primary governed by Section 172.126.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Elec COde § 85.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter A. Time and Place for Voting; Election Officers|Section 85.010. Early Voting Polling Place for Certain Elections Held by Political Subdivisions

Sec. 85.010.  EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACE FOR CERTAIN ELECTIONS HELD BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  (a)  This section applies to an election held by a political subdivision, other than a county, on the November uniform election date in which the political subdivision:(1)  is not holding a joint election with a county in accordance with Chapter 271; and(2)  has not executed a contract with a county elections officer under which the political subdivision and the county share early voting polling places for the election.(a-1)  In this section, "eligible county polling place" means an early voting polling place established by a county.(b)  A political subdivision that holds an election described by Subsection (a):(1)  shall designate as an early voting polling place for the election an eligible county polling place located in the political subdivision; and(2)  may not designate as an early voting polling place a location other than an eligible county polling place unless each eligible county polling place located in the political subdivision is designated as an early voting polling place by the political subdivision.(c)  A shared polling place established under Subsection (b) that is designated as a main early voting polling place by any political subdivision must be open for voting for all political subdivisions the polling place serves for at least the days and hours required of a main early voting polling place under Section 85.002 for the political subdivision making the designation.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 636 (H.B. 506), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 1048), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 3.11, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 85.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter B. Polling Place Procedure|Section 85.031. Accepting Voter

Sec. 85.031.  ACCEPTING VOTER.  (a)  For each person entitled to vote an early voting ballot by personal appearance, the early voting clerk shall follow the procedure for accepting a regular voter on election day, with the modifications necessary for the conduct of early voting.(b)  On accepting a voter, the clerk shall indicate beside the voter's name on the list of registered voters that the voter is accepted to vote by personal appearance unless the form of the list makes it impracticable to do so, and the clerk shall enter the voter's name on the poll list.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.09;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1381, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Elec COde § 85.0311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter B. Polling Place Procedure|Section 85.0311. Early Voting Clerk to Sign Ballots

Sec. 85.0311.  EARLY VOTING CLERK TO SIGN BALLOTS.  (a)  The early voting clerk's initials shall be placed on the back of each ballot to be used at the polling place.(b)  The early voting clerk shall enter the initials on each ballot or a deputy early voting clerk shall stamp a facsimile of the initials on each ballot.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1381, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 85.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter B. Polling Place Procedure|Section 85.032. Security of Early Voting Ballot Box

Sec. 85.032.  SECURITY OF EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOX.  (a)  The procedure for rotating two ballot boxes applicable to a precinct polling place does not apply to an early voting polling place.  Once locked for use in an election, the early voting ballot box may not be unlocked except as provided by this subtitle.(b)  The ballot box in which voters deposit their marked early voting ballots must have two locks, each with a different key, and must be designed and constructed so that the box can be sealed to detect any unauthorized opening of the box and that the ballot slot can be sealed to prevent any unauthorized deposit in the box.  The seals for the boxes must be serially numbered for each election.  The procedures prescribed by Sections 127.064, 127.065, 127.066, and 127.068 governing the use of sealed ballot boxes in electronic voting system elections apply to the use of sealed ballot boxes under this title to the extent those procedures can be made applicable.  The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement the use of sealed ballot boxes in early voting.(c)  During the period for early voting by personal appearance, the early voting clerk shall keep the key to one of the locks to the early voting ballot box, and the custodian of keys to ballot boxes for preserving voted ballots after the election shall keep the key to the second lock.(d)  Each custodian shall retain possession of the key entrusted to the custodian until it is delivered to the presiding judge of the central counting station.(e)  A sealed case may be used for transferring voted early voting ballots in accordance with procedures approved by the secretary of state.(f)  The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures providing for the security of the voted early voting ballots from the last day of voting by personal appearance at a polling place until the day the ballots are counted. |Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.09;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 74, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1381, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 85.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter B. Polling Place Procedure|Section 85.033. Security of Voting Machine

Sec. 85.033.  SECURITY OF VOTING MACHINE.  At the close of early voting each day, the early voting clerk shall secure each voting machine used for early voting in the manner prescribed by the secretary of state so that its unauthorized operation is prevented.  The clerk shall unsecure the machine before the beginning of early voting the following day.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.09;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 85.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter B. Polling Place Procedure|Section 85.034. Voter Unable to Enter Polling Place

Sec. 85.034.  VOTER UNABLE TO ENTER POLLING PLACE.   Early voting by personal appearance by a voter who is voting outside the early voting polling place shall be conducted pursuant to Section 64.009.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.09;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 2.01, eff. January 1, 2006.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1178 (S.B. 910), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 85.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter B. Polling Place Procedure|Section 85.035. Assisting Voter

Sec. 85.035.  ASSISTING VOTER.  A person voting an early voting ballot by personal appearance who is assisted in preparing the ballot by election officers under Subchapter B, Chapter 64, may be assisted by a single officer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.09;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 85.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter B. Polling Place Procedure|Section 85.036. Electioneering

Sec. 85.036.  ELECTIONEERING.  (a)  During the time an early voting polling place is open for the conduct of early voting, a person may not electioneer for or against any candidate, measure, or political party in or within 100 feet of an outside door through which a voter may enter the building or structure in which the early voting polling place is located.(b)  The entity that owns or controls a public building being used as an early voting polling place may not, at any time during the early voting period, prohibit electioneering on the building's premises outside of the area described in Subsection (a), but may enact reasonable regulations concerning the time, place, and manner of electioneering.(c)  During the early voting period, the early voting clerk shall keep continuously posted:(1)  at the entrance to the room or area, as applicable, in which the early voting polling place is located, a sign on which is printed in large letters "Early Voting Polling Place";  and(2)  at the outer limits of the area within which electioneering is prohibited, a sign on which is printed in large letters "Distance Marker.  No electioneering between this point and the entrance to the early voting polling place."(d)  A person commits an offense if the person electioneers in violation of Subsection (a).(e)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(f)  In this section:(1)  "Early voting period" means the period prescribed by Section 85.001.(2)  "Electioneering" includes the posting, use, or distribution of political signs or literature.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.09;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 498, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 639, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 235 (H.B. 259), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 235 (H.B. 259), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 85.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter B. Polling Place Procedure|Section 85.037. Bystanders Excluded; Unlawful Presence of Candidate

Sec. 85.037.  BYSTANDERS EXCLUDED;  UNLAWFUL PRESENCE OF CANDIDATE.  Section 61.001 applies to an early voting polling place except that the period for which the conduct is proscribed is during the time the polling place is open for the conduct of early voting.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1350, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 85.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter C. Branch Early Voting Polling Place|Section 85.061. Permanent Branch Polling Place

Sec. 85.061.  PERMANENT BRANCH POLLING PLACE.  (a)  In a countywide election in which the county clerk is the early voting clerk under Section 83.002, an early voting polling place shall be located inside each branch office that is regularly maintained for conducting general clerical functions of the county clerk, except as provided by Subsection (b).  If a suitable room is unavailable inside the branch office, the polling place may be located in another room inside the same building as the branch office.(b)  In an election in which a temporary branch polling place is established under Section 85.062(a)(1) or (d), the commissioners court may provide by resolution, order, or other official action that any one or more of the county clerk's regularly maintained branch clerical offices are not to be branch early voting polling places in the election.(c)  In this subchapter, "permanent branch polling place" means an early voting polling place established under this section.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.10;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 3.12, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 85.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter C. Branch Early Voting Polling Place|Section 85.063. Days and Hours for Voting: Permanent Branch

Sec. 85.063.  DAYS AND HOURS FOR VOTING:  PERMANENT BRANCH.  Early voting by personal appearance at each permanent branch polling place shall be conducted on the same days and during the same hours as voting is conducted at the main early voting polling place.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.11;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 85.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter C. Branch Early Voting Polling Place|Section 85.064. Days and Hours for Voting: Temporary Branch in Populous County

Sec. 85.064.  DAYS AND HOURS FOR VOTING: TEMPORARY BRANCH IN POPULOUS COUNTY.(a)  This section applies only to an election in which the territory served by the early voting clerk is situated in a county with a population of 100,000 or more. In an election in which the territory served by the clerk is situated in more than one county, this section applies if the sum of the populations of the counties is 100,000 or more.(b)   Early voting by personal appearance at each temporary branch polling place shall be conducted on the days that voting is required to be conducted at the main early voting polling place under Section 85.005 and remain open for at least:(1)  eight hours each day; or(2)  three hours each day if the city or county clerk does not serve as the early voting clerk for the territory holding the election and the territory has fewer than 1,000 registered voters. (c)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 7(2), eff. September 1, 2019.(d)  The authority authorized under Section 85.006 to order early voting on a Saturday or Sunday may also order, in the manner prescribed by that section, early voting to be conducted on a Saturday or Sunday at any one or more of the temporary branch polling places.  In addition, the early voting clerk of a county covered by Section 85.006(e) shall order such voting in accordance with that subsection at each temporary branch polling place established under Section 85.062(d).|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1142, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.13;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 7(2), eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 54, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 55, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 85.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter C. Branch Early Voting Polling Place|Section 85.065. Days and Hours for Voting: Temporary Branch in Less Populous County

Sec. 85.065.  DAYS AND HOURS FOR VOTING:  TEMPORARY BRANCH IN LESS POPULOUS COUNTY.  (a)  This section applies only to an election in which the territory served by the early voting clerk is situated in a county with a population under 100,000. In an election in which the territory served by the clerk is situated in more than one county, this section applies if the sum of the populations of the counties is under 100,000.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), voting at a temporary branch polling place may be conducted on any days and during any hours of the period for early voting by personal appearance, as determined by the authority establishing the branch.  The authority authorized under Section 85.006 to order early voting on a Saturday or Sunday may also order, in the manner prescribed by that section, early voting to be conducted on a Saturday or Sunday at any one or more of the temporary branch polling places.(c)  Voting at a temporary branch polling place must be conducted on at least two consecutive business days and for at least eight consecutive hours on each of those days.(d)  The schedules for conducting voting are not required to be uniform among the temporary branch polling places.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 56, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 85.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter C. Branch Early Voting Polling Place|Section 85.066. Voters Served by Branch Polling Place

Sec. 85.066.  VOTERS SERVED BY BRANCH POLLING PLACE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), any voter who is entitled to vote an early voting ballot by personal appearance may do so at any branch polling place in the territory served by the early voting clerk.(b)  For a countywide election in a county with a population of more than 2.5 million and a primary election in a county with a population of more than 1 million in which temporary branch polling places are established under Section 85.062(d)(1), the commissioners court may limit voting at a temporary branch polling place to the voters of particular state representative districts.  To the extent practicable, the state representative districts shall be grouped so that the temporary branch polling places in each group serve substantially equal numbers of voters.  A maximum of four groups of state representative districts may be established under this subsection.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.15;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 85.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter C. Branch Early Voting Polling Place|Section 85.067. Public Notice of Branch Voting Schedule

Sec. 85.067.  PUBLIC NOTICE OF BRANCH VOTING SCHEDULE.  (a)  The early voting clerk shall post for each election a schedule stating:(1)  the location of each permanent and temporary branch polling place at which voting will be conducted and the election precincts served by each branch polling place;  and(2)  except as provided by Subsection (b), the dates and hours that temporary branch voting will be conducted.(b)  The schedule is not required to include dates and hours for which public notice is posted under Section 85.068.(c)  The schedule shall be posted continuously for a period beginning not later than the fifth day before the first day of the period for early voting by personal appearance and ending on the last day of that period. The schedule may be amended after the beginning of early voting by personal appearance to include notice of additional temporary branch polling place locations, dates, and hours, but any amendment must be made not later than the fifth day before the date the voting is scheduled to begin at the additional temporary branch.(d)  The schedule shall be posted on:(1)  the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the governing body of the political subdivision served by the authority ordering the election or, if the early voting clerk is the county clerk of a county that does not maintain an Internet website or city secretary, meetings of the commissioners court or city governing body, as applicable; or(2)  the county's Internet website if the early voting clerk is the county clerk of a county that maintains an Internet website.(e)  The early voting clerk shall make copies of the schedule available to the public in reasonable quantities without charge during the posting period.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 7(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.16; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 933), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 85.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter C. Branch Early Voting Polling Place|Section 85.068. Public Notice of Additional Voting Time Ordered by Clerk

Sec. 85.068.  PUBLIC NOTICE OF ADDITIONAL VOTING TIME ORDERED BY CLERK.  (a)  The early voting clerk shall post notice for each election stating any dates and the hours that voting on Saturday or Sunday will be conducted under Section 85.064(d) or 85.065(b), if the early voting clerk is a county clerk or city secretary under Section 83.002 or 83.005.(b)  The notice is not required to include the dates and hours that appear in the branch office voting schedule posted under Section 85.067.(c)  The notice shall be posted as provided by Section 85.007(c).|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1142, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.17;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 57, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 85.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter C. Branch Early Voting Polling Place|Section 85.070. Delivery of Applications to Main Polling Place

Sec. 85.070.  DELIVERY OF APPLICATIONS TO MAIN POLLING PLACE.  Each early voting ballot application submitted at a branch polling place shall be delivered by an election officer to the main polling place not later than 1 p.m. on the day after the date the application is submitted.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.11;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|