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  89R1071 SCL-D     By: Dorazio H.B. No. 1053       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the text of municipal ballot propositions on the   issuance of bonds.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 1331, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 1331.003 to read as follows:           Sec.   1331.003.     BONDS THAT INCREASE TAXES. A ballot   proposition to approve bonds issued by a municipality that would   add or increase taxes must include the following statement: "THIS   IS A TAX INCREASE."          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.