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  89R4822 MEW-D     By: Cain H.B. No. 1961       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards   of county school trustees, and offices of county school   superintendent.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  (a) Each county board of education, board of   county school trustees, and office of county school superintendent   in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more is abolished   effective September 1, 2025.          (b)  All assets, liabilities, and contracts of a board   abolished by this Act are transferred to the commissioners court of   the county in trust for the component school districts in the   county. The commissioners court shall, not later than September 1,   2026, distribute the assets remaining after discharge of the   board's liabilities to the component school districts in the county   in proportionate shares equal to the proportion that the membership   in each district bears to total membership in the county as of May   1, 2025. The commissioners court may liquidate board assets as   necessary to discharge board liabilities and facilitate the   distribution of assets. A person authorized by the board shall   execute any documents necessary to complete the transfer of assets,   liabilities, or contracts.          (c)  The component school districts of a board abolished by   this Act shall collect and use any delinquent taxes imposed by the   board in the manner provided by rule of the commissioner of   education.          SECTION 2.  Section 52.092(e), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (e)  County offices shall be listed in the following order:                (1)  county judge;                (2)  judge, county court at law;                (3)  judge, county criminal court;                (4)  judge, county probate court;                (5)  county attorney;                (6)  district clerk;                (7)  district and county clerk;                (8)  county clerk;                (9)  sheriff;                (10)  sheriff and tax assessor-collector;                (11)  county tax assessor-collector;                (12)  county treasurer;                (13)  [ county school trustee (county with population of   3.3 million or more);                [ (14) ]  county surveyor.          SECTION 3.  Chapter 595 (H.B. 689), Acts of the 59th   Legislature, Regular Session, 1965 (Article 2676c, Vernon's Texas   Civil Statutes), is repealed.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.