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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