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  89R9003 JBD-D     By: Curry H.B. No. 3835       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the vote required to approve the issuance of general   obligation bonds by a political subdivision.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 1253, Government Code, is amended by   adding Section 1253.004 to read as follows:           Sec.   1253.004.     SUPERMAJORITY VOTE OF VOTERS REQUIRED TO   APPROVE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. Notwithstanding any other law, a   political subdivision may not issue general obligation bonds unless   at least 60 percent of the voters at the election called to   authorize the issuance vote in favor of the issuance.          SECTION 2.  Section 1253.004, Government Code, as added by   this Act, applies only to general obligation bonds authorized to be   issued by the governing body of a political subdivision on or after   the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.