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  89R16231 MLH-F     By: Morgan H.B. No. 5018       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring the election of the governing body of a taxing   entity.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended   by adding Section 180.011 to read as follows:           Sec.   180.011.     GOVERNING BODY OF TAXING AUTHORITY MUST BE   ELECTED. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of   any governmental entity, including a political subdivision, with   the authority to impose a tax must be elected.           (b)     Subsection (a) does not apply to a member of a governing   body appointed by the governor.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.