HB5437 - Relating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1.

      H.B. No. 5437         AN ACT   relating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of   the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  (a)  The creation of the Austin County Municipal   Utility District No. 1 and all acts and proceedings related to the   creation of the district, effective as of the date on which the   creation or related acts or proceedings occurred, are validated and   confirmed in all respects, including:                (1)  any act or proceeding of the temporary directors   of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1 appointed by   or under Section 7913A.0202, Special District Local Laws Code,   taken not more than five years before the effective date of this   Act, including an order calling for an election to confirm and   establish the district, to elect permanent directors, and to   approve the issuance of bonds and the imposition of ad valorem   taxes;                (2)  all orders canvassing and declaring results of the   district election held on November 2, 2021, including confirming   the creation and establishment of the district, electing five   permanent directors, and approving the issuance of water, sewage,   drainage, and road bonds and the imposition of ad valorem taxes; and                (3)  each proposition passed at the district election   held on November 2, 2021.          (b)  This section does not apply to:                (1)  an act, proceeding, director, other official,   bond, or other obligation the validity of which or of whom is the   subject of litigation that is pending on the effective date of this   Act; or                (2)  an act or proceeding that has been held invalid by   a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.          SECTION 2.  (a)  The legal notice of the intention to   introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this   Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a   copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,   officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished   under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,   Government Code.          (b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has   submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on   Environmental Quality.          (c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed   its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the   lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of   representatives within the required time.          (d)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this   state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect   to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled   and accomplished.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 5437 was passed by the House on May 7,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 104, Nays 44, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 5437 was passed by the Senate on May   28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 27, Nays 4.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor