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      By: Zwiener H.B. No. 5558       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the board of directors of certain public utility   agencies.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 572.057, Local Government Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (f) to   read as follows:          (b)   Except as provided by Subsection (f), each [ Each ]   director must be appointed by place by the governing bodies of the   participating public entities. Each participating public entity is   entitled to appoint at least one director.           (f)     In addition to the directors provided for in Subsection   (b), for a public utility agency that is located both in the county   that contains the Capitol, and in a county that is adjacent to the   county that contains the Capitol, one director will be elected by   the qualified voters of the respective county, for each county   under this Subsection. For the purposes of this Subsection, “   qualified voter” means a registered voter of the county underlying   the public utility agency’s service area who resides within the   service area.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2027.