Tex. Local Government Code § 397A.053

This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 397A.053, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.

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§ 397A.053. HEARING ON CREATION OF COMMISSION.

Official statutory text

(a) Not earlier than the 60th day or later than the 30th day before the date the governing body of each participating governmental entity establishes a regional military sustainability commission, each governing body shall hold two public hearings to consider the creation of the proposed commission. Each governing body must, at least seven days before each public hearing, prominently post notice of the hearing in the administrative offices of the governmental entity and publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation, if any, in the proposed territory.

(b) The notice required by Subsection (a) must:

(1) state the date, time, and place for the public hearing;

(2) identify the boundaries of the proposed territory, including a map of the proposed territory; and

(3) provide a description of the proposed commission's functions.

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