Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 56: Difference between revisions

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This section has been amended once. The 2001 modification was part of a "constitutional cleanup amendment." It made stylistic changes and transferred the substance of Sections [[Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 22|22]] and [[Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 43|43]] of Article XVI.
This section has been amended once. The 2001 modification was part of a "constitutional cleanup amendment." It made stylistic changes and transferred the substance of Sections [[Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 22|22]] and [[Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 43|43]] of Article XVI.


The primary types of local laws and special laws authorized by other parts of the constitution are laws: (1) creating or affecting a conservation and reclamation district (Article XVI, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 59|59]]); (2) creating or affecting a hospital district (Article XI, Sections [[Texas Constitution:Article XI, Section 4|4]] through [[Texas Constitution:Article XI, Section 11|11]]; (3) relating to the preservation of game and fish (Section 56(b)(1), Article III); (4) dealing with the courts system (Sections 1, 7, 8, and 21, Article V); (5) creating or affecting a road utility district or various water-related districts and similar special-purpose districts (Section 52, Article III); (6) granting aid or a release from the payment of taxes in cases of public calamity (Section 51, Article III; Section 10, Article VIII); (7) creating or relating to the operation of airport authorities (Section 12, Article IX); (8) providing for the consolidation of governmental offices and functions of political subdivisions comprising or located in a county (Section 64, Article III); (9) relating to fence laws (Section 56(b)(2), Article III); (10) relating to stock laws (Section 23, Article XVI); or (11) providing for local road maintenance (Section 9(e), Article VIII). Cf. Section 23 of Article XVI (" ... .")
The primary types of local laws and special laws authorized by other parts of the constitution are laws: (1) creating or affecting a conservation and reclamation district (Article XVI, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 59|59]]); (2) creating or affecting a hospital district (Article IX, Sections [[Texas Constitution:Article IX, Section 4|4]] through [[Texas Constitution:Article IX, Section 11|11]]; (3) dealing with the courts system (Article V, Sections [[Texas Constitution:Article V, Section 1|1]], [[Texas Constitution:Article V, Section 7|7]], [[Texas Constitution:Article V, Section 8|8]], and [[Texas Constitution:Article V, Section 21|21]]); (4) creating or affecting a road utility district or various water-related districts and similar special-purpose districts (Article III, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 52|52]]; (5) granting aid or a release from the payment of taxes in cases of public calamity (Article III, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 51|51]]; Article VIII, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 10|10]]); (6) creating or relating to the operation of airport authorities (Article IX, Sections [[Texas Constitution:Article IX, Section 12|12]]; (7) providing for the consolidation of governmental offices and functions of political subdivisions comprising or located in a county (Article III, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 64|64]]; (8) relating to stock laws ([[Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 23|23]]; and (9) providing for local road maintenance (Section 9(e), Article VIII).
 


Art. V, Secs. 7 and 22; Art. VIII, Sec. 9; and Art. XVI, Secs. 22 and 23 Art. III, Sec. 51 Art. VIII, Sec. 10   
Art. V, Secs. 7 and 22; Art. VIII, Sec. 9; and Art. XVI, Secs. 22 and 23 Art. III, Sec. 51 Art. VIII, Sec. 10