89R10183 AMF-D By: Bonnen H.B. No. 2273 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Section 81.028, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 81.028. DELEGATION OF DUTIES OF [A] COUNTY JUDGE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES [WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION]. SECTION 2. Section 81.028(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) This section applies only [exclusively] to a county judge in a county: (1) with a population of more than 1.5 million; or (2) with a population of at least 350,000 and not more than 370,000 that is adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent to a county with a population of at least 3.3 million. SECTION 3. The heading to Section 81.029, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 81.029. DELEGATION OF DUTIES OF [A] COUNTY JUDGE TO COUNTY COMMISSIONER IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.