Section 2058.001 - Governmental Recognition of and Action on Federal Census(a) A governmental entity may not recognize or act on a report or publication, in any form, of a federal decennial census, in whole or in part, before September 1 of the year after the calendar year during which the census was taken.(b) A governmental entity shall recognize and act on a published report or count relating to a federal decennial census and released by the director of the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce on the later of:(1) September 1 of the year after the calendar year during which the census was taken; or(2) the first day of the first calendar month occurring after the 150th day after the date of the publication of the report or count.(c) In this section, "governmental entity" means the state or an agency or political subdivision of the state.Tex. Gov't. Code § 2058.001
Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 682,Sec. 1, eff. 6/15/2021.Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.