89R8534 MZM-D     By: Hernandez H.B. No. 1517       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to enforcement of municipal ordinances by certain   constables.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 86.021, Local Government Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:          (f)  A constable of a county with a population of more than   four million may enforce an ordinance adopted by the governing body   of a municipality if the municipality and the commissioners court   of the county for which the constable serves have entered into a   written agreement authorizing the constable to enforce the   ordinance.  The constable may only enforce an ordinance under this   subsection within the portion of the municipality located in the   county for which the constable serves.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.