Bill Analysis: House Bill 336

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Judge A. Shepard is a Policy Analyst for the Taxpayer Protection Project with Texas Public Policy Foundation, where he focuses on Private Property Rights.

Judge holds a B.S. in Forensic Chemistry from the University of Mississippi and a J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law.

According to Texas Almanac, it is estimated that there are more than 3,000 unincorporated towns within the state of Texas (Texas Almanac, n.d.). An unincorporated town “does not have a local government,” but exist “by tradition,” and “typically do not have elected officials at the town level” (Rampage, 2021). Furthermore, unincorporated areas “are not part of a city,” as “the county has authority for law enforcement and road maintenance. Their local ordinances, rules, and police regulations are usually
codified” (OER Commons, n.d.).

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