88R23927 MZM-D     By: Canales H.B. No. 3444       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the classification of transportation districts by the   Texas Transportation Commission.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 201.105, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:          (h)  The commission by rule shall prescribe criteria for the   classification of each district as metropolitan, urban, or rural.     The rules must classify a district with a population of more than   one million as metropolitan.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas Transportation Commission shall adopt the   rules required by Section 201.105(h), Transportation Code, as added   by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.