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      By: Hall S.B. No. 1992               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the display of "In God We Trust" on municipal and county   buildings.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 305, Local Government Code, is amended   by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER C. DISPLAYS ON MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY BUILDINGS           Sec.   305.031.     DISPLAY OF "IN GOD WE TRUST." The governing   body of a municipality and the commissioners court of a county shall   display "In God We Trust" in a conspicuous place on each building   owned, leased, or used by the municipality or county if the signage   bearing "In God We Trust" is donated to the municipality or county.   A donor must also pay the cost of any necessary installation fees   for the display. The phrase must be displayed on the outside of a   building.          SECTION 2.  The governing body of each municipality and the   commissioners court of each county shall comply with Section   305.031, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, as soon as   practicable after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  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.