Tex. Agric. Code § 301.163 · Subchapter D. ELECTION FOR APPROVAL OF PERMIT THAT INCLUDES AUTHORIZATION FOR HAIL SUPPRESSION
ISSUANCE OR DENIAL OF PERMIT FOLLOWING ELECTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a majority of the qualified voters voting in the election precincts any part of which are located in the target area vote against issuance of the permit, a permit may not be issued.
(b) If a majority of the qualified voters voting in the election precincts any part of which are located within the target area vote in favor of issuance of the permit, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may issue the permit as provided in this subchapter, except that if a majority of the qualified voters voting in any of the following areas vote against issuance of the permit, that area is excluded from the coverage of the permit:
(1) an election precinct any part of which is located in the operational area; or
(2) an election precinct located wholly within the target area and contiguous with its outer boundary.
(c) If the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation finds that a weather modification and control operation is still feasible, a permit may be issued covering areas in which no election is requested or areas in which the voters give their approval as provided by this subchapter.
(d) If a permit is denied under Subsection (a), an application for a permit covering all or part of the same target area or operational area that was denied may not be considered, and for a period of two years following the date of the election, a permit under that application may not be issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and an election may not be held under this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.301.htm
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