Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 351.158 · Subchapter G. JAIL DISTRICT
LEVY OF TAXES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The board may annually levy taxes to pay the bonds authorized under Section 351.149 and issued by the district, but the district may not levy taxes to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this subchapter.
(b) The board may levy taxes for the entire year in which the district is created.
(c) The board shall levy taxes on all property in the district subject to district taxation.
(d) In setting the tax rate, the board shall take into consideration the income of the district from sources other than taxation. On determination of the amount of tax required to be levied, the board shall make the levy and certify it to the tax assessor-collector.
(e) Title 1 of the Tax Code governs the appraisal, assessment, and collection of district taxes.
(f) The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by Title 1 of the Tax Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.351.htm
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