Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 3818.204 · Subchapter E. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project under this chapter with assessments unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.
(b) The petition must be signed by:
(1) the owners of 50 percent of the assessed value of the property in the district subject to assessment based on the most recent certified county tax appraisal roll; or
(2) the owners of 50 percent or more of the surface area of the district subject to assessment, excluding roads, streets, highways, and utility rights-of-way, based on the most recent certified county tax appraisal roll.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (S.B. 2552), Sec. 8, eff. June 19, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.3818.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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