Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 3861.202 · Subchapter E. DIVISION OF DISTRICT INTO MULTIPLE DISTRICTS
ELECTION FOR DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) After the board has complied with Section 3861.201, the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be divided as proposed.
(b) The board shall give notice of the election not later than the 35th day before the date of the election. The notice must state:
(1) the date and location of the election; and
(2) the proposition to be voted on.
(c) If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the division:
(1) the district is divided; and
(2) not later than the 30th day after the date of the election, the district shall provide written notice of the division to:
(A) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and
(B) the city.
(d) If a majority of the votes cast are not in favor of the division, the district is not divided.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.3861.htm
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