Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 8845.151 · Subchapter D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX; ELECTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The district may annually impose an ad valorem tax on property in the district for use in maintaining district facilities and paying district operating expenses.
(b) The district may not impose a maintenance and operations tax until it is approved by a majority vote of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
(c) The directors shall publish notice of a maintenance and operations tax election at least one time in a newspaper or newspapers that have general circulation in the district. The notice must be published before the 30th day preceding the date of the election.
(d) The directors shall declare the result of a maintenance and operations tax election.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2013.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8845.htm
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