Texas § 1471.081 ELECTION AUTHORIZED.

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§ 1471.081 — ELECTION AUTHORIZED.

Texas § 1471.081

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 1471.081 (2026).

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Sec. 1471.081. ELECTION AUTHORIZED.

(a)On receipt of a petition signed by 250 registered voters residing anywhere in the county, the commissioners court shall order an election in the county to determine whether bonds of the county shall be issued to fully compensate a commissioners or justice precinct or a road district for bonds authorized to be issued under a general or special law adopted under Section 52 , Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b)At the election, the ballot proposition must include:

(1)the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued; and

(2)the question as to whether a tax shall be imposed on the taxable property in the county to pay the interest on the bonds and to provide a sinking fund for the redemption of the bonds.

(c)If the bonds of the precinct or district ha

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Sec. 1471.081. ELECTION AUTHORIZED. (a) On receipt of a petition signed by 250 registered voters residing anywhere in the county, the commissioners court shall order an election in the county to determine whether bonds of the county shall be issued to fully compensate a commissioners or justice precinct or a road district for bonds authorized to be issued under a general or special law adopted under Section 52 , Article III, Texas Constitution.
(b) At the election, the ballot proposition must include:
(1) the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued; and
(2) the question as to whether a tax shall be imposed on the taxable property in the county to pay the interest on the bonds and to provide a sinking fund for the redemption of the bonds.
(c) If the bonds of the precinct or district have been authorized but not issued and sold or if the bonds have been sold but the proceeds have not been spent, the ballot proposition must state: "The issuance of county bonds for the construction of district roads and the further construction, maintenance, and operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes, or in aid of these purposes, throughout the county."
(d) If the bonds of the precinct or district have been issued and the proceeds have been applied to the construction of roads in the precinct or district, the ballot proposition must state: "The issuance of county bonds for the purchase of district roads and the further construction, maintenance, and operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes, or in aid of these purposes, throughout the county."