Texas Statutes
§ 327.053 — AUTHORITY TO TAX; ELECTION REQUIRED.
Texas § 327.053
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Code LGLocal Government Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 327.053 (2026).
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Sec. 327.053. AUTHORITY TO TAX; ELECTION REQUIRED. The county may assess and collect a separate ad valorem tax to provide revenue for a zoo board that it has created. The tax may not exceed a rate of three cents per $100 valuation of taxable property, and the amount of the tax must be approved by a majority of the voters of the county voting at an election held for that purpose by the county.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1235, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
Nearby Sections
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§ 327.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 327.052
ORDER CREATING ZOO BOARD.§ 327.053
AUTHORITY TO TAX; ELECTION REQUIRED.§ 327.054
ELECTION ORDER.§ 327.055
CONDUCT OF ELECTION.§ 327.056
ELECTION RESULTS.§ 327.101
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.§ 327.102
VACANCY.§ 327.103
OFFICERS.§ 327.104
MEETINGS.§ 327.105
COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.§ 327.106
IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.§ 327.151
GENERAL POWERS.§ 327.152
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