Texas Statutes
§ 505.160 — ELECTION REQUIRED FOR PROJECT; PETITION.
Texas § 505.160
JurisdictionTexas
Code LGLocal Government Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 505.160 (2026).
Text
Sec. 505.160. ELECTION REQUIRED FOR PROJECT; PETITION.
(a)A Type B corporation may undertake a project under this chapter unless, not later than the 60th day after the date notice of the specific project or general type of project is first published, the governing body of the authorizing municipality receives a petition from more than 10 percent of the registered voters of the municipality requesting that an election be held before the specific project or general type of project is undertaken.
(b)The governing body of the authorizing municipality is not required to hold an election after the submission of a petition under Subsection (a) if the voters of the municipality have previously approved the undertaking of the specific project or general type of project:
(1)at an election ordered
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278 ), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Nearby Sections
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§ 505.001
DEFINITION.§ 505.002
APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.§ 505.003
AUTHORITY TO CREATE CORPORATION.§ 505.051
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.§ 505.052
RESTRICTION ON BOARD MEMBERSHIP.§ 505.053
OFFICERS.§ 505.054
QUORUM.§ 505.055
LOCATION OF BOARD MEETINGS.§ 505.104
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