Texas Statutes
§ 3847.157 — ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Texas § 3847.157
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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 3847.157 (2026).
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Sec. 3847.157. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
(a)In addition to the elections required under Subchapter L , Chapter 375 , Local Government Code, the district must hold an election in the manner provided by that subchapter to obtain voter approval before the district may:
(1)impose a maintenance tax; or
(2)issue a bond payable from ad valorem taxes or assessments.
(b)The board may include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 572 (H.B. 1458 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Nearby Sections
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§ 3847.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 3847.002
AIRLINE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.§ 3847.003
PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.§ 3847.004
FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.§ 3847.005
DISTRICT TERRITORY.§ 3847.008
LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.§ 3847.051
BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.§ 3847.052
APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS.§ 3847.053
NONVOTING DIRECTORS.§ 3847.054
QUORUM.§ 3847.102
NONPROFIT CORPORATION.§ 3847.103
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