Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 363.254. COPIES OF APPLICATION AND PETITION. The clerk of the political subdivision shall keep an application and a copy of the petition in the files of the clerk's office. The clerk shall issue to the applicants as many copies as they request. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg.,…

Sec. 363.255. FILING OF PETITION. To form the basis for the ordering of a referendum, the petition must: (1) be filed with the clerk of the political subdivision not later than the 60th day after the date of its issuance; and (2) contain at least a number of signatures of registe…

Sec. 363.256. REVIEW BY CLERK. (a) The clerk of the political subdivision shall, on the request of any person, check each name on a petition to determine whether the signer is a registered voter of the district. A person requesting verification by the clerk shall pay the clerk a …

Sec. 363.257. CERTIFICATION. Not later than the 40th day after the date a petition is filed, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, the clerk of the political subdivision shall certify to the board the number of registered voters signing the petition. Added by Acts 199…

Sec. 363.258. ELECTION ORDER. (a) The board shall record on its minutes the date the petition is filed and the date it is certified by the clerk. (b) If the petition contains the required number of signatures and is in proper order, the board shall, at its next regular session af…

Sec. 363.259. APPLICABILITY OF ELECTION CODE. A referendum authorized by this subchapter shall be held and the returns shall be prepared and canvassed in conformity with the Election Code. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 363.260. RESULTS OF REFERENDUM. (a) If less than a majority of the votes cast in a continuation referendum are for the continuation of a district or if a majority of the votes cast in a dissolution referendum are for dissolution of the district: (1) the board shall certify t…

Sec. 363.261. ELECTION CONTEST. Not later than the 30th day after the date the result of a referendum is declared, any qualified voter of the district may contest the election by filing a petition in a district court located in the district. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165…

Sec. 363.262. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX CHANGE. (a) If less than a majority of the votes cast in a continuation referendum are for the continuation of the district or if a majority of the votes cast in a dissolution referendum are for dissolution of the district, the board shall noti…

Sec. 363.301. TIME FOR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. (a) The district is dissolved on the first uniform election date that occurs after the fifth anniversary of the date the district began to levy taxes for district purposes if the district has not held a continuation or dissolution r…

Sec. 363.302. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. (a) On the date that the district is dissolved, the district shall convey or transfer, as provided by Subsection (h): (1) title to land, buildings, real and tangible improvements, and equipment owned by the district; (2) operating funds and …