Texas § SD.8489.255 - ELECTION TO CONFIRM DIVISION
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§ SD.8489.255. ELECTION TO CONFIRM DIVISION
ELECTION TO CONFIRM DIVISION. (a) If a commissioners court of a county approves a petition under Section 8489.254 to divide an emergency services district, the commissioners court shall order an election to be held in the territory of the proposed new emergency services district to: (1) confirm the division of the existing emergency services district; and (2) authorize the imposition of a tax in the territory of the new emergency services district not to exceed the rate allowed by Section 48-e , Article III, Texas Constitution. (b) Notice of the election shall be given in the same manner as the notice of a hearing under Section 8489.253 . (c) The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient time to comply with the requirements of law. (d) The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Dividing the (insert name of emergency services district) to create a new emergency services district and authorizing the imposition of a tax." (e) If a majority of the voters voting at the election vote to divide the emergency services district, the commissioners court by order shall divide the emergency services district. (f) The existing emergency services district and new emergency services district each shall pay a pro rata share of the cost of an election held under this section, based on the assessed value of real property in each emergency services district subject to ad valorem taxation. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 976 (S.B. 2370 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2023.
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Section SD.8489.255 ("ELECTION TO CONFIRM DIVISION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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