Texas § SD.8845.151 - MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX
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§ SD.8845.151. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX; ELECTION. (a) The district may annually impose an ad valorem tax on property in the district for use in maintaining district facilities and paying district operating expenses. (b) The district may not impose a maintenance and operations tax until it is approved by a majority vote of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose. (c) The directors shall publish notice of a maintenance and operations tax election at least one time in a newspaper or newspapers that have general circulation in the district. The notice must be published before the 30th day preceding the date of the election. (d) The directors shall declare the result of a maintenance and operations tax election. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147 ), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2013.
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Section SD.8845.151 ("MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX") 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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