Tex. Education Code § 12.011
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 12.011, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 12.011. AUTHORIZATION AND STATUS.
Official statutory text
(a) In accordance with this subchapter, a school district may adopt a home-rule school district charter under which the district will operate.
(b) The adoption of a home-rule school district charter by a school district does not affect:
(1) the district's boundaries; or
(2) taxes or bonds of the district authorized before the effective date of the charter.
(b) The adoption of a home-rule school district charter by a school district does not affect:
(1) the district's boundaries; or
(2) taxes or bonds of the district authorized before the effective date of the charter.
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