Tex. Local Government Code § 143.402
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 143.402, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 143.402. ELECTION TO ADOPT OR REPEAL SUBCHAPTER.
Official statutory text
(a) A municipality may hold an election to adopt or repeal this subchapter as provided by this section.
(b) If the governing body of the municipality receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by a number of registered voters who reside in the municipality equal to at least 10 percent of the number of voters who voted in the most recent municipal general election, the governing body shall order an election submitting to the voters the question of whether this subchapter should be adopted. The election must be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by Chapter 41, Election Code, that occurs after the petition is filed and that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.
(c) The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Adoption of the emergency medical services personnel civil service law." If a majority of the votes received in the election favor adoption of this subchapter, the governing body shall implement this subchapter.
(d) A petition for a subsequent election to be held under Subsection (b) may not be filed for at least one year after the date of a previous election under that subsection. To be valid, a petition for a subsequent election must contain the signatures of a number of registered voters who reside in the municipality equal to at least 20 percent of the number of voters who voted in the most recent municipal general election. Any subsequent election must be held at the next municipal general election that occurs after the petition is filed.
(e) If the governing body of a municipality that has operated under this subchapter for at least one year receives a petition requesting an election to repeal this subchapter that is signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters who reside in the municipality, the governing body shall order an election submitting to the voters the question of whether this subchapter should be repealed. If a majority of the votes received favor repeal of this subchapter, this subchapter is void in that municipality.
(b) If the governing body of the municipality receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by a number of registered voters who reside in the municipality equal to at least 10 percent of the number of voters who voted in the most recent municipal general election, the governing body shall order an election submitting to the voters the question of whether this subchapter should be adopted. The election must be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by Chapter 41, Election Code, that occurs after the petition is filed and that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.
(c) The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Adoption of the emergency medical services personnel civil service law." If a majority of the votes received in the election favor adoption of this subchapter, the governing body shall implement this subchapter.
(d) A petition for a subsequent election to be held under Subsection (b) may not be filed for at least one year after the date of a previous election under that subsection. To be valid, a petition for a subsequent election must contain the signatures of a number of registered voters who reside in the municipality equal to at least 20 percent of the number of voters who voted in the most recent municipal general election. Any subsequent election must be held at the next municipal general election that occurs after the petition is filed.
(e) If the governing body of a municipality that has operated under this subchapter for at least one year receives a petition requesting an election to repeal this subchapter that is signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters who reside in the municipality, the governing body shall order an election submitting to the voters the question of whether this subchapter should be repealed. If a majority of the votes received favor repeal of this subchapter, this subchapter is void in that municipality.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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