Tex. Local Government Code § 326.023
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 326.023, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 326.023. PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT.
Official statutory text
(a) Before a district may be created, the commissioners court of the county in which the proposed district is located must receive a petition signed by at least five percent of the number of voters in the territory of the proposed district who voted in the most recent gubernatorial election.
(b) The petition must:
(1) include a name for the proposed district that describes the location of the district followed by the words "Library District";
(2) describe the boundaries of the proposed district by:
(A) metes and bounds;
(B) lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area; or
(C) other sufficient legal description;
(3) include the names of five persons who are willing and qualified to serve as the initial board of trustees of the district if elected at the election to create the district; and
(4) include the rate of the sales and use tax that would be imposed by the board of the proposed district on approval of the district.
(b) The petition must:
(1) include a name for the proposed district that describes the location of the district followed by the words "Library District";
(2) describe the boundaries of the proposed district by:
(A) metes and bounds;
(B) lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area; or
(C) other sufficient legal description;
(3) include the names of five persons who are willing and qualified to serve as the initial board of trustees of the district if elected at the election to create the district; and
(4) include the rate of the sales and use tax that would be imposed by the board of the proposed district on approval of the district.
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