Tex. Local Government Code § 334.257
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 334.257, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 334.257. EFFECTIVE DATE AND ENDING DATE OF TAX.
Official statutory text
(a) A tax imposed under this subchapter or a change in the tax rate takes effect on the date prescribed by the ordinance or order imposing the tax or changing the rate.
(b) A municipality or county may impose a tax under this subchapter only if the municipality or county issues bonds or other obligations under Section 334.043 before the first anniversary of the date the tax is imposed. The municipality or county may impose the tax only while those bonds or other obligations are outstanding and unpaid.
(b) A municipality or county may impose a tax under this subchapter only if the municipality or county issues bonds or other obligations under Section 334.043 before the first anniversary of the date the tax is imposed. The municipality or county may impose the tax only while those bonds or other obligations are outstanding and unpaid.
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