Tex. Local Government Code § 336.028
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 336.028, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 336.028. RESULTS OF ELECTION.
Official statutory text
(a) If a majority of the voters voting in the election favor the adoption of a sales tax or of an ad valorem tax, the board shall by resolution declare the rate of the sales tax or the amount of the ad valorem tax adopted and enter the result in its minutes.
(b) If a majority of the voters voting in the election are not in favor of a tax under Subsection (a), the board shall declare the measure defeated and enter the result in its minutes.
(c) An order under Subsection (a) must:
(1) contain a description of the district's boundaries and a map of the district;
(2) state the election date; and
(3) state the total number of votes cast for and against the ballot proposition.
(d) The board must file in the deed records of the county in which the district is located a resolution issued under Subsection (a).
(b) If a majority of the voters voting in the election are not in favor of a tax under Subsection (a), the board shall declare the measure defeated and enter the result in its minutes.
(c) An order under Subsection (a) must:
(1) contain a description of the district's boundaries and a map of the district;
(2) state the election date; and
(3) state the total number of votes cast for and against the ballot proposition.
(d) The board must file in the deed records of the county in which the district is located a resolution issued under Subsection (a).
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