Tex. Local Government Code § 81.006
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 81.006, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 81.006. QUORUM; VOTE REQUIRED FOR TAX LEVY.
Official statutory text
(a) Three members of the commissioners court constitute a quorum for conducting county business except the levying of a county tax.
(b) A county tax may be levied at any regularly scheduled meeting of the court when at least four members of the court are present.
(c) A county may not levy a tax unless at least three members of the court vote in favor of the levy.
(b) A county tax may be levied at any regularly scheduled meeting of the court when at least four members of the court are present.
(c) A county may not levy a tax unless at least three members of the court vote in favor of the levy.
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