Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.156
This is the official text of Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.156, part of Texas’s Special District Local Laws Code — consolidates the individual laws creating Texas's special-purpose local government districts.
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§ 1001.156. ASSUMPTION OF DEBT AND TAXES.
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If the district has outstanding debts or taxes, the voters in an election to approve annexation under Section 1001.154 must determine whether the annexed territory will assume its portion of the debts or taxes on annexation.
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