Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.253
This is the official text of Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.253, 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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§ 1031.253. ELECTION TO INCREASE MAXIMUM TAX RATE.
Official statutory text
The board may call an election to increase the maximum tax rate of the district to a specified rate allowed by law on each $100 valuation of the taxable property in the district if the board determines that an increase is necessary to carry out the purposes for which the initial tax rate was authorized.
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