Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1053.253
This is the official text of Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1053.253, 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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§ 1053.253. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Official statutory text
(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1251, Government Code, relating to county bonds.
(b) The commissioners court:
(1) may call the election on its own motion; or
(2) shall call the election at the request of the board.
(c) The person charged with conducting and arranging countywide elections is responsible for conducting the bond election.
(d) The district must provide for the payment of the bond election costs before the commissioners court is required to order an election.
(b) The commissioners court:
(1) may call the election on its own motion; or
(2) shall call the election at the request of the board.
(c) The person charged with conducting and arranging countywide elections is responsible for conducting the bond election.
(d) The district must provide for the payment of the bond election costs before the commissioners court is required to order an election.
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