Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.452
This is the official text of Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.452, 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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§ 21.452. AMOUNT OF TAX.
Official statutory text
(a) The amount of tax imposed by the board must be in an amount necessary to pay:
(1) the principal of and interest on district bonds; and
(2) the expense of assessing and collecting taxes.
(b) The district may impose a maintenance and operating tax in an amount not to exceed three cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of property in the district to pay the district's maintenance and operating expenses.
(1) the principal of and interest on district bonds; and
(2) the expense of assessing and collecting taxes.
(b) The district may impose a maintenance and operating tax in an amount not to exceed three cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of property in the district to pay the district's maintenance and operating expenses.
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