Tex. Water Code § 36.020
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 36.020, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 36.020. BOND AND TAX PROPOSAL.
Official statutory text
(a) At an election to create a district, the temporary directors may include a proposition for the issuance of bonds or notes, the levy of taxes to retire all or part of the bonds or notes, and the levy of a maintenance tax. The maintenance tax rate may not exceed 50 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation.
(b) The board shall include in any bond and tax proposition the maximum amount of bonds or notes to be issued and their maximum maturity date.
(b) The board shall include in any bond and tax proposition the maximum amount of bonds or notes to be issued and their maximum maturity date.
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