Tex. Educ. Code Section 11.0581
Joint Elections Required


(a)

An election for trustees of an independent school district shall be held on the same date as:

(1)

the election for the members of the governing body of a municipality located in the school district;

(2)

the general election for state and county officers;

(3)

the election for the members of the governing body of a hospital district, if the school district:

(A)

is wholly or partly located in a county with a population of less than 50,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than three million; and

(B)

held its election for trustees jointly with the election for the members of the governing body of the hospital district before May 2007; or

(4)

the election for the members of the governing board of a public junior college district in which the school district is wholly or partly located.

(b)

Elections held on the same date as provided by Subsection (a) shall be held as a joint election under Chapter 271 (Joint Elections), Election Code.

(c)

The voters of a joint election under this section shall be served by common polling places consistent with Section 271.003 (Location of Common Polling Place)(b), Election Code.

(d)

The board of trustees of an independent school district changing an election date to comply with this section shall adjust the terms of office of its members to conform to the new election date.

(e)

The joint election agreement allocating expenses as provided by Section 271.004 (Allocation of Election Expenses), Election Code, must provide that a school district is responsible only for the proportion of election expenses that corresponds to the proportion that the number of registered voters in the school district bears to the total number of registered voters in all political subdivisions participating in the joint election. This subsection applies only to a school district:

(1)

that has territory located in at least four counties, each of which has a population of less than 55,000; and

(2)

no part of which is located in a municipality.
Added by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 11.01, eff. May 31, 2006.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 945), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 40 (S.B. 729), Sec. 1, eff. May 10, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 326 (H.B. 1871), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 379 (H.B. 2778), Sec. 1, eff. June 2, 2019.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 11.0581 — Joint Elections Required, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.­11.­htm#11.­0581 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

11.001
Accreditation
11.002
Responsibility of School Districts for Public Education
11.003
Administrative Efficiency
11.011
Organization
11.051
Governance of Independent School District
11.052
Single-member Trustee Districts
11.053
Option to Continue in Office Following Adoption of Single-member Plan or Redistricting
11.054
Electing Trustees by Cumulative Voting
11.055
Application to Get on Ballot
11.056
Write-in Voting
11.057
Determination of Results
11.058
Election by Position
11.059
Terms
11.060
Vacancies
11.061
Qualification and Organization of Trustees
11.062
Election of Officers in Certain School Districts
11.063
Eligibility for Employment
11.064
Filing of Financial Statement by Trustee
11.065
Applicability to Certain Districts
11.066
Eligibility for Service by Trustee Convicted of Certain Offenses
11.151
In General
11.152
Taxes
11.153
Sale of Minerals
11.154
Sale of Property Other than Minerals
11.155
Eminent Domain
11.156
Donations to the Public Schools
11.157
Contracts for Educational Services
11.158
Authority to Charge Fees
11.159
Member Training and Orientation
11.160
Change of School District Name
11.161
Frivolous Suit
11.162
School Uniforms
11.164
Restricting Written Information
11.165
Access to School Campuses
11.166
Operation on Campus of Institution of Higher Education
11.167
Operation Outside District Boundaries
11.168
Use of District Resources Prohibited for Certain Purposes
11.169
Electioneering Prohibited
11.170
Internal Auditor
11.171
School District Grievance Policy
11.174
Contract Regarding Operation of District Campus
11.175
School Cybersecurity
11.178
Prohibition Against Use of School District Resources for Hotel
11.179
Sale of Alcoholic Beverages in Certain Leased District Facilities
11.182
Board Improvement and Evaluation Tool
11.184
Efficiency Audit
11.185
Early Childhood Literacy and Mathematics Proficiency Plans
11.186
College, Career, and Military Readiness Plans
11.201
Superintendents
11.202
Principals
11.251
Planning and Decision-making Process
11.252
District-level Planning and Decision-making
11.253
Campus Planning and Site-based Decision-making
11.254
State Responsibilities for the Planning and Decision-making Process
11.255
Dropout Prevention Review
11.301
Application of Former Law
11.302
Public Information
11.303
Municipal School Districts
11.304
Write-in Voting: Common School District Board Election
11.351
Authority to Establish Special-purpose School District
11.352
Governance of Special-purpose District
11.353
Admission and Attendance
11.354
Abolition of Special-purpose District
11.355
Annexation of Additional Territory by Certain Special-purpose Districts
11.356
Support of Students Enrolled in Special-purpose School Districts
11.0511
Student Trustee for Certain Districts
11.0581
Joint Elections Required
11.0621
Meetings
11.1511
Specific Powers and Duties of Board
11.1512
Collaboration Between Board and Superintendent
11.1513
Employment Policy
11.1514
Social Security Numbers
11.1515
Oversight of Academic Achievement
11.1516
District Data on Academic Achievement
11.1518
Trustee Information Posted on Website
11.1541
Donation of Surplus Property
11.1542
Open-enrollment Charter School Offer for District Facility
11.1543
Charter School Payment for Facilities Use or for Services

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 11.0581’s source at texas​.gov