Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 286.026
Ballot Proposition
(a)
The ballot for an election proposing to create a hospital district that imposes a property tax shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: “The creation of the __________ (name of district) Hospital District and the levy of annual property taxes for hospital purposes at a rate not to exceed __________ (insert the amount prescribed by the petition, not to exceed 75 cents) cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.”(b)
The ballot for an election proposing to create a hospital district that imposes a sales and use tax under Subchapter I shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: “The creation of the __________ (name of district) Hospital District and the levy of sales and use taxes for hospital purposes at a rate not to exceed __________ (insert the amount prescribed by the petition, not to exceed the amount allowed under Subchapter I) percent.”(c)
If a bond proposition is submitted to the voters, the ballot for the election shall contain the proposition prescribed by Subsection (a) or (b) followed by: “ and the issuance of bonds in an amount not to exceed __________ (insert the amount prescribed by the petition or the commissioners court’s order) and to mature not later than __________ (insert the date prescribed by the petition or the commissioners court’s order).”
Source:
Section 286.026 — Ballot Proposition, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.286.htm#286.026 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
