Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 363.251
Referendum Authorized


(a)

The board may hold a referendum on the question of whether to:

(1)

continue the district; or

(2)

dissolve the district.

(b)

A board may order a referendum authorized by this subchapter on its own motion by a majority vote of its members.

(c)

The board shall order a referendum authorized by this subchapter:

(1)

on presentation of a petition that requests continuation or dissolution of the district and complies with the requirements of Sections 363.252-363.256; or

(2)

if a majority of the governing body of the political subdivision that created the district by resolution requests a referendum on continuation or dissolution after notice and a public hearing on the matter.

(d)

The board may not hold a referendum under this subchapter earlier than the fourth anniversary of the date the district was created or earlier than the third anniversary of the date of the last continuation or dissolution referendum.

(e)

For a continuation referendum, the ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: “Whether the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District should be continued and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax should be continued.”

(f)

For a dissolution referendum, the ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: “Whether the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District should be dissolved and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax should be abolished.”
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1219, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Section 363.251 — Referendum Authorized, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­363.­htm#363.­251 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

363.001
Short Title
363.002
Definitions
363.003
Liability of State
363.051
Political Subdivisions Authorized to Create District
363.052
Temporary Board
363.053
Election Required
363.054
Election Order
363.055
Sales Tax: Rate
363.056
Notice of Election
363.057
Election Date
363.058
Ballot Proposition
363.059
Canvassing Returns
363.060
Dissolution of Temporary Board
363.061
Crime Control Plan and Budget Plan
363.062
Financing Creation of District
363.063
Donations, Gifts, and Endowments
363.101
Board of Directors
363.102
Filing of Officer’s Bond
363.103
Officers
363.104
Compensation
363.105
Voting Requirement
363.106
Contract for Administrative Assistance
363.151
District Responsibilities
363.152
Coordination
363.153
General Board Power over Funds
363.154
Use of Revenue
363.155
Rules and Procedures
363.156
Purchasing
363.157
Property to Be Used in Administration
363.158
Reimbursement for Services
363.159
Service Contracts
363.160
Donations, Gifts, and Endowments
363.161
Authority to Sue and Be Sued
363.181
Election Required
363.182
Election Order
363.183
Notice of Election
363.184
Ballot Proposition
363.185
Election Results
363.201
Fiscal Year
363.202
Audits and District Records
363.203
Annual Budget Proposal
363.204
Adoption of Budget by Board
363.205
Approval of Budget by Governing Body of Creating Political Subdivision
363.206
Limitations on Expenditures and Investments
363.207
Account of Disbursements of District
363.208
Deposit of Funds
363.209
Applications for Program Funding
363.210
Bonds Prohibited
363.251
Referendum Authorized
363.252
Application for Petition
363.253
Petition
363.254
Copies of Application and Petition
363.255
Filing of Petition
363.256
Review by Clerk
363.257
Certification
363.258
Election Order
363.259
Applicability of Election Code
363.260
Results of Referendum
363.261
Election Contest
363.262
Effective Date of Tax Change
363.301
Time for Dissolution of District
363.302
Dissolution of District
363.1015
Alternate Forms of Appointment: Board of Directors
363.1541
Reduction of Tax Rate for Certain Districts
363.2515
Continuation of District: Certain Political Subdivisions

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 363.251’s source at texas​.gov