Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 363.258
Election Order

(a)

The board shall record on its minutes the date the petition is filed and the date it is certified by the clerk.

(b)

If the petition contains the required number of signatures and is in proper order, the board shall, at its next regular session after the certification by the clerk, order a referendum to be held at the regular polling place in each election precinct in the political subdivision on the next uniform election date authorized by Section 41.001 (Uniform Election Dates)(a), Election Code, that occurs at least 20 days after the date of the order.

(c)

The board shall state in the order the proposition to be voted on in the referendum. The order is prima facie evidence of compliance with all provisions necessary to give it validity.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 363.258 — Election Order, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­363.­htm#363.­258 (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
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 363.258’s source at texas​.gov