Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 561.009
Referendum on Flood Control Tax and Projects Funded
(a)
The commissioners court of a county may order a referendum on the question of whether:(1)
flood control taxes should be increased;(2)
flood control taxes should be decreased; or(3)
an existing or proposed flood control project should receive funding.(b)
The ballot for a referendum under this section shall be printed to permit voting for or against one or more of the following propositions:(1)
"Whether the flood control tax imposed under Section 1-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, should be increased by (state amount of increase as a percentage or as a specific amount)";(2)
"Whether the flood control tax imposed under Section 1-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, should be decreased by (state amount of decrease as a percentage or as a specific amount)"; or(3)
"Whether the following flood control projects should receive funds generated by the flood control tax imposed under Section 1-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution (list any flood control projects designated by the commissioners court as available for funding)."(c)
If a majority of votes cast in the referendum approve an increase in the flood control tax, the flood control tax is increased. If a majority of votes cast in the referendum approve a decrease in the flood control tax, the flood control tax is decreased. A flood control project for which a majority of the votes cast at the referendum do not approve funding may not receive funds from revenue generated by the flood control tax.
Source:
Section 561.009 — Referendum on Flood Control Tax and Projects Funded, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.561.htm#561.009 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
