Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 1034.253
Election to Increase Maximum Tax Rate

(a)

The board may order an election to increase the district’s maximum tax rate to 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district. The board shall order the election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by at least 50 qualified voters in the district.

(b)

The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: “The imposition of annual taxes by the district for hospital purposes at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on the $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.”

(c)

If the board finds that the election results favor the proposition, the board may impose taxes as authorized by the proposition. If the board finds that the election results do not favor the proposition, another election on the question of increasing the district’s maximum tax rate may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election at which voters disapproved the proposition.

(d)

Section 41.001 (Uniform Election Dates)(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Source: Section 1034.253 — Election to Increase Maximum Tax Rate, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.­1034.­htm#1034.­253 (accessed May 4, 2024).

1034.001
Definitions 1034.002
Authority for Operation 1034.003
Essential Public Function 1034.004
District Territory 1034.005
District Support or Maintenance Not State Obligation 1034.006
Restriction on State Financial Assistance 1034.051
Board Election 1034.052
Notice of Election 1034.053
Ballot Petition 1034.054
Qualifications for Office 1034.055
Board Vacancy 1034.056
Officers 1034.057
Compensation 1034.058
Voting Requirement 1034.059
District Administrator 1034.060
General Duties of District Administrator 1034.061
Assistant District Administrator 1034.062
Appointment of Staff and Employees 1034.063
Retirement Benefits 1034.101
District Responsibility 1034.102
Restriction on County Taxation and Debt 1034.103
Management, Control, and Administration 1034.104
Rules 1034.105
Purchasing and Accounting Procedures 1034.106
Mobile Emergency Medical Service 1034.107
District Property, Facilities, and Equipment 1034.108
Eminent Domain 1034.109
Cost of Relocating or Altering Property 1034.110
Gifts and Endowments 1034.111
Construction Contracts 1034.112
Operating and Management Contracts 1034.113
Contracts with Governmental Entities for Services 1034.114
Payment for Treatment 1034.115
Reimbursement for Services 1034.116
Authority to Sue and Be Sued 1034.151
Budget 1034.152
Notice 1034.153
Amendments to Budget 1034.154
Restriction on Expenditures 1034.155
Fiscal Year 1034.156
Annual Audit 1034.157
Inspection of Annual Audit and District Records 1034.158
Financial Report 1034.159
Depository 1034.160
Spending and Investment Restrictions 1034.201
General Obligation Bonds 1034.202
Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds 1034.203
General Obligation Bond Election 1034.204
Revenue Bonds 1034.205
Refunding Bonds 1034.206
Maturity of Bonds 1034.207
Execution of Bonds 1034.208
Bonds Exempt from Taxation 1034.251
Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax 1034.252
Tax Rate 1034.253
Election to Increase Maximum Tax Rate 1034.254
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Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 1034.253’s source at texas​.gov