Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 1068.253
Election to Increase Maximum Tax Rate


(a)

The board may order an election to increase the district’s maximum ad valorem tax rate.

(b)

The order calling the election must state:

(1)

the nature of the election, including the proposition to appear on the ballot;

(2)

the date of the election;

(3)

the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4)

the location of the polling places.

(c)

The board shall give notice of the election by publishing once a week for two consecutive weeks a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with general circulation in the district. The first publication must appear at least 35 days before the date set for the election.

(d)

The ballot for the election must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: “The levy of annual taxes by the board of directors of the Muleshoe Area Hospital District for hospital purposes at a rate not to exceed ____ cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district subject to hospital district taxation.”

(e)

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 raising 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.

(f)

Section 41.001 (Uniform Election Dates)(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Source: Section 1068.253 — Election to Increase Maximum Tax Rate, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.­1068.­htm#1068.­253 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

1068.001
Definitions
1068.002
Authority for Operation
1068.003
Essential Public Function
1068.004
District Territory
1068.005
District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation
1068.006
Restriction on State Financial Assistance
1068.051
Board Election
1068.052
Notice of Election
1068.053
Ballot Application
1068.054
Qualifications for Office
1068.055
Board Vacancy
1068.056
Officers
1068.057
Compensation
1068.058
Voting Requirement
1068.059
District Administrator
1068.060
General Duties of District Administrator
1068.061
Assistant District Administrator
1068.062
Employees
1068.063
Retirement Benefits
1068.101
District Responsibility
1068.102
Restriction on County Taxation and Debt
1068.103
Management, Control, and Administration
1068.104
Rules
1068.105
Purchasing and Accounting Procedures
1068.106
Mobile Emergency Medical Service
1068.107
District Property, Facilities, and Equipment
1068.108
Eminent Domain
1068.109
Cost of Relocating or Altering Property
1068.110
Gifts and Endowments
1068.111
Construction Contracts
1068.112
Operating and Management Contracts
1068.113
Contracts with Governmental Entities for Services
1068.114
Payment for Treatment
1068.115
Reimbursement for Services
1068.116
Authority to Sue and Be Sued
1068.151
Budget
1068.152
Notice
1068.153
Amendments to Budget
1068.154
Restriction on Expenditures
1068.155
Fiscal Year
1068.156
Annual Audit
1068.157
Inspection of Annual Audit and District Records
1068.158
Financial Report
1068.159
Depository
1068.160
Spending and Investment Restrictions
1068.201
General Obligation Bonds
1068.202
Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds
1068.203
General Obligation Bond Election
1068.204
Revenue Bonds
1068.205
Refunding Bonds
1068.206
Maturity of Bonds
1068.207
Execution of Bonds
1068.208
Bonds Exempt from Taxation
1068.251
Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax
1068.252
Tax Rate
1068.253
Election to Increase Maximum Tax Rate
1068.254
Tax Assessor-collector

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 1068.253’s source at texas​.gov