Tex.
Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 9039.151
Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds
(a)
The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:(1)
revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or(2)
contract payments described by Section 9039.153 (Contract Taxes).(b)
The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 (Provisions Applicable to All Districts) and 51 (Water Control and Improvement Districts), Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(c)
The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.(d)
The district may not hold an election to authorize the issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance water and wastewater facilities to provide water and wastewater service for uses other than mining, quarrying, or water resource development, retention, and distribution unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located and the owners of land in the district enter into a development agreement under Section 212.172 (Development Agreement), Local Government Code.
Source:
Section 9039.151 — Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.9039.htm#9039.151 (accessed May 18, 2024).
