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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 336.001. Definitions - Sec. 336.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 336.002. Nature of District - Sec. 336.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. A district created under this...
Section 336.003. Multi-Jurisdictional Public Library - Sec. 336.003. MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARY. (a) A district created under...
Subchapter B. Creation of District; Elections
Section 336.021. Lead Governmental Entity; Participation by Other Counties and Municipalities - Sec. 336.021. LEAD GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY; PARTICIPATION BY OTHER COUNTIES AND...
Section 336.022. Territory Included in District - Sec. 336.022. TERRITORY INCLUDED IN DISTRICT. (a) The lead governmental...
Section 336.023. Election - Sec. 336.023. ELECTION. (a) A district may call an election...
Section 336.027. Ballot Proposition - Sec. 336.027. BALLOT PROPOSITION. (a) If the board calls an...
Section 336.028. Results of Election - Sec. 336.028. RESULTS OF ELECTION. (a) If a majority of...
Section 336.029. Initial Board and Presiding Officer - Sec. 336.029. INITIAL BOARD AND PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) Appointments to...
Section 336.030. Repayment of Organizational Expenses - Sec. 336.030. REPAYMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES. (a) The district may:...
Subchapter C. Board of Trustees
Section 336.051. Governing Body - Sec. 336.051. GOVERNING BODY. A district is governed by a...
Section 336.052. Appointment - Sec. 336.052. APPOINTMENT. (a) The lead governmental entity shall appoint...
Section 336.053. Eligibility for Appointment - Sec. 336.053. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT. A person is eligible for...
Section 336.054. Terms - Sec. 336.054. TERMS. (a) Trustees serve staggered two-year terms. (b)...
Section 336.055. Vacancy - Sec. 336.055. VACANCY. A vacancy on the board shall be...
Section 336.056. Officers - Sec. 336.056. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect a trustee...
Section 336.057. Meetings and Notice - Sec. 336.057. MEETINGS AND NOTICE. (a) The board may establish...
Section 336.058. Conflict of Interest in Contract - Sec. 336.058. CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN CONTRACT. (a) For purposes...
Subchapter D. Other Administrative Provisions
Section 336.101. Bylaws - Sec. 336.101. BYLAWS. The board may adopt bylaws to govern:...
Section 336.102. Employees - Sec. 336.102. EMPLOYEES. (a) The board may employ any person...
Section 336.103. Executive Director - Sec. 336.103. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (a) The board may employ an...
Section 336.104. Qualifications of Executive Director or Library Director - Sec. 336.104. QUALIFICATIONS OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR LIBRARY DIRECTOR. The...
Section 336.105. Bond - Sec. 336.105. BOND. The board may require an officer or...
Section 336.106. Employee Plans - Sec. 336.106. EMPLOYEE PLANS. (a) The board may provide for...
Section 336.107. Records; Secretary - Sec. 336.107. RECORDS; SECRETARY. (a) The secretary is responsible for...
Subchapter E. Powers and Duties
Section 336.151. General Powers of District - Sec. 336.151. GENERAL POWERS OF DISTRICT. A district has all...
Section 336.152. Rules; Violation of Rules - Sec. 336.152. RULES; VIOLATION OF RULES. (a) The board may...
Section 336.153. Location of Public Library Facilities - Sec. 336.153. LOCATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES. A district may...
Section 336.154. Contracts - Sec. 336.154. CONTRACTS. A district may contract with any person...
Section 336.155. Agreements With Other Political Subdivisions - Sec. 336.155. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) A district...
Section 336.156. Property and Equipment - Sec. 336.156. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT. (a) A district may construct,...
Section 336.157. Surplus Property - Sec. 336.157. SURPLUS PROPERTY. A district may sell, lease, or...
Section 336.158. Suits - Sec. 336.158. SUITS. (a) A district may sue and be...
Section 336.159. Expansion of District - Sec. 336.159. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT. (a) The district may expand...
Section 336.160. Donation of Library Assets by County or Municipality - Sec. 336.160. DONATION OF LIBRARY ASSETS BY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY....
Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions
Section 336.201. Borrowing - Sec. 336.201. BORROWING. A district may borrow money. Added by...
Section 336.202. Fees; General - Sec. 336.202. FEES; GENERAL. (a) A district may impose any...
Section 336.203. Library Fees - Sec. 336.203. LIBRARY FEES. A library created under this chapter...
Section 336.204. Depository - Sec. 336.204. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall designate one or...
Section 336.205. Expenditures - Sec. 336.205. EXPENDITURES. A district may disburse district money only...
Section 336.206. Accounts and Records; Audits - Sec. 336.206. ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS; AUDITS. (a) A district shall...
Section 336.207. Fiscal Year - Sec. 336.207. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the district...
Section 336.208. Grants and Donations - Sec. 336.208. GRANTS AND DONATIONS. A district may accept and...
Subchapter G. Taxes
Section 336.251. Ad Valorem Tax Assessment and Collection - Sec. 336.251. AD VALOREM TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION. (a) A...
Section 336.252. Imposition, Computation, Administration, and Governance of Sales Tax - Sec. 336.252. IMPOSITION, COMPUTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE OF SALES TAX....
Section 336.253. Sales and Use Tax Rates - Sec. 336.253. SALES AND USE TAX RATES. The permissible rates...
Section 336.254. Abolition of or Change in Ad Valorem Tax Rate - Sec. 336.254. ABOLITION OF OR CHANGE IN AD VALOREM TAX...
Section 336.255. Use of Tax - Sec. 336.255. USE OF TAX. A tax collected under this...
Subchapter H. Bonds
Section 336.301. Definition - Sec. 336.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "bond" includes a note....
Section 336.302. General Power to Issue Bonds - Sec. 336.302. GENERAL POWER TO ISSUE BONDS. (a) A district...
Section 336.303. Lead Governmental Entity's Consent Required - Sec. 336.303. LEAD GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY'S CONSENT REQUIRED. The district may...
Section 336.304. Short-Term Bonds - Sec. 336.304. SHORT-TERM BONDS. (a) The board by resolution may...
Section 336.305. Election Required for Certain Bonds Secured by Taxes - Sec. 336.305. ELECTION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN BONDS SECURED BY TAXES....
Section 336.306. Security Pledged - Sec. 336.306. SECURITY PLEDGED. (a) To secure the payment of...
Section 336.307. Lien on Revenue - Sec. 336.307. LIEN ON REVENUE. The expense of operation and...
Section 336.308. Exchange of Bonds for Existing Library Facilities - Sec. 336.308. EXCHANGE OF BONDS FOR EXISTING LIBRARY FACILITIES. A...
Section 336.309. Governmental Entities Not Responsible for District Obligations - Sec. 336.309. GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS. A...
Subchapter I. Dissolution
Section 336.351. Procedure for Dissolution - Sec. 336.351. PROCEDURE FOR DISSOLUTION. (a) The board by resolution...