Sec. 326.025. FILING OF PETITION; HEARING; ORDERING ELECTION. (a) At the next regular or special session of the commissioners court held after the petition is filed with the commissioners court, the commissioners court shall consider the petition.
(b) The commissioners court shall grant the petition if the court finds that the petition is in proper form and conforms to the requirements of Section 326.023 and that the requirement of Section 326.024 is met.
(c) If a petition is granted, the commissioners court shall order an election to confirm the district's creation and to authorize the imposition of a sales and use tax.
(d) The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date under Chapter 41, Election Code, that occurs on or after the 45th day after the date the election is ordered.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources
Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources
Chapter 326 - Library Districts
Subchapter B. Creation of District
Section 326.021. Confirmation Election
Section 326.022. Territory Included in a District
Section 326.023. Petition for Creation of District
Section 326.024. Payment of Election Costs
Section 326.025. Filing of Petition; Hearing; Ordering Election
Section 326.026. Election Order
Section 326.028. Ballot Proposition