Texas Statutes
Subchapter E. District Finances
Section 363.204. Adoption of Budget by Board

Sec. 363.204. ADOPTION OF BUDGET BY BOARD. (a) Not later than the 100th day before the date each fiscal year begins, the board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.
(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.
(c) Any resident of the district is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.
(d) Not later than the 80th day before the date each fiscal year begins, the board shall adopt a budget. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that in its judgment the interests of the taxpayers demand.
(e) Not later than the 10th day after the date the budget is adopted, the board shall submit the budget to the governing body of the political subdivision that created the district.
(f) The board by rule may adopt procedures for adopting a budget different from the procedures outlined in this subchapter, but the board must hold public hearings relating to the budget.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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