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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The board may order an election on the question of:
(1) expanding the district's boundaries to include all of the territory in Randall County that is not included in the City of Amarillo Hospital District;
(2) the assumption by the additional territory of a proportionate share of district debt; and
(3) the imposition of taxes in the territory to be added to that district.
(b) The district may not be expanded unless the expansion, assumption of debt, and imposition of taxes are approved by a majority of the voters at:
(1) an election held in the district; and
(2) a separate election held in the territory to be added.
(c) The election in the district and the election in the territory to be added must be held on the same day.
(d) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section. (Acts 62nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 200, Secs. 1A(a), (c), (d), (e) (part).)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 1100.151. Expansion of Territory; Election - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/special-district-local-laws-code/sdll-sect-1100-151/
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