{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-49.253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 49.253","heading":"PROPOSITION.","body":"(a) The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: \"Creation of a consolidated taxing district composed of the territory of _________________________ school districts, and authorizing the levy, assessment, and collection of annual ad valorem taxes for the maintenance of the public free schools within that taxing district at a rate not to exceed $_________ on the $100 valuation of taxable property.\"\n(b) The rate to be included in the proposition shall be provided by the agreement among the districts but may not exceed the maximum rate provided by law for independent school districts.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.\nTransferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Subchapter F, Chapter 41 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 1.058, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE I. SCHOOL FINANCE AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 49. OPTIONS FOR LOCAL REVENUE LEVELS IN EXCESS OF ENTITLEMENT","SUBCHAPTER F. TAX BASE CONSOLIDATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.49.htm#49.253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"e0b2763458c23ecf50c01418b4d232195ae98f839ba87afa900e11dad1d4b762","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-49.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-49.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}