{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1251.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 1251.001","heading":"BOND ELECTION REQUIRED.","body":"A county or municipality may not issue bonds that are to be paid from ad valorem taxes unless the issuance is first approved by the qualified voters of the county or municipality in an election.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 9. PUBLIC SECURITIES","SUBTITLE C. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SECURITIES ISSUED BY MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 1251. BOND ELECTIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. PROVISIONS RELATING GENERALLY TO COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL BOND ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.1251.htm#1251.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"f1ca5770d4ca8ee6ed369dc0c784c7a537d53a87eb77016f3ec1b36a1b5df822","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1232.206","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1251.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}