{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-344.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 344.001","heading":"ELECTION ON ESTABLISHMENT AND TAX LEVY.","body":"The county judge on being petitioned by at least 200 qualified voters of the county may order an election to determine if the qualified voters of the county desire the:\n(1) establishment of a mosquito control district in all or a portion of the county for the purpose of eradicating mosquitoes in the area; and\n(2) levy of a tax not to exceed 25 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district to finance the program provided by this chapter.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","SUBTITLE A. SANITATION","CHAPTER 344. MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.344.htm#344.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"299a48dc1c2fde90de4067e172b394d837a27bf090bcf8e399b5915f4bb5d09e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-343.025","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-344.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}