{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-336.027","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 336.027","heading":"BALLOT PROPOSITION.","body":"(a) If the board calls an election to approve a sales tax, the ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: \"The adoption of a sales tax in the __________ (name of district) at a rate up to __________ (rate of tax) percent to be used for district purposes.\"\n(b) If the board calls an election to approve an ad valorem tax, the ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: \"The adoption of an ad valorem tax in the __________ (name of district) at a rate up to __________ (rate of tax) cents per $100 valuation of property to be used for district purposes.\"\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 883 (S.B. 1205), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1148 (S.B. 940), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES","SUBTITLE C. PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 336. MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION OF DISTRICT; ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.336.htm#336.027","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"96e8c12f5b1914b60b22c45a83cc7f2bf57596a96fcdd5d5295ed307eb6010ed","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-336.023","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-336.028"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}