{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 344.053","heading":"ELECTION REQUIRED.","body":"A proposed district may be created and a district tax may be authorized only if the creation and the tax are approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the proposed district voting at an election called and held for that purpose.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 344. FIRE CONTROL, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION OF DISTRICT AND TEMPORARY BOARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.344.htm#344.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"3ea683aa19d2672f78a919a10c1379359824996420ebff9eb668c6b345be751b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}