{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.185","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 344.185","heading":"ELECTION RESULTS.","body":"(a) If a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the addition of the territory to the district, the board shall issue an order declaring the territory added to the boundaries of the district.\n(b) If a majority of the votes cast in the election do not favor the addition of the territory to the district, the board may not order another election on the matter before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election.\n(c) The provisions of Section 321.102, Tax Code, governing the application of a municipal sales and use tax in the event of a change in the boundaries of a municipality apply to the application of a tax imposed under this chapter to territory added under this subchapter.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1096 (H.B. 2883), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 344. FIRE CONTROL, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D-1. ADDITION OF TERRITORY TO DISTRICT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.344.htm#344.185","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"66acf08cdfaf34c56b8ee3b7daee6229c9e2fb6771b72c1388bb8bd4f7183ca8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.184","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}