{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 344.203","heading":"ANNUAL BUDGET PROPOSAL.","body":"(a) The board shall propose an annual budget. The board shall consider the applications for program funding in preparing the proposed budget.\n(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:\n(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;\n(2) the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each fund of the district;\n(3) the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;\n(4) the estimated amount of money available to the district from all sources during the current fiscal year;\n(5) the amount of money needed to fund programs approved for funding by the board;\n(6) the amount of money requested for programs that were not approved for funding by the board;\n(7) the tax rate for the next fiscal year;\n(8) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared; and\n(9) the estimated amount of revenues and balances available to cover the proposed budget.\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 E. DISTRICT FINANCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.344.htm#344.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"bc084d27b17db224ca8fb9dd9dfa0f0cf68058df76f34005e347fb0cf7d38608","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}