{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.257","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 344.257","heading":"CERTIFICATION.","body":"Not later than the 40th day after the date a petition is filed, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, the clerk or secretary of the municipality shall certify to the board the number of registered voters signing the petition.\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 F. REFERENDUM ON CONTINUATION OR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.344.htm#344.257","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"866bb2db8a91ff3d132b21383bfe4910ccc71d4db296446bf7e860b8bd38da77","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.256","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.258"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}