{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-363.257","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 363.257","heading":"CERTIFICATION.","body":"Not later than the 40th day after the date a petition is filed, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, the clerk of the political subdivision shall certify to the board the number of registered voters signing the petition.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE C. PUBLIC SAFETY PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 363. CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER F. REFERENDUM ON CONTINUATION OR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.363.htm#363.257","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"03aebbf4d415a447d5c90892433ae995688577e85195f66609ade21ea3c799c0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-363.256","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-363.258"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}