{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-504.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 504.153","heading":"PUBLIC HEARING PRECEDING ELECTION.","body":"Before an election may be held under Section 504.152, a public hearing must be held in the authorizing municipality to inform the municipality's residents of the cost and impact of the project or category of projects. At least 30 days before the date set for the hearing, notice of the date, time, place, and subject of the hearing must be published in a newspaper with general circulation in the municipality in which the project is located. The notice should be published on a weekly basis until the date of the hearing.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","SUBTITLE C1. ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 504. TYPE A CORPORATIONS","SUBCHAPTER D. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.504.htm#504.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"48a9a5bea620a130220053cdd83feca33d4c5264d2ddf02134a018db1c5802cf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-504.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-504.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}