{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1039.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.203","heading":"GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.","body":"(a) The district may issue bonds payable from taxes only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters.\n(b) The order calling the election shall provide for clerks as in county elections and must specify:\n(1) the date of the election;\n(2) the location of the polling places;\n(3) the presiding and alternate election judges for each polling place;\n(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and\n(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.\n(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given by publishing a copy of the election order in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must appear at least 30 days before the date of the election.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH","SUBTITLE A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 1039. HEMPHILL COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1039.htm#1039.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"f647cc04a66ed1135a92aeaec7b6b1515022deb9cc5d3c49e958c9a9e034c7b6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1039.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1039.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}