{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1053.253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1053.253","heading":"GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.","body":"(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1251, Government Code, relating to county bonds.\n(b) The commissioners court:\n(1) may call the election on its own motion; or\n(2) shall call the election at the request of the board.\n(c) The person charged with conducting and arranging countywide elections is responsible for conducting the bond election.\n(d) The district must provide for the payment of the bond election costs before the commissioners court is required to order an 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 1053. LUBBOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER F. BONDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1053.htm#1053.253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"c2bd9f096a37c46e7d246007e398f2441ef9fb74dba227ed80540550317ed1d3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1053.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1053.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}