{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1099.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.153","heading":"ELECTION ORDER.","body":"(a) If, on receipt of a petition under Section 1099.152, the board finds that annexing the territory is in the district's best interest, the board shall within 90 days of the board's finding:\n(1) approve the petition; and\n(2) order an election on the question of annexing the territory to the district.\n(b) The election order shall provide for a separate election in:\n(1) the territory proposed to be annexed; and\n(2) the district.\n(c) The election order 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 form of ballot; and\n(4) the presiding judge and alternate judge for each polling place.\n(d) The election order may provide that:\n(1) the entire district is one election precinct; or\n(2) the county election precincts be combined for the election.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH","SUBTITLE A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 1099. STRATFORD HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER D. CHANGE IN BOUNDARIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1099.htm#1099.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"fafa6697870df0cab719e0a146f4cd3dfc8c4779f26bf121d5b5259ea41e3b59","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1099.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1099.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}