{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3818.204","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.204","heading":"PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.","body":"(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project under this chapter with assessments unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.\n(b) The petition must be signed by:\n(1) the owners of 50 percent of the assessed value of the property in the district subject to assessment based on the most recent certified county tax appraisal roll; or\n(2) the owners of 50 percent or more of the surface area of the district subject to assessment, excluding roads, streets, highways, and utility rights-of-way, based on the most recent certified county tax appraisal roll.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (S.B. 2552), Sec. 8, eff. June 19, 2009.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 4. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT","SUBTITLE C. DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT, AND MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 3818. HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1","SUBCHAPTER E. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.3818.htm#3818.204","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"3b6f0930f4c0ed840c27580a31ea7e31608cc4042fb798c61e99448e829389c4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3818.203","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3818.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}