{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-457.303","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 457.303","heading":"ELECTION TO CHANGE TAX RATE.","body":"(a) At an election ordered under Section 457.301(b)(2), the ballots shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: \"The increase (decrease) of the local sales and use tax rate of (name of authority) to (percentage).\"\n(b) The increase or decrease in the tax rate becomes effective only if it is approved by a majority of the votes cast.\n(c) A notice of the election and a certified copy of the order canvassing the election results shall be:\n(1) sent to the department and the comptroller; and\n(2) filed in the deed records of the county.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE K. MASS TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 457. COUNTY MASS TRANSIT AUTHORITY","SUBCHAPTER G. TAXES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.457.htm#457.303","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"454c5938733b2d40fb84f4a3c0689f0e4ccb7be337f80349061134aaf43527ba","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-457.302","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-457.304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}