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TX Loc Govt Code § 363.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 363.207. Account of Disbursements of District

Sec. 363.207.  ACCOUNT OF DISBURSEMENTS OF DISTRICT.  Not later than the 60th day after the last day of each fiscal year, an administrator shall prepare for the board a sworn statement of the amount of money that belongs to the district and an account of the disbursements of that money.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 363.208. Deposit of Funds

Sec. 363.208.  DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.  (a)  The board shall deposit district funds in a special account in the treasury of the political subdivision that created the district.(b)  District funds, other than those invested as provided by Section 363.206(c), shall be deposited as received in the treasury of the political subdivision and must remain on deposit.(c)  The board shall reimburse the political subdivision for any costs, other than personnel costs, the political subdivision incurs for performing the duties under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 363.209. Applications for Program Funding

Sec. 363.209.  APPLICATIONS FOR PROGRAM FUNDING.  (a)  An officer of the political subdivision that created the district or the head of a department of that political subdivision may, with the consent of the political subdivision, apply to the board for funding of a program as described by Section 363.151.(b)  If the district was created by a county, the chief administrative officer of a municipality that is completely or partly located within the district may, with the consent of the governing body of the municipality, apply to the board for funding of a program as described by Section 363.151.(c)  An application under this section must be submitted not later than the 140th day before the date the fiscal year begins, unless an exception has been adopted by rule.(d)  The board by rule may adopt application procedures.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 363.210. Bonds Prohibited

Sec. 363.210.  BONDS PROHIBITED.  The board may not issue or sell general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, or refunding bonds.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 363.251. Referendum Authorized

Sec. 363.251.  REFERENDUM AUTHORIZED.  (a)  The board may hold a referendum on the question of whether to:(1)  continue the district;  or(2)  dissolve the district.(b)  A board may order a referendum authorized by this subchapter on its own motion by a majority vote of its members.(c)  The board shall order a referendum authorized by this subchapter:(1)  on presentation of a petition that requests continuation or dissolution of the district and complies with the requirements of Sections 363.252-363.256;  or(2)  if a majority of the governing body of the political subdivision that created the district by resolution requests a referendum on continuation or dissolution after notice and a public hearing on the matter.(d)  The board may not hold a referendum under this subchapter earlier than the fourth anniversary of the date the district was created or earlier than the third anniversary of the date of the last continuation or dissolution referendum.(e)  For a continuation referendum, the ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Whether the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District should be continued and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax should be continued."(f)  For a dissolution referendum, the ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Whether the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District should be dissolved and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax should be abolished."|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1219, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.2515 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 363.2515. Continuation of District: Certain Political Subdivisions

Sec. 363.2515.  CONTINUATION OF DISTRICT:  CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  (a)  The board or the commissioners court of the county or governing body of the municipality that created the district may specify the number of years for which a district should be continued.(b)  A district may be continued under Subsection (a) only for 5, 10, 15, or 20 years.(c)  For a continuation referendum under this section, the ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Whether the _________ Crime Control and Prevention District should be continued for _______ years and the crime control and prevention district sales tax should be continued for __________ years."|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1219, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 363.252. Application for Petition

Sec. 363.252.  APPLICATION FOR PETITION.  (a)  On written application of 10 or more registered voters of the district, the clerk of the political subdivision that created the district shall issue to the applicants a petition to be circulated among registered voters for their signatures.(b)  To be valid, an application for a petition to continue the district must contain:(1)  the following heading:  "Application for a Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Continue the Crime Control and Prevention District and to Continue the Crime Control and Prevention District Sales and Use Tax";(2)  the following statement of the issue to be voted on:  "Whether the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District should be continued and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax should be continued";(3)  the following statement immediately above the signatures of the applicants:  "It is the purpose and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear below that the crime control and prevention district be continued and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax in ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) be continued";  and(4)  the printed name, signature, residence address, and voter registration certificate number of each applicant.(c)  To be valid, an application for a petition to dissolve the district must contain:(1)  the following heading:  "Application for a Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Dissolve the Crime Control and Prevention District and to Abolish the Crime Control and Prevention District Sales and Use Tax";(2)  the following statement of the issue to be voted on:  "Whether the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District should be dissolved and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax should be abolished";(3)  the following statement immediately above the signatures of the applicants:  "It is the purpose and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear below that the crime control and prevention district be dissolved and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax in ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) be abolished";  and(4)  the printed name, signature, residence address, and voter registration certificate number of each applicant.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 363.253. Petition

Sec. 363.253.  PETITION.  (a)  To be valid, a petition for a referendum to continue a district must contain:(1)  the following heading:  "Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Continue the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District and to Continue the Crime Control and Prevention District Sales and Use Tax";(2)  a statement of the issue to be voted on in the same words used in the application;(3)  the following statement immediately above the signatures of the petitioners:  "It is the purpose and intent of the petitioners whose signatures appear below that the crime control and prevention district be continued and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax in ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) be continued";(4)  lines and spaces for the names, signatures, residence addresses, and voter registration certificate numbers of the petitioners;  and(5)  the date of issuance, the serial number, and the seal of the clerk of the political subdivision on each page.(b)  To be valid, a petition for a referendum to dissolve a district must contain:(1)  the following heading:  "Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Dissolve the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District and to Abolish the Crime Control and Prevention District Sales and Use Tax";(2)  a statement of the issue to be voted on in the same words used in the application;(3)  the following statement immediately above the signatures of the petitioners:  "It is the purpose and intent of the petitioners whose signatures appear below that the crime control and prevention district be dissolved and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax in ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) be abolished";(4)  lines and spaces for the names, signatures, residence addresses, and voter registration certificate numbers of the petitioners;  and(5)  the date of issuance, the serial number, and the seal of the clerk of the political subdivision on each page.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 363.254. Copies of Application and Petition

Sec. 363.254.  COPIES OF APPLICATION AND PETITION.  The clerk of the political subdivision shall keep an application and a copy of the petition in the files of the clerk's office.  The clerk shall issue to the applicants as many copies as they request.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 363.255. Filing of Petition

Sec. 363.255.  FILING OF PETITION.  To form the basis for the ordering of a referendum, the petition must:(1)  be filed with the clerk of the political subdivision not later than the 60th day after the date of its issuance;  and(2)  contain at least a number of signatures of registered voters of the political subdivision equal to five percent of the number of votes cast in the political subdivision for all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 363.256. Review by Clerk

Sec. 363.256.  REVIEW BY CLERK.  (a)  The clerk of the political subdivision shall, on the request of any person, check each name on a petition to determine whether the signer is a registered voter of the district.  A person requesting verification by the clerk shall pay the clerk a sum equal to 20 cents for each name before the verification begins.(b)  The clerk may not count a signature if the clerk has a reason to believe that:(1)  it is not the actual signature of the purported signer;(2)  the voter registration certificate number is not correct;(3)  it is a duplication either of a name or of handwriting used in any other signature on the petition;(4)  the residence address of the signer is not correct;  or(5)  the name of the voter is not signed exactly as it appears on the official copy of the current list of registered voters for the voting year in which the petition is issued.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 363.257. Certification

Sec. 363.257.  CERTIFICATION.  Not later than the 40th day after the date a petition is filed, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, the clerk of the political subdivision shall certify to the board the number of registered voters signing the petition.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 363.258. Election Order

Sec. 363.258.  ELECTION ORDER.  (a)  The board shall record on its minutes the date the petition is filed and the date it is certified by the clerk.(b)  If the petition contains the required number of signatures and is in proper order, the board shall, at its next regular session after the certification by the clerk, order a referendum to be held at the regular polling place in each election precinct in the political subdivision on the next uniform election date authorized by Section 41.001(a), Election Code, that occurs at least 20 days after the date of the order.(c)  The board shall state in the order the proposition to be voted on in the referendum.  The order is prima facie evidence of compliance with all provisions necessary to give it validity.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.259 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 363.259. Applicability of Election Code

Sec. 363.259.  APPLICABILITY OF ELECTION CODE.  A referendum authorized by this subchapter shall be held and the returns shall be prepared and canvassed in conformity with the Election Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.260 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 363.260. Results of Referendum

Sec. 363.260.  RESULTS OF REFERENDUM.  (a)  If less than a majority of the votes cast in a continuation referendum are for the continuation of a district or if a majority of the votes cast in a dissolution referendum are for dissolution of the district:(1)  the board shall certify that fact to the secretary of state not later than the 10th day after the date of the canvass of the returns;  and(2)  the district is dissolved and ceases to operate on the earlier of:(A)  the last day of the district's fiscal year;  or(B)  the 180th day after the date that the continuation or dissolution referendum is held.(b)  If a majority of the votes cast in a continuation referendum are for the continuation of the district or if less than a majority of the votes cast in a dissolution referendum are for dissolution of the district, another referendum may not be held except as authorized by Section 363.251.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1219, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 363.261. Election Contest

Sec. 363.261.  ELECTION CONTEST.  Not later than the 30th day after the date the result of a referendum is declared, any qualified voter of the district may contest the election by filing a petition in a district court located in the district.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.262 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 363.262. Effective Date of Tax Change

Sec. 363.262.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX CHANGE.  (a)  If less than a majority of the votes cast in a continuation referendum are for the continuation of the district or if a majority of the votes cast in a dissolution referendum are for dissolution of the district, the board shall notify the comptroller in writing of the results of the referendum not later than the 10th day after the date the referendum returns are canvassed.(b)  If the district is to be dissolved as a result of the referendum, the abolition of the local crime control sales and use tax takes effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter that occurs after the expiration of the first complete calendar quarter that occurs after the comptroller receives a notice of the results of the continuation or dissolution referendum.(c)  If the comptroller determines that an effective date provided by Subsection (b) will occur before the comptroller can reasonably take the action required to implement abolition of the tax, the comptroller may extend the effective date until the final day of the succeeding calendar quarter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1263, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 363.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts|Subchapter G. District Dissolution|Section 363.301. Time for Dissolution of District

Sec. 363.301.  TIME FOR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district is dissolved on the first uniform election date that occurs after the fifth anniversary of the date the district began to levy taxes for district purposes if the district has not held a continuation or dissolution referendum.(b)  The district is dissolved on the first uniform election date that occurs after the fifth anniversary of the date of the most recent continuation or dissolution referendum.(c)  Subsection (b) does not apply to a district that is continued under Section 363.2515, and that district is dissolved at the end of the period for which it was continued.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.08(e), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1420 (S.B. 575), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 371.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 371 - Municipal Planning and Growth|Subchapter A. Promotional Advertising by Populous Municipalities|Section 371.001. Authority to Appropriate; Creation of Board

Sec. 371.001.  AUTHORITY TO APPROPRIATE;  CREATION OF BOARD.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality with a population of 900,000 or less may appropriate from its general fund an amount not to exceed one percent of the general fund budget for that year for the purpose of advertising the municipality and promoting its growth and development.(b)  Before the governing body may spend money appropriated under this section, the governing body shall create a citizens' advisory board in accordance with this subchapter.  The governing body may give the board the name Municipal Board of Development or another name.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 102, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 371.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 371 - Municipal Planning and Growth|Subchapter A. Promotional Advertising by Populous Municipalities|Section 371.002. Composition of Board

Sec. 371.002.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  (a)  The governing body of the municipality shall appoint five members to the board.(b)  A board member serves two-year terms and may not receive compensation for service on the board.  A board member serves only in an advisory capacity and is not a public officer or agent of the municipality.(c)  A member's service on the board does not invalidate a contract with the municipality in which the member has an interest.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|