Sec. 1122.2521.  ELECTION REQUIRED TO INCREASE TAX RATE.  (a)  The board may order an election to increase the district's maximum ad valorem tax rate to a rate greater than the maximum rate provided by Section 1122.252.
(b)  The ballot for an election held under this section must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The imposition of taxes by the Hidalgo County Healthcare District for district purposes at a rate not to exceed ____ (insert amount) cents on the $100 valuation of all property in the district."
(c)  The board may impose taxes at the rate authorized by the proposition if a majority of voters voting at an election held under this section favor the proposition.
(d)  This section does not authorize the board to impose taxes at a rate that exceeds the maximum ad valorem tax rate authorized by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
(e)  Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 382 (H.B. 1596), Sec. 17, eff. June 10, 2015.