Sec. 281.102.  BOND ELECTION.  (a)  The district may not issue bonds, excluding refunding bonds, unless the bonds are authorized by a majority of the qualified voters of the district voting at an election called and held for that purpose.
(b)  The commissioners court may order a bond election on its own motion or on the board's request.
(c)  The election must be:
(1)  called and held in accordance with Chapter 1251, Government Code;  and
(2)  conducted in the same manner as other countywide elections.
(d)  The district shall pay for the cost of the election and shall provide for payment before the commissioners court orders the election.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.261, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.