Sec. 454.023.  PETITION FOR ELECTION.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may issue bonds or notes under this chapter without an election unless a petition requesting an election on the question is filed with the municipal secretary before the scheduled time for adopting the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes.
(b)  A petition under this section must be signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters of the municipality who have rendered their property for taxation.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.