Sec. 55.529.  ISSUING BONDS IN EXCESS OF DEBT LIMITATION.  (a)  If the plans, specifications, and estimates under Section 55.528 of this code are approved by the commission, the district shall publish notice once a week for three weeks that it intends to issue bonds in excess of the debt limitation to complete the works.  The notice shall include the amount of the proposed bond issue and the time when a hearing will be held.
(b)  The hearing to issue the additional bonds shall be held not less than 30 days from the date of the first publication of notice, and any property taxpayer, bondholder or other creditor, or interested person may appear and be heard.
(c)  If the determination after the hearing is to issue the bonds in the amount stated in the notice, the question of whether or not the bonds should be issued shall be submitted to the voters of the district at an election held in the manner provided by law.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 472, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 982, ch. 367, Sec. 28, eff. June 10, 1981.