Texas Transportation Code - Section 311.073. Election After Petition
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§ 311.073. ELECTION AFTER PETITION. (a) The governing
body shall submit to the voters of the municipality the question of
granting a franchise to a person if, before the effective date of
the ordinance granting the franchise, the governing body receives a
petition that requests the election and is signed by 10 percent of
the registered voters of the municipality.
(b) In a municipality with a population of more than 1.9
million, the number of registered voters who must sign the petition
may be set at a lower number by the municipal charter.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, § 133, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 311.034 311.035 311.051 311.052 311.053 311.071 311.072 311.073 311.074 311.075 311.076 311.077 311.078 311.091 311.092
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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