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Tex. Gov't Code § 1501.052

EFFECT ON TAXES

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff

(a) If in any fiscal year the amount of revenue appropriated under Section 1501.051 is at least equal to the amount needed for the sinking fund and to pay interest on the bonded indebtedness in that fiscal year, the governing body of the municipality is not required to impose a tax for that purpose.

(b) If the amount of revenue appropriated under Section 1501.051 is less than the amount needed for the sinking fund and to pay interest in the fiscal year, the governing body shall adopt a tax rate for that year sufficient to generate the amount of taxes necessary to credit or pay the deficiency in that year.

(c) This section does not authorize a municipality to exceed a limitation on taxes.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.