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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 344.255

FILING OF PETITION

Known as the Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District Act

The act spans §§ 344.001 to 344.302 (60 sections).

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff

To form the basis for the ordering of a referendum, the petition must:

(1) be filed with the clerk or secretary of the municipality not later than the 60th day after the date of its issuance; and

(2) contain at least a number of signatures of registered voters of the municipality equal to five percent of the number of votes cast in the municipality for all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election.

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