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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the maximum tax |
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rate that may be imposed on property in an emergency services |
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district. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48-e, Article III, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 48-e. Laws may be enacted to provide for the |
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establishment and creation of special districts to provide |
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emergency services and to authorize the commissioners courts of |
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participating counties to levy a tax on the ad valorem property |
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situated in said districts not to exceed 15 cents [Ten Cents (10¢)] |
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on the $100 [One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)] valuation for the |
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support thereof; provided that no tax shall be levied in support of |
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said districts until approved by a vote of the qualified voters |
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residing therein. Such a district may provide emergency medical |
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services, emergency ambulance services, rural fire prevention and |
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control services, or other emergency services authorized by the |
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Legislature. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to increase the maximum |
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tax rate that may be imposed on property in an emergency services |
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district if approved by the voters of the district." |