Texas Local Government Code

§ 120.002 — ELECTION REQUIRED

LG § 120.002Title 4. FINANCES · Part B. COUNTY FINANCES · Ch. 120. ELECTION FOR REDUCTION OF FUNDING OR RESOURCES FOR CERTAIN PRIMARY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

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(a)Except as provided by Section 120.003, a county shall hold an election in accordance with this chapter if the county adopts a budget for a fiscal year that, compared to the budget adopted by the county for the preceding fiscal year:

(1)reduces for a law enforcement agency, excluding a 9-1-1 call center, with primary responsibility for policing, criminal investigation, and answering calls for service:

(A)for a fiscal year in which the overall amount of the budget is equal to or greater than the amount for the preceding fiscal year, the appropriation to the agency;

(B)for a fiscal year in which the overall amount of the budget is less than the amount for the preceding fiscal year, the appropriation to the agency as a percentage of the total budget;

(C)as applicable:

(i)if the county has not declined in population since the preceding fiscal year, the number of peace officer positions, excluding detention officer positions; or

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 13 (H.B. 192), Sec. 1, eff. December 4, 2025.