Texas Codes

Tex. Educ. Code § 45.002 (2026)

Maintenance Taxes

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Sec. 45.002. MAINTENANCE TAXES. The governing board of an independent school district, including the city council or commission that has jurisdiction over a municipally controlled independent school district, the governing board of a rural high school district, and the commissioners court of a county, on behalf of each common school district under its jurisdiction, may levy, assess, and collect annual ad valorem taxes for the further maintenance of public schools in the district, subject to Section 45.003.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2010).
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2010). “2009) (stating that unless required by the enabling law, a governing body may not apply revenues generated from the debt rate for other than the retirement of debt); TEX. EDUC. CODE ANN. §§ 45.002 (Vernon 2006), 45 .”
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