(a) An election under this chapter is called by the adoption of an order by the commissioners court of a county.(b) The commissioners court may call the election by a vote of a majority of its members.(c) The commissioners court shall call the election if a number of qualified voters of the county equal to at least five percent of the number of registered voters in the county petitions for a vote on the question. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 191, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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