Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 382.156 – Sales and Use Tax

(a) A commissioners court may authorize a district to impose a sales and use tax in increments of one-eighth of one percent up to a rate of two percent.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a sales and use tax must be imposed in accordance with Chapter 383, Local Government Code, or Chapter 323, Tax Code.
(c) The ballot for a sales tax election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "A sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed ____ [insert percentage rate] in the _______________ [insert name of district]" or "The adoption of a ____ [insert percentage rate] sales and use tax in the _______________ [insert name of district]."
(d) A tax authorized at an election held under this section may be imposed at a rate less than or equal to the rate printed in the ballot proposition.
Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.