Tex. Transp. Code § 451.601
In this subchapter, "unit of election" means:
(3) an emergency services district operating under Chapter 775, Health and Safety Code, that:
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 876 (H.B. 3666), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.