Burleson County Commissioners call election on proposed Assistance District and possible sales tax

The Burleson County Commissioners Court voted unanimously on Feb. 13 to authorize County Judge Keith Schroeder to execute an order calling a special election on the creation of the Burleson County Assistance District and the imposition of a sales-and-use tax under House Bill 1720 (83rd Legislature). Commissioner Vincent Svec made the motion and Commissioner Dwayne Faust seconded; the motion passed with all members voting in favor.

The action, which the court recorded with an accompanying map, invokes HB 1720’s amendments to Chapter 387 of the Texas Local Government Code that permit the creation of assistance districts with a local sales-and-use tax. The court also approved a separate resolution to consolidate polling locations for the May 6, 2023 special election at the same meeting.

The court’s motions were recorded as unanimous. The meeting minutes list the order-calling motion and the polling-location consolidation as approved; attachments to the minutes include the election map and related documentation. No further public testimony or debate is recorded in the minutes for these items. The next procedural steps for the election — including ballot language, exact tax rate if set, and election logistics — are not specified in the minutes and will be determined according to election law and subsequent court action.