Texas Agriculture Code 301.155 – Application for Petition Seeking Election
(a) On written request of at least 25 qualified voters residing in the target area or operational area mentioned in the notice requesting an election accompanied by unsigned petitions, the county clerk of each county within the target area or operational area shall certify and mark for identification petitions for circulation.
(b) An application for a petition seeking an election to disapprove the issuance of a permit must:
(1) be headed “Application for Election to Disapprove a Weather Modification Permit”; and
(2) contain the following statement just ahead of the signatures of the applicants: “It is the hope, purpose, and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear on this application to see disapproved the issuance of a permit for weather modification, including hail suppression.”
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 301.155
- Operational area: means that area that joins the target area and is reasonably necessary to use in order to effectuate the purposes over the target area without affecting the land or landowners in the operational area. See Texas Agriculture Code 301.151
- Target area: means that area described by metes and bounds or other specific bounded description set out in the application for a permit. See Texas Agriculture Code 301.151
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) An application for a petition seeking an election to approve the issuance of a permit must:
(1) be headed “Application for Election to Approve a Weather Modification Permit”; and
(2) contain the following statement just ahead of the signatures of the applicants: “It is the hope, purpose, and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear on this application to see approved the issuance of a permit for weather modification, including hail suppression.”