(a) On petition as provided in this subchapter, the commissioners court of any county outside but adjacent to a county included in the operational area of an existing or proposed permit shall call and hold an election on the proposition of whether or not the qualified voters of the county approve of the issuance of any permit authorizing hail suppression in the county.
(b) If the county voters voting in the election disapprove the issuance of permits authorizing hail suppression, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may not issue a permit covering the county until the proposition has been approved at a subsequent election.