Graham Hospital District tax recall, Texas (2014)

## Contents

* 1 Background
* 2 Path to the ballot
* 3 See also
* 4 Footnotes

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An effort to recall the Graham Hospital District tax in Graham, Texas was launched in early 2014. Supporters of the recall advocated repealing the district but not closing the hospital, itself. They said that district taxes were too high and were causing property taxes to skyrocket.[1][2] The effort ultimately did not go to a vote.

## Background[edit]

The hospital district and corresponding tax was approved by voters in June 2013. Carl Buschmann, a Graham resident and one of the leaders of the recall effort, said the new hospital district caused his taxes to increase by a third of what they were formerly. Meanwhile, those who opposed the recall said that if the tax was repealed, the hospital may have had to close its doors. At the time of the recall effort, Graham Hospital District President Neal Blanton said the district's residents were paying 36.5 cents per $100 valuation, but Buschmann said the hospital could operate without it.[2]

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing recall in Texas

Supporters of the recall were required to collect at least 1,220 valid signatures in order to trigger an election. Supporters stated they had hoped to collect at least 2,000.[1]

## See also[edit]

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* Recall campaigns in Texas
* Political recall efforts, 2014
* Political recall efforts, 2013
* Special district recalls

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Graham Leader, "Committee to attempt to recall hospital taxing district," January 28, 2014
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 TexasHomepage.com, "Group Hopes to Dissolve Hospital District in Graham," February 6, 2014

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