Sec. 8101.261. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER. (a) On default or threatened default in the payment of the principal of or interest on bonds issued under this subchapter that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may, on petition of the holders of outstanding bonds, appoint a receiver for the authority.
(b) The receiver, without consent of or hindrance by the board, may:
(1) collect and receive all authority income;
(2) employ and discharge authority agents and employees;
(3) take charge of money on hand; and
(4) manage the affairs of the authority.
(c) The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for the sale of services of the authority's facilities or to renew those contracts with the approval of the appointing court.
(d) The court may vest the receiver with any other power or duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders.
(e) The resolution that authorizes the issuance of the bonds or the trust indenture securing their payment may:
(1) specify the minimum percentage of outstanding bonds that must be held by the bondholders seeking the appointment of a receiver; or
(2) otherwise qualify the right of bondholders to institute litigation that might affect the authority's property, including money.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
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