Texas Special District Local Laws Code § 8142.201 Authority To Issue Bonds And Other Obligations

Sec. 8142.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation, or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.

(c) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8142.103 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(d) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8142.103 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.

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