Texas § SD.8144.201 - AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
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§ SD.8144.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
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 8144.104 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 8144.104 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district. (e) Sections 49.181 and 49.182 , Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8144.104 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1802 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
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Section SD.8144.201 ("AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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