Texas § ED.55.13 - AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS

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§ ED.55.13. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS

AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS. (a) For the purpose of providing funds to acquire, purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, and/or equip any property, buildings, structures, activities, services, operations, or other facilities, for and on behalf of its institution or institutions, or any branch or branches thereof, each board may issue its revenue bonds from time to time and in one or more issue or series, to be payable from and secured by liens on and pledges of all or any part of any of the revenue funds of the board and its institution or institutions, or any branch or branches of any of its institutions. (b) With respect to all institutions the Texas Public Finance Authority shall exercise the authority of a board to issue revenue bonds on behalf of such institution or institutions, or any branch or branches thereof, in the manner provided by this subchapter, including the authority to issue refunding bonds under Section 55.19 of this code. In connection with the issuance of bonds under this chapter, the Texas Public Finance Authority has all of the rights and duties granted or assigned to and is subject to the same conditions as a board under this chapter. This subsection does not apply to The University of Texas System, The Texas A&M University System, or a component of those systems to an institution authorized to issue bonds under Article VII, Section 17 , of the Texas Constitution, or to bonds authorized to be issued by any of those systems, components, or institutions. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, with respect to all bonds authorized to be issued by Texas Southern University, the Texas Public Finance Authority shall exercise the authority of a board to issue bonds on behalf of that university, in the manner provided by this subchapter, including the authority to issue refunding bonds under Section 55.19 . In connection with the issuance of bonds under this chapter, the Texas Public Finance Authority has all the rights and duties granted or assigned to and is subject to the same conditions as a board under this chapter. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 4, Sec. 14.01, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 294, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1073, Sec. 2.01, eff. Aug. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (H.B. 2251 ), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 417 (H.B. 1522 ), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2021.

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