Tex. Local Government Code § 501.213
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 501.213, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 501.213. REFUNDING BONDS.
Official statutory text
(a) A corporation may provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds:
(1) to refund outstanding bonds issued under this subtitle for a project, including the payment of any redemption premium on the bonds and the interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption; and
(2) if considered advisable by the corporation, additionally to finance improvements, extensions, or enlargements to the project for which the bonds being refunded were issued or for another project.
(b) The provisions of this subtitle relating to other bonds govern the issuance, maturities, and other details of the refunding bonds, the rights of the holders of the refunding bonds, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the corporation with respect to the same to the extent those provisions may be applicable.
(c) The corporation may issue the refunding bonds in exchange for outstanding bonds or may sell the refunding bonds and use the proceeds to redeem outstanding bonds.
(1) to refund outstanding bonds issued under this subtitle for a project, including the payment of any redemption premium on the bonds and the interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption; and
(2) if considered advisable by the corporation, additionally to finance improvements, extensions, or enlargements to the project for which the bonds being refunded were issued or for another project.
(b) The provisions of this subtitle relating to other bonds govern the issuance, maturities, and other details of the refunding bonds, the rights of the holders of the refunding bonds, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the corporation with respect to the same to the extent those provisions may be applicable.
(c) The corporation may issue the refunding bonds in exchange for outstanding bonds or may sell the refunding bonds and use the proceeds to redeem outstanding bonds.
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