Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.160
This is the official text of Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.160, part of Texas’s Special District Local Laws Code — consolidates the individual laws creating Texas's special-purpose local government districts.
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§ 1005.160. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Official statutory text
(a) The board may borrow money if the board declares that there is an emergency because money is not available to meet authorized obligations of the district.
(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:
(1) district revenues that are not pledged to pay any bonded indebtedness of the district;
(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the next 12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or
(3) a district bond that has been authorized but not sold.
(c) If a tax or bond is pledged to pay the loan, the loan shall mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. If revenues of the district are pledged for payment of the loan, the loan shall mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.
(d) The district may not spend money obtained from a loan under this section for any purpose other than:
(1) the purpose for which the board declared the emergency; or
(2) if a tax or bond is pledged to pay the loan, the purpose for which the pledged tax was imposed or the pledged bond was authorized.
(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:
(1) district revenues that are not pledged to pay any bonded indebtedness of the district;
(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the next 12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or
(3) a district bond that has been authorized but not sold.
(c) If a tax or bond is pledged to pay the loan, the loan shall mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. If revenues of the district are pledged for payment of the loan, the loan shall mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.
(d) The district may not spend money obtained from a loan under this section for any purpose other than:
(1) the purpose for which the board declared the emergency; or
(2) if a tax or bond is pledged to pay the loan, the purpose for which the pledged tax was imposed or the pledged bond was authorized.
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