Tex. Gov't Code § 1509.004 · Subchapter A. BONDS FOR FACILITIES TO BE SOLD OR LEASED TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITIES
BOND PAYMENTS FROM REVENUE OR TAXES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A municipality may provide for payment of the principal of and interest on bonds issued under this subchapter by:
(1) pledging all or part of the revenue from the sale or lease of all or part of the land, building, or other facility financed by the bonds, after deduction of reasonable operation and maintenance costs;
(2) imposing an annual ad valorem tax; or
(3) combining those sources.
(b) A municipality with a population of 80,000 or more may also provide for the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds by pledging all or any part of other municipal revenue that is not prohibited from being used for that payment.
(c) A municipality with a population of at least 50,000 that has taken action under Section 1509.001(a)(3) may also provide for the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds issued to finance the action taken by pledging all or any part of other municipal revenue that the municipality is not prohibited from using for that payment.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1302 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.
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