Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1012.160 · Subchapter D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY IN EMERGENCY; SECURITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made if the board declares that:
(1) money is not available to meet authorized obligations of the district; and
(2) an emergency exists.
(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:
(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;
(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) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.
(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.
(d) The board may not spend money obtained from a loan under this section for any purpose other than:
(1) the purpose for which the board declared an emergency; and
(2) if district taxes or bonds are pledged to pay the loan, the purpose for which the pledged taxes were imposed or the pledged bonds were authorized.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1012.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 224be76ce211976a88a01215f1a0abed44c6ee6db05f6e7b22e937bffc6aedcd
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.