Tex. Water Code § 53.171 · Subchapter F. BOND AND TAX PROVISIONS
POWER TO ISSUE BONDS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A district may issue bonds to secure indebtedness for any purpose authorized by this chapter, Chapter 49, or other applicable laws.
(b) A district may not issue tax bonds or incur any debt which is to be paid with tax revenue unless an election is first held in the district and the proposition is approved by a majority of the electors of the district who vote in the election.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 414, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 635 (H.B. 713), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.53.htm
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