Tex. Water Code § 63.253 · Subchapter F. BOND PROVISIONS
APPROVAL OF BONDS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Before bonds are offered for sale, the district shall present to the attorney general a certified copy of all the minutes of commission proceedings relating to the issuance of the bonds, including:
(1) a copy of the notices of hearing and election, together with a certified return of each notice;
(2) a certified copy of the commission's order levying a tax to pay principal of and interest on the bonds;
(3) a statement of the total bonded indebtedness of the district, including the series of bonds and the assessed value of property for the purpose of taxation as shown by the last official assessment of the district; and
(4) any other information which the attorney general requires.
(b) The attorney general shall carefully examine the bonds in connection with the constitution, laws relating to the execution of the bonds, and the facts.
(c) If the attorney general finds that the bonds were issued in conformity with the constitution and laws and that they are valid and binding obligations of the district, he shall certify the bonds.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.63.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 3ab0481311d47137b919b4e8706e688877be9ea21b3d6ac9be9b2d07021680d2
- 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.