Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 1054.161 - Authority to Borrow Money; Security(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(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.Tex. Spec. Dist. Loc. Laws § 1054.161
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920, Sec. 1.02, eff. 4/1/2009.