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TX Water Code § 62.198 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter F. Bond Provisions|Section 62.198. Validity of Bonds

Sec. 62.198.  VALIDITY OF BONDS.  (a)  After the bonds have been approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller, they shall be held in every action, suit, or proceeding in which their validity is or may be brought in question prima facie valid and binding obligations.(b)  In every action brought to enforce collection of bonds or interest on them, the certificate of the attorney general, or a duly certified copy of it, shall be admitted and received as prima facie evidence of the validity of the bonds and the coupons attached.(c)  The only defense that can be offered against the validity of the bonds or coupons is forgery or fraud.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.199 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter F. Bond Provisions|Section 62.199. Record of Bonds

Sec. 62.199.  RECORD OF BONDS.  (a)  After bonds have been issued under the provisions of this chapter, the board shall procure and deliver to the treasurer of the county of jurisdiction a well-bound book in which a record shall be kept of all the bonds.(b)  A record shall be kept in the book of:(1)  the bond numbers and amount of the bonds;(2)  the rate of interest;(3)  the date of issuance and the date when the bonds are due and where payable;(4)  the proceeds from the bonds;(5)  the tax levy to pay interest on and to provide a sinking fund for bond payment;  and(6)  any payment of a bond.(c)  The book shall at all times be open to the inspection of interested parties, either taxpayers, bondholders, or otherwise, in the district.(d)  The county treasurer shall receive for his services in recording these matters the same fees which are allowed by law to the county clerk for similar records.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.200 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter F. Bond Provisions|Section 62.200. Sale of Bonds

Sec. 62.200.  SALE OF BONDS.  (a)  After the bonds have been registered, the chairman of the commission shall offer the bonds for sale and shall sell the bonds on the best terms and for the best price possible.  None of the bonds shall be sold for less than face par value and accrued interest.(b)  After money is received from the sale of bonds, it shall be paid to the county treasurer and he shall place it to the credit of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter F. Bond Provisions|Section 62.201. Chairman's Bond

Sec. 62.201.  CHAIRMAN'S BOND.  Before the chairman of the commission may sell any bonds, he shall execute a good and sufficient bond, payable to the county judge or his successors in office.  The bond shall be approved by the commissioners court and shall be for an amount not less than the amount of the bonds issued, and shall be conditioned on the faithful discharge of his duties.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter F. Bond Provisions|Section 62.202. Taxes; Sinking Fund Investment

Sec. 62.202.  TAXES;  SINKING FUND INVESTMENT.  (a)  After district bonds have been voted, the commissioners court shall levy and have assessed and collected on all property in the district taxes sufficient in amount to pay the interest on the bonds and to annually deposit an amount in the sinking fund sufficient to discharge and redeem the bonds at their maturity.(b)  If advisable, the sinking fund shall from time to time be invested by the commissioners court in county, municipal, district, or other bonds which may be approved by the attorney general.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter F. Bond Provisions|Section 62.203. Issuance of Refunding Bonds; Formalities

Sec. 62.203.  ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS;  FORMALITIES.  (a)  A district which has outstanding bonds may, by order of the commissioners court of the county of jurisdiction and without submitting the proposition to an election, authorize and issue its refunding bonds for the purpose of retiring all or any part of its outstanding bonds.(b)  The refunding bonds may mature serially or otherwise in not more than 40 years from their date.(c)  The refunding bonds shall be executed in the name of the district by the county judge and county clerk under the seal of the commissioners court and shall in other respects have the details and be issued in the manner provided by the commissioners court in the order authorizing the bonds.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter F. Bond Provisions|Section 62.204. Refunding Bonds Sold at Par

Sec. 62.204.  REFUNDING BONDS SOLD AT PAR.  The refunding bonds shall be sold by the commission at not less than their par value, delivered to the holders of not less than a like par amount of the bonds of the district authorized to be refunded in exchange for the prior bond obligations, or sold in part and exchanged in part.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter F. Bond Provisions|Section 62.205. Approval of Refunding Bonds by Attorney General

Sec. 62.205.  APPROVAL OF REFUNDING BONDS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  The refunding bonds shall be submitted to the attorney general for approval and shall be registered by the comptroller in the same manner and with the same effect as is now provided by law for the approval and registration of municipal bonds.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter F. Bond Provisions|Section 62.206. Tax Levy for Refunding Bonds

Sec. 62.206.  TAX LEVY FOR REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  If a district issues refunding bonds, the district shall annually levy taxes on all taxable property in the district sufficient to pay interest on the bonds as it becomes due and to pay the principal of the bonds at maturity.(b)  In making the annual levies, the district may take into consideration estimated delinquencies based on tax collection experience over the preceding years and levy the taxes in an amount, after deduction of estimated delinquencies, sufficient to pay principal and interest requirements and the cost of tax collection.(c)  In its discretion and so far as consistent with the rights of the holders of the bonds refunded, a district may pledge to the payment of the refunding bonds the proceeds of taxes levied for payment of the bonds refunded and delinquent at the time of the authorization of the refunding bonds, cash or securities in the sinking fund maintained for payment of the bonds refunded, or both.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter F. Bond Provisions|Section 62.207. Authority of Sections 62

Sec. 62.207.  AUTHORITY OF SECTIONS 62.203-62.206.  Sections 62.203-62.206 of this code shall, without reference to other laws, constitute full authority for the issuance of refunding bonds.  No proceedings, publications, elections, or referendums other than those required in Sections 62.203-62.206 shall be necessary to the authorization and issuance of refunding bonds.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter F. Bond Provisions|Section 62.208. Revenue Bonds

Sec. 62.208.  REVENUE BONDS.  (a)  A district may issue revenue bonds on the terms and under the provisions of Chapter 111, Acts of the 43rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1933, or Chapter 38, Acts of the 47th Legislature, Regular Session, 1941:(1)  to purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, extend, and repair dams, reservoirs, water rights, water wells, desalinization facilities, canals, pipelines, pumps, pump stations, land, easements, rights-of-way, and other property and facilities necessary to provide a water supply for the irrigation of land and for industrial, commercial, domestic, municipal, and other beneficial uses;(2)  to accomplish any of the purposes designated in the previously mentioned two acts; and(3)  for general improvement purposes without designating the improvement.(b)  If the bonds are issued for the purposes stated in Subsection (a)(1) of this section, the district may own and operate the facilities and sell and deliver water to any person.  The properties and facilities, the uses for the water supply, and the purchasers of the water may be inside or outside the boundaries of the district but may not be inside the boundaries of any other previously created navigation district or flood control district.(c)  If the bonds are issued for general improvement purposes, the proceeds may be spent for any purpose designated in this section.(d)  As each installment of an authorized issue of bonds is prepared for delivery, the commission shall specify the particular purposes for which the proceeds of that installment will be spent.(e)  A district may enter into operating contracts and leases with responsible persons or corporations for the operation of those portions of the district's water distribution system which the commission may designate.  In that case, the annual rentals to be paid to the district by the lessee shall be a sum sufficient to permit the district to meet its obligations for the payment of that proportionate part of any revenue bonds, including principal, interest, reserves, and other requirements provided in the bond proceedings, which were issued to acquire the leased properties.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 1395), Sec. 18, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Water Code § 62.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter F. Bond Provisions|Section 62.209. Use of Bond Proceeds for Certain Acquisitions of Certain Districts

Sec. 62.209.  USE OF BOND PROCEEDS FOR CERTAIN ACQUISITIONS OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS.  A district to which Section 62.1071 applies may not spend for the acquisition of land, equipment, or improvements under that section the proceeds of bonds authorized by the district's voters before the district undertakes the acquisition.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 504, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 62.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter G. Tax Provisions|Section 62.251. Assessment and Collection of Taxes

Sec. 62.251.  ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.  The assessor and collector of each county in which the district is located shall assess and collect the taxes levied by the district in the county.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2321, ch. 841, Sec. 4(r), eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
TX Water Code § 62.291 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.291. Annexation Authority

Sec. 62.291.  ANNEXATION AUTHORITY.  A district created under this chapter or converted from a district created under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, into a conservation and reclamation district under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may extend its boundaries and annex adjacent territory.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.292 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.292. Petition

Sec. 62.292.  PETITION.  Before territory is annexed to the district, a petition signed by 50 or a majority of the electors residing in the adjacent territory proposed to be annexed shall be presented to the commission, requesting an election in the adjacent territory to determine whether or not the territory will be annexed and whether or not it will assume its pro rata part of the outstanding bonded debt of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.293 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.293. Scheduling Petition for Hearing; Notice

Sec. 62.293.  SCHEDULING PETITION FOR HEARING;  NOTICE.  (a)  After a petition is presented under Section 62.292 of this code, the commission shall set the petition for a hearing to be held within 10 days from the date of presentation of the petition.(b)  Notice of the hearing shall be posted at three public places in the territory proposed to be annexed for at least five days before the hearing on the petition.  The notice shall include the time and place of the hearing and the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.294 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.294. Hearing

Sec. 62.294.  HEARING.  The commission shall hold the hearing on the subject of annexation of adjacent territory by the district, and any person who has taxable property in the territory proposed to be annexed may appear in person or by counsel and offer testimony or argument for or against the inclusion of all or any part of the land proposed to be annexed.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.295 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.295. Election Order

Sec. 62.295.  ELECTION ORDER.  If after the hearing the commission finds that inclusion of the territory proposed to be annexed would be a direct benefit to all the land in that territory, the commission shall order an election to be held in the territory proposed to be annexed.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.296 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.296. Notice of Election

Sec. 62.296.  NOTICE OF ELECTION.  (a)  The election shall be held not less than 20 nor more than 30 days from the day of the election order and after notice is given.(b)  Notice of the election shall be published once a week for 20 days immediately preceding the election in some newspaper published in the territory proposed to be annexed.  If no newspaper is published in the territory, notice shall be posted in three public places inside the territory for at least 20 days immediately preceding the election.(c)  The notice:(1)  shall give the time and place or places for holding the election;(2)  shall give the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed;  and(3)  may contain the substance of the order of the commission ordering the election.(d)  The secretary of the commission shall have the notice published or posted.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.297 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.297. Ballots

Sec. 62.297.  BALLOTS.  The ballots for the election shall be printed to allow for voting for or against:  "Annexation to the navigation district.";  and "Assumption of a pro rata part of the bonded debt of the navigation district."|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.298 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.298. Election Officials

Sec. 62.298.  ELECTION OFFICIALS.  The commission shall appoint one judge and two clerks for each election box or place to hold the election.  The judge and clerks shall be electors in the territory proposed to be annexed and shall reside near the place for holding the election.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.299 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.299. Canvass of Vote; Entry of Order

Sec. 62.299.  CANVASS OF VOTE;  ENTRY OF ORDER.  (a)  The election judges shall certify the election returns to the commission, and the commission shall canvass the returns.(b)  If a majority of the electors voting at the election favor annexation and assumption of the pro rata part of the bonded debt of the district, the commission shall enter an order in its minutes annexing the territory, and from and after the entry of the order, the annexed territory shall be a part of the district with all the rights, benefits, and burdens of property originally situated in the district.(c)  If a majority of the electors voting at the election favor annexation and the proposition to assume the bonded debt fails to carry, the commission shall enter an order in its minutes annexing the territory to the district, and from and after the entry of the order, the annexed territory shall be a part of the district with the exception of the assumption of the outstanding bonded indebtedness.  The annexed territory shall be subject to a tax for maintenance and operation and shall be liable for all other bonded indebtedness and other indebtedness thereafter legally imposed by the district.(d)  After an order of annexation has been entered in the minutes of the commission, a certified copy of the order shall be prepared by the secretary of the commission and shall include the boundaries of the territory annexed.  The secretary shall record the order or have it be recorded in the real estate records of the county or counties in which the territory is located.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.300 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.300. Authority to Annex Other Districts

Sec. 62.300.  AUTHORITY TO ANNEX OTHER DISTRICTS.  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a district created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution may be annexed and become a part of another adjacent district created under the general law in the same manner as provided in Sections 62.292-62.299 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.301. Duties of Commission of Annexed District

Sec. 62.301.  DUTIES OF COMMISSION OF ANNEXED DISTRICT.  If a district proposes to annex an adjacent district, the commission of the district proposed to be annexed shall:(1)  conduct the hearing;(2)  order the election;(3)  canvass the returns of the election;  and(4)  perform the other duties and procedures provided in Sections 62.292-62.299 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.302. Certification of Election Results

Sec. 62.302.  CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS.  If the election in a district proposed to be annexed results in a majority of the votes of the electors voting at the election favoring annexation, the commission of the district proposed to be annexed shall certify the election result together with the metes and bounds of the district to the commission of the annexing district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.303. Hearing by Annexing District; Notice

Sec. 62.303.  HEARING BY ANNEXING DISTRICT;  NOTICE.  (a)  When the election result is certified to the commission of the annexing district, the commission of the annexing district shall conduct a hearing to determine whether or not it will be a benefit to the annexing district to annex the territory.(b)  The hearing shall be conducted after the commission has given five days' notice in some newspaper published in the annexing district.(c)  If it is found at the hearing that the annexation of the adjacent district would be a benefit to the territory of the annexing district, the commission shall enter an order in its minutes annexing the district and from and after the entry of the order, the adjacent district shall be a part of the annexing district with all rights and privileges of territory originally situated in the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.304. Assumption of Bonded Debt

Sec. 62.304.  ASSUMPTION OF BONDED DEBT.  (a)  Unless a majority of the electors of each of the districts approves it, the annexing district and the district to be annexed may not assume the outstanding bonded debt of the other.(b)  Annexation shall in no way affect the outstanding debt or any other valid obligation of either the annexing district or the district to be annexed.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter H. Annexation|Section 62.305. Levy of Taxes on Annexed District

Sec. 62.305.  LEVY OF TAXES ON ANNEXED DISTRICT.  The commission of the annexing district shall annually levy and collect sufficient taxes in the district to be annexed to discharge all valid outstanding obligations of the district to be annexed.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|