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TX Water Code § 65.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties|Section 65.207. Publication of Rules

Sec. 65.207.  PUBLICATION OF RULES.  (a)  The board shall publish a substantive statement of each rule and the penalty for its violation once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the area in which the district is located.(b)  The substantive statement shall be condensed as far as possible to intelligently explain the purpose to be accomplished or the act forbidden by each rule.(c)  The notice must advise that breach of a rule will subject the violator to a penalty and that the full text of each rule is on file in the principal office of the district at which it may be read by any interested person.(d)  Any number of rules may be included in one notice.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties|Section 65.208. Effective Date of Rules

Sec. 65.208.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES.  The penalty for violation of a rule is not effective and enforceable until five days after the last publication of the notice.  Five days after the last publication, the published rule takes effect and ignorance of the rule is not a defense to a prosecution for the enforcement of the penalty.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.235 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties|Section 65.235. Prohibition on Assessment or Collection of Taxes

Sec. 65.235.  PROHIBITION ON ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF TAXES.  Section 49.107 does not apply to a district created under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 65.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter G. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 65.501. Issuance of Bonds and Notes

Sec. 65.501.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND NOTES.  The district may issue its bonds or notes for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, acquiring, owning, operating, repairing, improving, or extending any district works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances needed to accomplish the purposes listed in Section 65.012 of this code, including works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances needed to provide a waterworks system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, solid waste disposal system, or to provide for solid waste collection or fire-fighting services and facilities.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter G. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 65.502. Form of Bonds and Notes

Sec. 65.502.  FORM OF BONDS AND NOTES.  (a)  A district may issue its bonds or notes in various series or issues.(b)  Bonds or notes shall mature serially or otherwise not more than 40 years from their date and shall bear interest at any rate permitted by the constitution and laws of this state.  The board shall determine the maturity and the interest rate of the bonds and notes.(c)  A district's bonds, notes, and interest coupons, if any, are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code, and may be issued registrable as to principal or as to both principal and interest.  The board may make the bonds redeemable before maturity, at the option of the district, or may include in the bonds a mandatory redemption provision.(d)  A district's bonds or notes may be issued in the form, denominations, and manner and under the terms, conditions, and details, and must be signed and executed, as provided by the board in the resolution or order authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter G. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 65.503. Manner of Repayment of Bonds or Notes

Sec. 65.503.  MANNER OF REPAYMENT OF BONDS OR NOTES.  The board may provide for the payment of principal of and interest and redemption price, if any, on the bonds or notes by pledging all or any part of the designated revenues to result from the ownership or operation of the district's works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances or under specific contracts for the period of time the board determines.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter G. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 65.504. Additional Security for Bonds or Notes

Sec. 65.504.  ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS OR NOTES.  (a)  The bonds or notes, within the discretion of the board, may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on all or part of the physical properties of the district, and franchises, easements, water rights, and appropriation permits, leases, and contracts and all rights appurtenant to those properties, vesting in the trustee power to sell the property for payment of the indebtedness, power to operate the property, and all other authority necessary for the further security of the bonds or notes.(b)  The trust indenture, regardless of the existence of the deed of trust or mortgage lien on any property, may:(1)  include provisions prescribed by the board for the security of the bonds or notes and the preservation of the trust estate;(2)  make provision for amendment or modification;(3)  condition the right to spend district money or sell district property on approval of a registered professional engineer selected as provided in the trust indenture;  and(4)  make provision for investment of funds of the district.(c)  Any purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust or mortgage lien, if one is given, is absolute owner of the property, facilities, and rights purchased and is entitled to maintain and operate them.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter G. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 65.505. Method for Issuance of Bonds and Notes

Sec. 65.505.  METHOD FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND NOTES.  Bonds or notes may be issued by resolution or order of the board.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter G. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 65.506. Provisions of Bonds or Notes

Sec. 65.506.  PROVISIONS OF BONDS OR NOTES.  (a)  In an order or resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes, including refunding bonds, the board may provide for the flow of funds, the establishment and maintenance of the interest and sinking fund, the reserve fund, and other funds, and may enter into additional covenants relating to the bonds or notes and the pledged revenues and to the operation and maintenance of those works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances the revenues of which are pledged, including provision for the operation or for the leasing of all or any part of the improvements and the use or pledge of money derived from the operation contracts and leases, as the board considers appropriate.(b)  An order or resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes also may prohibit the further issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations payable from the pledged revenue or may reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the revenue on a parity with or subordinate to the lien and pledge in support of the bonds being issued, subject to the conditions that may be set forth in the order or resolution.(c)  An order or resolution of the board issuing bonds or notes may include other provisions and covenants determined by the board that are not prohibited by the constitution or by this chapter.(d)  The board may adopt and have executed any other proceedings or instruments necessary and convenient in the issuance of bonds or notes.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter G. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 65.507. Use of Bond or Note Proceeds

Sec. 65.507.  USE OF BOND OR NOTE PROCEEDS.  The district may use bond or note proceeds to pay interest, administrative, and operating expenses expected to accrue during the period of construction.  The period of construction under this section may not exceed three years as provided by the bond order or resolution.  The district also may use bond or note proceeds to pay expenses incurred and to be incurred in the issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds or notes.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.508 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter G. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 65.508. Sale or Exchange of Bonds

Sec. 65.508.  SALE OR EXCHANGE OF BONDS.  (a)  The board shall sell the bonds on the best terms and for the best possible price, but the bonds may not be sold for less than 95 percent of their face value.(b)  The district may exchange bonds for property acquired by purchase or in payment of the contract price of work done or services performed for the use and benefit of the district.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.510 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter G. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 65.510. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 65.510.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  A district may issue bonds to refund all or any part of its outstanding bonds, notes, or other obligations, including matured but unpaid interest coupons.(b)  Refunding bonds shall mature serially or otherwise not more than 40 years from their date and shall bear interest at any rate or rates permitted by the constitution and laws of this state.(c)  Refunding bonds may be payable from the same source as the bonds, notes, or other obligations being refunded or from other additional sources.(d)  The refunding bonds shall be approved by the attorney general and shall be registered by the comptroller on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds being refunded as provided by Section 65.509 of this code.(e)  An order or resolution authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds may provide that the refunding bonds will be sold and the proceeds deposited in the place or places at which the bonds being refunded are payable, and the refunding bonds may be issued before the cancellation of the bonds being refunded provided an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds being refunded to their maturity dates, or to their option dates if the bonds have been duly called for payment prior to maturity according to their terms, is deposited in the place or places at which the bonds being refunded are payable.  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of bonds being refunded.(f)  A refunding may be accomplished in one or in several installment deliveries.  Refunding bonds and their interest coupons are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code.(g)  In lieu of the method set forth in this section, a district may refund bonds, notes, or other obligations as provided by the general laws of this state.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter G. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 65.511. Obligations; Legal Investment; Security for Funds

Sec. 65.511.  OBLIGATIONS;  LEGAL INVESTMENT;  SECURITY FOR FUNDS.  (a)  Bonds, notes, and other obligations issued by a district are legal and authorized investments for all banks, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, fiduciaries, and trustees, guardians, and for interest and sinking funds and other public funds of the state and its agencies, including the permanent school fund, and counties, cities, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state.(b)  A district's bonds, notes, and other obligations are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and its agencies and counties, cities, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state.  The bonds, notes, and other obligations are lawful and sufficient security to the extent of their market value if accompanied by all unmatured interest coupons attached to them.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.513 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter G. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 65.513. Mandamus by Bondholders

Sec. 65.513.  MANDAMUS BY BONDHOLDERS.  In addition to other rights and remedies provided by the law of this state, if a district defaults in the payment of principal of, interest on, or redemption price on its bonds when due, or if the district fails to make payments into any fund created in the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, or defaults in the observation or performance of any other covenants, conditions, or obligations stated in the resolution or order authorizing the issuance of its bonds, the owners of any of the bonds are entitled to a writ of mandamus issued by a court of competent jurisdiction compelling the district and its officials to observe and perform the covenants, the obligations, or conditions prescribed in the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the district's bonds.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.515 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter G. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 65.515. Cancellation of Unsold Bonds

Sec. 65.515.  CANCELLATION OF UNSOLD BONDS.  (a)  The board, by order or resolution, may provide for the cancellation of all or any part of any bonds that have been submitted to and approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller, but not yet sold, and may provide for the issuance of new bonds in lieu of the old bonds in the manner provided by this chapter for the issuance of the original bonds including their approval by the attorney general and their registration by the comptroller.(b)  The order or resolution of the board shall describe the bonds to be canceled, and also shall describe the new bonds to be issued in lieu of the old bonds.(c)  A certified copy of the order or resolution of the board providing for the cancellation of the old bonds, together with the old bonds, shall be delivered to the comptroller, who shall cancel and destroy the old bonds and make a record of the cancellation.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.723 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 65.723. Consolidation of Districts

Sec. 65.723.  CONSOLIDATION OF DISTRICTS.  Two or more districts governed by this chapter may consolidate into one district as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.724 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 65.724. Elections to Approve Consolidation

Sec. 65.724.  ELECTIONS TO APPROVE CONSOLIDATION.  (a)  After the board of each district has agreed on the terms and conditions of consolidation, which may include the assumption by each district of the other district's bonds, notes, or other obligations and adoption of a name for the consolidated district, the board of each district shall order an election in each of their respective districts to determine whether the districts should be consolidated.(b)  The board of each district shall order the election to be held on the same day in each district and shall give notice of the election for the time and in the manner provided by law for bond elections under this chapter.(c)  The districts may be consolidated only if the qualified voters in each district voting at the election vote in favor of the consolidation.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.725 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 65.725. Governing Consolidated Districts

Sec. 65.725.  GOVERNING CONSOLIDATED DISTRICTS.  (a)  After two or more districts are consolidated, they become one district and are governed as one district.(b)  During a period of 90 days after the date of the election to approve consolidation, the officers of each district shall continue to act jointly as officers of the original districts to settle the affairs of their respective districts.(c)  The consolidation agreement may provide that the officers of the original districts shall continue to act jointly as officers of the consolidated district or name persons to serve as officers of the consolidated district until their successors assume office under Subsection (e) of this section.(d)  On the next available uniform election date, an election shall be called and held, and directors will be elected for the consolidated district in the same manner and for the same term as directors elected under Section 65.103 of this code.(e)  New officers of the consolidated district must qualify as officers of the district within the period of 90 days after the election and shall assume their offices at the expiration of the 90-day period.(f)  The current board shall approve the bond of each new officer.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.726 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 65.726. Debts of Original Districts

Sec. 65.726.  DEBTS OF ORIGINAL DISTRICTS.  After two or more districts are consolidated, the debts of the original districts shall be protected and may not be impaired.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.727 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 65.727. Dissolution of District Prior to Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 65.727.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  (a)  If the board considers it advisable before the issuance of any bonds, notes, or other indebtedness, the board may dissolve a district and liquidate the affairs of the district as provided by this subchapter.(b)  If a majority of the board finds at any time before the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations or the final lending of its credit in another form that the proposed undertaking for any reason is impracticable or apparently cannot be successfully and beneficially accomplished, the board may issue notice of a hearing on a proposal to dissolve the district.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.728 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 65.728. Notice of Hearing

Sec. 65.728.  NOTICE OF HEARING.  The board shall post notice of the hearing on the bulletin board at the courthouse door of each county in which the district is located and at three or more other public places within the boundaries of the district and shall publish notice of the hearing two times in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.  The notice must be posted and published at least one time no later than the 14th day before the date set for the hearing on the proposed dissolution of the district.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.729 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 65.729. Hearing

Sec. 65.729.  HEARING.  The board shall hear all interested persons and shall consider their evidence at the time and place stated in the notice.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.730 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 65.730. Board's Order to Dissolve District

Sec. 65.730.  BOARD'S ORDER TO DISSOLVE DISTRICT.  If the board unanimously determines from the evidence that the best interests of the persons and property in the district will be served by dissolving the district, the board shall enter the appropriate findings and order in its records dissolving the district.  Otherwise the board shall enter its order providing that the district has not been dissolved.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|