2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 12 - Planning and Development › Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government › Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 392.087. Pledges, Mortgages, and Covenants to Secure Bonds or Lease Obligations

Sec. 392.087.  PLEDGES, MORTGAGES, AND COVENANTS TO SECURE BONDS OR LEASE OBLIGATIONS.  In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations under a lease, an authority may make a covenant or take an action that is necessary, convenient, or desirable to secure the payment of the bonds or obligations or to make the bonds more marketable, including:
(1)  pledging of gross or net rent, fees, or revenues to which it has a right or may have a right in the future;
(2)  mortgaging real or personal property that the authority owns or later acquires;
(3)  providing terms and conditions for the redemption of bonds;
(4)  vesting in a trustee or the holder of the bonds, or a part of the bonds, the right to enforce the payment of the bonds or a covenant securing or relating to the bonds;
(5)  vesting in a trustee, in the event of a default by the authority, the right to take possession of, and to use, operate, and manage, a housing project, or part of a housing project;  to collect the rents and revenues of the housing project;  and to dispose of that money in accordance with the agreement of the authority with the trustee;
(6)  providing for the powers and duties of a trustee;  limiting the liabilities of the trustee;  and providing the terms and conditions on which the trustee or a holder of bonds, or a part of the bonds, may enforce a covenant or right securing or relating to the bonds;
(7)  prescribing the procedure, if any, by which the terms of a contract with bond holders may be amended or abrogated;  the amount of bonds that may not be amended or abrogated without consent of the holder;  and the manner in which the consent may be given;
(8)  making a covenant against:
(A)  pledging rents, fees, and revenues;  mortgaging real or personal property that the authority owns or may later acquire;  or permitting a lien on its revenues or property;  or
(B)  extending the time for payment of the bonds or interest on the bonds or the time to redeem the bonds;
(9)  making a covenant regarding:
(A)  limitations on the authority's right to sell, lease, or dispose of in any manner a housing project, or part of a housing project;
(B)  debts or obligations incurred by the authority;
(C)  bonds to be issued, the issuance of the bonds in escrow or otherwise, and the use and disposition of the proceeds from the bonds;
(D)  the rents and fees charged in operating a housing project, subject to the limitations of this chapter;  the amount to be raised each year, or other period, by rents, fees, and other revenues;  and the use and disposition of the rents, fees, and other revenues;
(E)  the use, maintenance, or replacement of the authority's real or personal property;
(F)  insurance carried on the authority's real or personal property and the use and disposition of insurance money;  or
(G)  the rights, liabilities, powers, and duties arising on a breach by the authority of a covenant, condition, or obligation;  the events of default and terms and conditions on which a bond or obligation is, or may be declared, due before maturity;  and the terms and conditions on which the declaration and its consequences may be waived;  or
(10)  making a covenant to:
(A)  replace lost, destroyed, or mutilated bonds;  or
(B)  create or authorize the creation of special funds for money held for construction or operation costs, debt service, reserves, or other purposes and to provide for the use and disposition of the money held in those funds.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.