Tex. Water Code § 51.440
ISSUING BONDS IN EXCESS OF LIMITATION
Texas · Texas Water Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Water Code § 51.440, ISSUING BONDS IN EXCESS OF LIMITATION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/580975
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(a) A district may issue bonds in excess of a limitation made under Section 51.439 of this code only after the commission has approved the plans and specifications with the estimate of costs.
(b) If the plans, specifications, and estimate are approved, notice of the intention to issue the bonds shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper with general circulation in the district. The notice shall include a statement of the purpose for issuing the bonds, the amount of the proposed bond issue, and the time the hearing is to be held, which may not be less than 30 days after the notice is first published.
(c) The board shall hold the hearing and any taxpayer, bondholder, or other interested person may appear and be heard.
(d) If the board approves the issuance of the additional bonds in the amount and for the purpose stated in the notice, the question of issuing the bonds shall be submitted to the electors of the district at an election.