Texas Agriculture Code - AGRIC § 59.023. Powers of Board

(1) to adopt and enforce bylaws, rules, and procedures necessary to carry out this chapter;

(2) to establish, charge, and collect a fee, charge, or penalty in connection with a program, service, or activity provided by the board under this chapter;

(3) to issue bonds, provide for and secure the payment of the bonds, and provide for the rights of the owners of the bonds, in the manner and to the extent permitted by this chapter;

(4) to purchase, hold, cancel, or resell or otherwise dispose of its bonds, subject to any restrictions and any resolution authorizing the issuance of its bonds;

(5) to own, rent, lease, or otherwise acquire, accept, or hold any interest in real, personal, or mixed property, by purchase, exchange, gift, assignment, transfer, foreclosure, mortgage, sale, lease, or otherwise;

(6) to hold, manage, operate, or improve real, personal, or mixed property;

(7) to sell, lease, encumber, mortgage, exchange, donate, convey, or otherwise dispose of any of its property or any interest in its property, deed of trust, or mortgage lien owned by it, under its control or custody, or in its possession and to release or relinquish any right, title, claim, lien, interest, easement, or demand, including any equity or right of redemption in property foreclosed by it, by public or private sale, with or without public bidding;

(8) to lease or rent any improvement, land, or facility from any person;

(9) to make a secured or unsecured loan to provide financial assistance as provided by this chapter, including the refunding of an outstanding obligation, mortgage, or advance used for those purposes, and to charge and collect interest on those loans for loan payments and on terms and conditions the board considers advisable that are not in conflict with this chapter;

(10) to purchase or acquire, sell, discount, assign, negotiate, or otherwise dispose of notes or other evidence of indebtedness of eligible applicants as the board determines or portions or portfolios of or participations in those evidences of indebtedness;

(11) to sell and guarantee securities, whether taxable or tax exempt under federal law, in primary and secondary markets;  and

(12) to provide to a lender a loan guarantee for the purchase of real property by an eligible applicant under Section 59.024.