Texas Water Code - WATER § 51A.004. Subdistrict Bonds

(a) Before adopting an order calling elections under Section 51A.003(e), the engineer for a subdistrict shall present a report to the subdistrict board that conforms to Section 51.410 with regard to the bonds to be issued by the subdistrict or by the district on behalf of the subdistrict.

(b) After the engineer's report is filed and approved, the subdistrict board shall order an election within the boundaries of the subdistrict to authorize the issuance of bonds by the subdistrict or by the district on behalf of the subdistrict in accordance with this chapter and Sections 49.106 and 51.411.

(c) Bonds authorized at an election within the subdistrict may only be repaid from ad valorem taxes imposed on all taxable property within the boundaries of the subdistrict or income, increment, and revenue derived from the ownership or operation of any part of the assets of the subdistrict or any combination of those sources. The district is not liable for the repayment of those bonds except as provided by this subsection.

(d) A subdistrict may issue refunding bonds as provided by Section 51A.002.

(e) Bonds issued by a subdistrict or by the district on behalf of the subdistrict are investment securities under Chapter 2257, Government Code, are public securities under Chapter 1201, Government Code, and are subject to the general laws of this state relating to bonds of a water control and improvement district to the extent that those general laws are not inconsistent with this chapter.