(a) The board shall select one or more banks in the district to serve as a depository for district money.
(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1051.160(b), and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.

Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 1051.159

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. Source: OCC

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to:
(1) place a part of district money on time deposit;
(2) purchase certificates of deposit; or
(3) invest a part of district money in a local government investment pool established in the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.
(d) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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