Texas Special District Local Laws Code 11006.258 – Trust Indenture
(a) Authority bonds, including refunding bonds, that are not payable wholly from ad valorem taxes may be additionally secured by a trust indenture. The trustee may be a bank with trust powers located inside or outside this state.
(b) A trust indenture, regardless of the existence of a deed of trust or mortgage lien on property, may:
(1) provide for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate as prescribed by the board;
(2) provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture;
(3) provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds;
(4) condition the right to spend authority money or sell authority property on the approval of a licensed engineer selected as provided by the trust indenture; and
(5) provide for the investment of authority money.
Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 11006.258
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.