Texas Health and Safety Code 287.142 – Revenue Bonds
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(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:
(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings or improvements for district purposes;
(2) acquire sites to be used for district purposes; or
(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service to assist the district in carrying out its purposes.
(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenues derived from the operation of the district. The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 287.142
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049 for issuance of revenue bonds by county hospital authorities.
(d) Revenue derived from the operation of the district and pledged to the repayment of revenue bonds issued by the district must be used to repay the principal and interest owed on the bonds before being used to repay any other obligation of the district, including money owed to physicians who are employed by or who contract with the district.