Texas Transportation Code 283.206 – Bond Provisions
(a) A bond authorized by this chapter shall contain the following clause: “The holder hereof shall never have the right to demand payment of this obligation out of any funds raised or to be raised by taxation.”
(b) A bond instrument may contain provisions:
(1) that restrict individual rights of action of a bondholder;
(2) that detail the rights and remedies of a bondholder and a trustee;
(3) to protect and enforce as reasonable the rights and remedies of a bondholder, including covenants detailing the duties of the county in:
(A) acquiring property and constructing, maintaining, operating, repairing, and insuring the project; and
(B) maintaining custody of the bond proceeds and revenues and safeguarding and applying the funds; and
(4) to secure as reasonable a bondholder, including covenants detailing:
(A) an event that constitutes an event of default;
(B) terms and conditions that would or could result in an acceleration of the bond maturity date; and
(C) rights, liabilities, powers, and duties that arise because of a breach by the county.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 283.206
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- 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
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.