Texas § 1373.009 OBLIGATION AUTHORIZATION.

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§ 1373.009 — OBLIGATION AUTHORIZATION.

Texas § 1373.009

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 1373.009 (2026).

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Sec. 1373.009. OBLIGATION AUTHORIZATION.

(a)The governing body of an issuer must adopt or approve an obligation authorization before an obligation may be issued or incurred.

(b)The obligation authorization must establish:

(1)the maximum amount of the obligation to be issued or incurred or, if applicable, the maximum principal amount that may be outstanding at any time;

(2)subject to Section 1373.008 , the maximum term for which the obligation issued or incurred under the authorization may be outstanding;

(3)the maximum interest rate the obligation may bear;

(4)subject to Subsection (c)(2), the manner of sale of the obligation, which may be by public or private sale, the price of the obligation, the form of the obligation, and the terms, representations, and covenants of the issuer ma

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Sec. 1373.009. OBLIGATION AUTHORIZATION. (a) The governing body of an issuer must adopt or approve an obligation authorization before an obligation may be issued or incurred.
(b) The obligation authorization must establish:
(1) the maximum amount of the obligation to be issued or incurred or, if applicable, the maximum principal amount that may be outstanding at any time;
(2) subject to Section 1373.008 , the maximum term for which the obligation issued or incurred under the authorization may be outstanding;
(3) the maximum interest rate the obligation may bear;
(4) subject to Subsection (c)(2), the manner of sale of the obligation, which may be by public or private sale, the price of the obligation, the form of the obligation, and the terms, representations, and covenants of the issuer made in connection with the issuance or incurrence of the obligation, if applicable; and
(5) each source pledged or to be pledged to the payment of the obligation.
(c) The obligation authorization may:
(1) provide for the designation of a paying agent and registrar for the obligation; and
(2) authorize one or more designated officers or employees of the issuer to act on behalf of the issuer from time to time in selling, incurring, and delivering obligations and setting the dates, price, interest rates, interest payment periods, redemption features, and other procedures relating to the issuance, sale, incurrence, and delivery of obligations, as specified in the obligation authorization.