Texas § 201.963 ISSUANCE OF NOTES.

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§ 201.963 — ISSUANCE OF NOTES.

Texas § 201.963

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Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 201.963 (2026).

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Sec. 201.963. ISSUANCE OF NOTES.

(a)The commission, consistent with the committee's determination under Section 201.962 , may issue, sell, and deliver the notes.

(b)Notes issued under this subchapter are not debts of the state and may be used only to make up a temporary shortfall in the state highway fund's cash flow. All notes must mature and be paid in full during the fiscal biennium in which they were issued.

(c)Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the proceeds of the notes shall be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury known as the highway tax and revenue anticipation note fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, depository interest shall be credited to the fund. The department shall transfer the net proceeds from the fund to the state highway fund a

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Sec. 201.963. ISSUANCE OF NOTES. (a) The commission, consistent with the committee's determination under Section 201.962 , may issue, sell, and deliver the notes.
(b) Notes issued under this subchapter are not debts of the state and may be used only to make up a temporary shortfall in the state highway fund's cash flow. All notes must mature and be paid in full during the fiscal biennium in which they were issued.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the proceeds of the notes shall be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury known as the highway tax and revenue anticipation note fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, depository interest shall be credited to the fund. The department shall transfer the net proceeds from the fund to the state highway fund as necessary to pay authorized expenditures. The comptroller may invest funds in the highway tax and revenue anticipation note fund as authorized under Section 404.024 , Government Code. Proceeds of a credit agreement may be deposited as provided by the order authorizing the credit agreement.
(d) The commission may exercise the powers granted to the governing body of an issuer in connection with the issuance of obligations under Chapter 1371 , Government Code, to the extent not inconsistent with this subchapter. The notes are not subject to review by the Bond Review Board but are subject to review and approval by the attorney general as provided by Chapter 1371 , Government Code. On request, the comptroller may assist the commission with the issuance of notes under this subchapter.
(e) The commission is an authorized issuer under Chapter 1201 , Government Code, and that chapter applies to notes authorized by this subchapter.
(f) Amounts in the highway tax and revenue anticipation note fund may be pledged to secure the payment of the notes and performance of obligations under credit agreements relating to the notes and may be used to pay issuance costs and required rebates to the federal government.