Tex. Government Code § 1232.102: ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS.

(a) The board may issue and sell bonds in the name of the authority to finance the acquisition or construction of buildings. After receiving a request described by Section 2166.452, the board may issue bonds in amounts not exceeding the previously authorized amount of bonds plus five percent of the acquisition cost of the property, as described in the request.

(b) The board shall promptly issue and sell bonds in the name of the authority under this chapter to finance the acquisition or construction of a building that has been authorized in accordance with this chapter or under Section 2166.452 or 2166.453.

(c) The commission or other state agency involved in acquiring or constructing a building financed by bonds issued under this chapter shall accomplish its statutory authority as if the building were financed by legislative appropriation. The board and the commission or other state agency involved in the acquisition or construction of a building shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that defines the division of authority between the board and the commission or other agency.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.