{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1208.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 1208.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Credit agreement\" means any agreement authorized by a governing body of an issuer in connection with or related to the authorization, issuance, sale, resale, security, exchange, payment, purchase, remarketing, or redemption of a public security, interest on a public security, or both. The term includes any agreement relating to public securities that is defined or described in state law as a \"credit agreement\" or a \"bond enhancement agreement.\"\n(2) \"Issuer\" and \"public security\" have the meanings assigned by Section 1202.001.\n(3) \"Security agreement\" means a resolution, order, ordinance, or agreement that creates a security interest with respect to a public security or a credit agreement.\n(4) \"Security interest\" means a pledge of, lien on, or other interest in taxes, revenue, receipts, funds, or other personal property or fixtures that secures payment or performance of public securities or a credit agreement.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 24, Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2001.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 9. PUBLIC SECURITIES","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 1208. SECURITY FOR PUBLIC SECURITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.1208.htm#1208.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"2fa4363a6468f851ba6bc718a1d903c7d63165a03a4233a32c05fd7ec9a46326","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1207.084","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1208.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}