{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-271.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 271.053","heading":"CERTIFICATES AS DEBT AND SECURITY.","body":"Certificates are debts of the issuer within the meaning of Article XI, Sections 5 and 7, of the Texas Constitution. When delivered, certificates are \"security\" within the meaning of Chapter 8, Business \u0026 Commerce Code, and are general obligations of the issuer within the meaning of Subchapters A and D, Chapter 1207, Government Code.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.298, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY","SUBTITLE C. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 271. PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, AND CERTAIN OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS","SUBCHAPTER C. CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION ACT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.271.htm#271.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"4683dc9087887f65af0a21fabd73effacd2eea4e103acb91a0ea23bb65b552c2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-271.0525","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-271.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}