{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-306.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 306.053","heading":"BONDS AS NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS AND AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.","body":"(a) The bonds are negotiable instruments and investment securities governed by Chapter 8, Business \u0026 Commerce Code.\n(b) The bonds are authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, fiduciaries, trustees, and guardians, and for the sinking funds of municipalities, counties, school districts, and other political corporations or subdivisions of the state.\n(c) The bonds are eligible to secure the deposit of public funds of the state and of municipalities, counties, school districts, and other political corporations or subdivisions of the state, and are sufficient security for those deposits to the extent of their face value if accompanied by all unmatured appurtenant interest coupons.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES","CHAPTER 306. PARK BOARD AND PARK BONDS: MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 40,000","SUBCHAPTER D. FINANCING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.306.htm#306.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"4fa5b3a35a4c6d31f65aff3d00830beb0ca951c14ae79dbb15bf61c9fb462ad9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-306.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-306.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}