{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.401","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 51.401","heading":"AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS OF DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER ARTICLE III, SECTION 52, OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION.","body":"A district which is operating under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, may issue bonds and lend its credit in an amount of not more than one-fourth of the assessed valuation of the real property in the district. However, the total indebtedness of any city or town may never be more than the limits imposed by the Texas Constitution.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 335, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 51. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER K. ISSUANCE OF BONDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.51.htm#51.401","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"d6c2cf9bc6314cf1007bde5a3737d21b251adad86cb76b903b692b25a3a8d743","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.353","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}