{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.171","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 53.171","heading":"POWER TO ISSUE BONDS.","body":"(a) A district may issue bonds to secure indebtedness for any purpose authorized by this chapter, Chapter 49, or other applicable laws.\n(b) A district may not issue tax bonds or incur any debt which is to be paid with tax revenue unless an election is first held in the district and the proposition is approved by a majority of the electors of the district who vote in the election.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 414, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 635 (H.B. 713), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 53. FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER F. BOND AND TAX PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.53.htm#53.171","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"f33bba76e2bec011d82a47c5f1b7572b6e394d555f2e5d9aa81042deab2d2aac","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.151","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.172"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}