Sec. 228.108. APPROVAL OF BONDS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The commission shall submit to the attorney general for examination the record of proceedings relating to bonds authorized under this subchapter. The record shall include the bond proceedings and any contract securing or providing revenue for the payment of the bonds.
(b) If the attorney general determines that the bonds, the bond proceedings, and any supporting contract are authorized by law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds and deliver to the comptroller:
(1) a copy of the legal opinion of the attorney general stating the approval; and
(2) the record of proceedings relating to the authorization of the bonds.
(c) On receipt of the legal opinion of the attorney general and the record of proceedings relating to the authorization of the bonds, the comptroller shall register the record of proceedings.
(d) After approval by the attorney general, the bonds, the bond proceedings, and any supporting contract are valid, enforceable, and incontestable in any court or other forum for any reason and are binding obligations according to their terms for all purposes.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.27, eff. June 21, 2003.
Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 361.1753 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.42, eff. June 14, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - State Highway System
Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects
Subchapter C. Toll Revenue Bonds
Section 228.101. Construction Costs
Section 228.102. Issuance of Bonds
Section 228.103. Applicability of Other Law; Conflicts
Section 228.104. Payment of Bonds; Credit of State Not Pledged
Section 228.105. Sources of Payment of and Security for Toll Revenue Bonds
Section 228.106. Interim Bonds
Section 228.107. Effect of Lien
Section 228.108. Approval of Bonds by Attorney General
Section 228.109. Trust Agreement
Section 228.110. Provisions Protecting and Enforcing Rights and Remedies of Bondholders
Section 228.111. Furnishing of Indemnifying Bonds or Pledge of Securities
Section 228.112. Feasibility Study by Municipality, County, or Private Group
Section 228.115. Exemption From Taxation or Assessment
Section 228.116. Valuation of Bonds Securing Deposit of Public Funds