Section 6913.260. Appointment of Receiver

TX Spec Dist Code § 6913.260 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 6913.260. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER. (a) On default or threatened default in the payment of principal of or interest on district bonds that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may appoint a receiver for the district on petition of the holders of 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the issue in default or threatened with default.

(b) The receiver may collect and receive all district income except taxes, employ and discharge district agents and employees, take charge of money on hand, except money received from taxes unless commingled, and manage the district's proprietary affairs without the consent of or hindrance by the board.

(c) The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for the sale of water or to renew those contracts with the approval of the court that appointed the receiver.

(d) The court may vest the receiver with any other power or duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2019.