(a) A housing finance corporation may issue bonds to defray, in whole or in part: (1) the development costs of a residential development;(2) the costs of purchasing or funding the making of home mortgages, either on a first-come, first-served basis or by selling lender commitments, including the costs of studies and surveys, insurance premiums, financial advisory services, mortgage banking services, administrative services, underwriting fees, legal services, accounting services, and marketing services incurred in connection with the issuance and sale of the bonds, including bond and interest reserve accounts, capitalized interest accounts, and trustee, custodian, and rating agency fees; or(3) any other costs associated with the provision of decent, safe, and sanitary housing and nonhousing facilities that are an integral part of or are functionally related to an affordable housing project.(b) The corporation may pledge all or a part of the revenues, receipts, or resources of the corporation, including any revenues or receipts received from residential development or home mortgages, to the prompt payment of bonds authorized under this chapter and to the interest and any redemption premiums on those bonds. It may issue bonds to refund in whole or in part at any time any bonds previously issued under this chapter by the corporation.(c) The corporation may designate appropriate names for bonds issued under this chapter.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 394.037
Amended By Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 113, Sec. 2, eff. 5/11/2001.Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12, eff. 6/20/1997 Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.