Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 55.501 - Special Interest Procedure(a) The maximum amount of bonds issued by a district may include a sufficient sum to pay the first one, two, or three years' interest to accrue on the bonds, and no taxes shall be levied against property located in the district for this period except for a sufficient tax to pay notes provided for in Section 55.038 of this code.(b) The board may designate the period of interest to begin either with the date of the bonds fixed in the order which authorizes their issuance or from the date or dates of the actual sale, issuance, and delivery of the bonds or any installments.(c) Any money left in the interest fund at the end of the designated period still may be used to pay interest on the bonds. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 466, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. 8/30/1971.