Sec. 307.044.  REFUNDING REVENUE BONDS.  (a)  The governing body of the municipality may provide by ordinance for the issuance of revenue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding outstanding revenue bonds and any accrued interest, interest on past due principal, interest on past due interest, and court judgments pertaining to past due principal and interest.
(b)  The issuance of refunding bonds, the maturity dates and other details of the bonds, the rights of bond holders, and the duties and powers of the municipality in regard to the bonds are governed by the provisions of this chapter relating to original revenue bonds to the extent those provisions can be made applicable.
(c)  Refunding bonds may bear interest at a rate higher than that borne by the underlying bonds, but may not exceed the maximum net effective interest rate applicable to those bonds.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.