Sec. 8510.0509.  ADDITIONAL SECURITY.  (a)  Authority bonds, including refunding bonds, may be additionally secured by a deed of trust lien on the authority's physical property and all franchises, easements, water rights and appropriation permits, leases, and contracts, and all rights related to the property, vesting in the trustee power to:
(1)  sell the property for payment of the debt;
(2)  operate the property; and
(3)  take other action to further secure the bonds.
(b)  The deed of trust may:
(1)  contain any provision the board prescribes to secure the bonds and preserve the trust estate;
(2)  provide for amendment or modification of the deed of trust; and
(3)  provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds.
(c)  A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust is the owner of the dam and other property and facilities purchased and is entitled to maintain and operate the property and facilities, if the authority forfeits or defaults.  
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.