A municipality may hold an election to authorize pledging part of certain sales and use tax revenue for sports and community venue project financing.
Sec. 321.508. PLEDGE OF TAX REVENUE. (a) A municipality may call and hold an election on the issue of authorizing the municipality to pledge a percentage of the sales and use tax revenue received under Section 321.101(a) or (b), or both, to the payment of obligations issued to pay all or part of the costs of one or more sports and community venue projects located in the municipality. (b) The ballot at the election under this section must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Authorizing the City of ______ (insert name of municipality) to pledge not more than ______ percent (insert percentage not to exceed 25 percent) of the revenue received from the _________ (insert municipal sales and use tax, additional municipal sales and use tax, or both) previously adopted in the city to the payment of obligations issued to pay all or part of the costs of _________ (insert description of each sports and community venue project)." (c) If a majority of the voters vote in favor of the proposition, the municipality may: (1) issue bonds, notes, or other obligations that are payable from the pledged revenues to pay for all or part of the costs of the sports and community venue project or projects described in the proposition; and (2) set aside the portion of the revenue approved at the election that the municipality actually receives and pledge that revenue as security for the payment of the bonds, notes, or other obligations. (d) If the municipality pledges revenue under Subsection (c), the pledge and security interest shall continue while the bonds, notes, or obligations, including refunding obligations, are outstanding and unpaid. (e) The municipality may direct the comptroller to deposit the pledged revenue to a trust or account as may be required to obtain the financing and to protect the related security interest. (f) Sections 321.506 and 321.507 do not apply to taxes pledged under this section. (g) In this section, "sports and community venue project" has the meaning assigned by Section 334.001, Local Government Code. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.