All Bond Coun­sel Letters

2024

• 3/27/2024: Increased Costs of Public Improvement Districts
• 3/21/2024: Required Safeguards for District Bonds Issued to Fund Amounts Owed to Developers under Reimbursement Agreements and Other Matters
• 1/26/2024: Contract Value Provisions
• 1/26/2024: Rescission of Barclays’ Standing Letter

2023

• 12/29/2023: Deadline Extension and Other Public Finance Matters
• 11/16/2023: Additional Requirements for Statutory Representations and Covenants and Standing Letters – Deadline Extension and Clarifications
• 11/01/2023: Additional Requirements for Statutory Representations and Covenants, Standing Letters, and Public Work Descriptions
• 10/17/2023: Review Status of Net Zero Alliance Members
• 8/25/2023: Continued Reliance on Wells Fargo’s Standing Letter
• 7/28/2023: Review Status of Wells Fargo’s Standing Letter
• 01/19/2023: Rejection of Citigroup's Standing Letter

2022

• 12/14/2022: Review Status of Citigroup Standing Letter
• 04/27/2022: Procedures for Standing Letters Under Review

2021

• 02/26/2021: RE: Expedited Consideration of Public Security Financings to Defray Power Costs Incurred During Winter Storm Uri
• 9/22/2021 Re: Standing Letter Requirement

2020

• 07/03/2020: Re: Continued Remote Operation, Transcript Requirements for Internet Posting, School District Ballot Proposition Language, General Obligation Maturity Limitations, and Self-Supporting Debt Designations

2019

• 07/19/2019: Applicability of Certain Election Law Changes to Bond Elections to Be Held on November 5, 2019 and Other Matters
• 12/27/2019: Various Legislative Changes Affecting Public Securities

2018

• 06/29/2018: Voter Affidavit for Applicable Water District Elections
• 02/01/2018: RE: Bond Counsel Input on Outstanding Legal Questions and Issues Related to Public Improvement Districts and Assessment Revenue Bonds

2017

• 09/29/17: Re: Bond Counsel Input on Applicability of HB 89 and SB 252 to Contracts Relating to the Issuance of Public Securities
• 09/09/17: Re: Proposed Voter Affidavit and Eligible Escrow Securities for Refunding Bonds
• 12/01/17: Re: Applicability and Scope of House Bill 89 and Senate Bills 252 and 253 and Administrative Matters for December Closings

2016

• 03/03/16: Re: Certificates of Obligation, Disclosure Filings for Certain Public Finance Contracts, and Upcoming Proposed General Rules

2010

• 05/14/10: Re: Ability of a School District to make Payments on Bonds from Funds Other than a Tax Levied for the Payment of Debt Service

2009

• 09/02/09: Re: Bond Counsel Input on Issues Raised by the Texas Education Agency

2008

• 12/17/08: Re: Proposed Public Improvement District Guidelines; Public Finance Division Personnel; Proposed Public Finance Division Rules
• 08/01/08: Re: Public Finance Division Personnel; Time Requirements for Bond Review and Approval; Public Finance Division Address Change; Form of Transcripts; Responses to Legal Questions; Comptroller of Public Accounts Holiday Schedule

2007

• 05/22/07: Re: Temporary Increase in Time Requirements for Bond Review and Approval

2005

• 08/10/05: Re: Statutory Fee Increase

2002

• 11/06/02: Re: Timing of December Issues, Water Districts, Reminders

2001

• 10/02/01: Re: School District Lease-Purchase Financing of School Buildings
• 09/19/01: To: Superintendents of Texas Public Schools; Re: Lease-Purchase Financing of School Buildings
• 08/13/01: Re: Water District Matters: Annexation and Division, Waste Control and Drainage Powers, Requirements for Approval of District Bonds not receiving approval of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission ("TNRCC")
• 06/28/01: Re: Premiums, Multifamily Housing, Certificates of Obligation Notices, School District Matters

2000

• 03/17/00: Re: Negligence Standard; School Lease Purchase Requirements; Certificates of Obligation; Application of Section 1207.008, Tex. Gov't Code; Health Facility Development Corporation Obligations; Acquisition of School Property Previously Financed; Underwriters Discount; Section 45.108 Notes; All Bond Counsel Letters; Time Requirements

1999

• 08/17/99: Re: School District Obligations, Other Matters
• 07/21/99: Re: Position of the Office of the Attorney General Regarding Certain Provisions of Senate Bill 4, Acts 1999, 76th Legislature, Regular Session ("SB 4")
• 06/30/99: Re: Interpretation of Certain Provisions of Senate Bill 4, Acts 1999, 76th Legislature, Regular Session ("SB 4")
• 02/11/99: Re: Update of Public Finance Division Positions and Procedures

1998

• 03/05/98: Re: Put Option Contracts and Similar Agreements
• 02/17/98: Re: Temporary Increase in Time Requirements for Bond Review and Approval

1997

• 12/09/97: Re: School District Obligations, Variable Rate Bonds for Governmental Entities Not Qualifying as Issuers under Article 717q, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann., Other Matters
• 07/16/97: Re: Public Finance Division Offices to be Moved, Various Legal Matters

1996

• 08/30/96 Re: School District Financings under SB 826; Other Matters
• 07/11/96: Re: Use of a Surety Bond or Bond Insurance for a Reserve Fund

1995

• 09/05/95: Re: Design/Build; Bond Review Board Requirements; Surety Bonds
• 07/11/95: Re: Update of Public Finance Division Positions and Procedures
• 02/14/95: Re: Approval of School District Bonds
• 02/07/95: Re: Approval of School District Bonds

1994

• 08/19/94: Re: Use of Nonprofit Corporations for Municipal Finance and Other Matters
• 01/26/94: Re: Timing Requirements, Certificates of Obligation, Article 717w, Interest Rate Swaps, Jails and Other Matters

1993

• 09/15/93: Re: School District Obligations and Other Matters

• 07/13/93: Re: School District Obligations and S.B. 826

• 06/10/93: Re: School District Obligations, Timing Requirements and Other Matters

• 04/22/93: Re: Approval of School District Obligations (Edgewood v. Meno Deadline) and Other Timing Requirements

• 01/20/93:

1. Re: Requirements for Attorney General Approval of Certificates of Participation
2. Refunding of Hospital District Revenue Bonds with General Obligation Bonds
3. Filing Requirements
4. Response to Legal Questions

1992

• 09/18/92: Re: Hospital Districts, Public Property Finance Act, Indemnity of Conduit Issuers, Other Matters
• 06/04/92: Re: Timing Requirements for Filing Transcripts, Initial Bonds and Executed Documents

1991

• 12/12/91: Re: School District Bonds, Part II
• 10/07/91: Re: School District Bonds
• 08/13/91: Re: Approval of School Bonds After August 30, 1991
• 04/24/91: Re: Issuance of School Bonds - S.B. 351
• 04/11/91: Re: Prepayment of Paying Agent Fees for Refunded Bonds
• 03/06/91: Re: Edgewood v. Kirby (Memo)
• 02/20/91: Re: Submission of School District Transcripts - Edgewood v. Kirby Deadline
• 01/28/91: Re: Edgewood v. Kirby (Memo)

1990

• 07/25/90: Re: Resolution Funding Corporation Bonds, Other Matters
• 01/09/90: Re: Effect of Edgewood v. Kirby on Attorney General Bond Approval

1989

• 12/14/89: Positions taken by the Public Finance Section which have not been formally disseminated since the All Bond Counsel Letter of December 13, 1988
• 09/07/89: Re: Financing of Jails and Detention Facilities

1988

• 12/13/88: Additional position s taken by the Public Finance Section and clarifications to previous positions

1987

• 11/02/87: Transcript Requirements

1986

• 12/18/86: Re: Breaking of Escrows in Refunding’s and Calling Refunded Bonds

1985

• 04/09/85: Re: Revenues Pledged on Combination Certificates of Obligation

1984

• 10/16/84: Re: Creation Petitions and Petitions for Annexation of Land for Water Districts; Certificate of Assessed Valuation

1983

• 07/05/83: Numerous financing statutes in Texas require publication of notice of intent to issue bonds in a newspaper of general circulation in the appropriate area
• 02/23/83: New division requirement in the approval of bonds of water districts

1982

• 02/03/82: Re: "General Circulation in the County"