Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 394.032
General Powers


(a)

A housing finance corporation may:

(1)

make contracts and other instruments as necessary or convenient to the exercise of powers under this chapter;

(2)

incur liabilities;

(3)

borrow money at rates determined by the corporation;

(4)

issue notes, bonds, and other obligations; and

(5)

secure any of its obligations by the mortgage or pledge of all or part of the corporation’s property, franchises, and income.

(b)

A housing finance corporation may plan, research, study, develop, and promote the establishment of residential development.

(c)

A housing finance corporation may make donations for the public welfare or for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes.

(d)

A housing finance corporation may enter into contracts to perform services for any other housing finance corporation or any individual or entity acting on behalf of any other housing finance corporation or, with respect to residential development, any housing authority, nonprofit enterprise, or similar entity.

(e)

A housing finance corporation may delegate to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs the authority to act on its behalf in the financing, refinancing, acquisition, leasing, ownership, improvement, and disposal of home mortgages or residential developments, within and outside the jurisdiction of the housing finance corporation, including its authority to issue bonds for those purposes.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 258, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 11, eff. June 20, 1997.

Source: Section 394.032 — General Powers, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­394.­htm#394.­032 (accessed May 11, 2024).

394.001
Short Title
394.002
Purpose
394.003
Definitions
394.004
Application of Chapter to Certain Residential Developments
394.005
Application of Chapter to Property in Certain Municipalities
394.011
Application for Incorporation
394.012
Application for Incorporation Of, and Other Special Provisions For, Joint Corporation
394.013
Incorporators
394.014
Articles of Incorporation
394.015
Filing of Articles of Incorporation
394.016
Amendment of Articles of Incorporation
394.017
Filing of Articles of Amendment
394.021
Board of Directors
394.022
Organizational Meeting
394.023
Disposition of Corporate Earnings
394.024
Registered Office and Agent
394.025
Corporate Books and Records
394.026
Dissolution of Corporation
394.027
Annual Report
394.031
Exercise of Powers
394.032
General Powers
394.033
Corporate Name
394.034
Officers
394.035
Bylaws
394.036
Acceptance of Financial Assistance
394.037
Bonds
394.038
Acquisition of Shares or Obligations
394.039
Specific Powers Relating to Financial and Property Transactions
394.040
Transactions with Lending Institutions
394.041
Standards for Mortgages or Loans
394.042
Disposal of Residential Developments or Home Mortgages
394.051
Bonds
394.052
Bond Covenants
394.053
Validity of Bonds
394.054
Security for Bonds
394.055
Liability for Bonds and Contracts
394.056
Bond as Security
394.057
Bond as Authorized Investment or as Security for Deposit
394.901
Designation of Area as Economically Depressed or Blighted
394.902
Housing for Elderly
394.903
Location of Residential Development
394.904
Exemption from Requirements and Restrictions Applying to Public Property
394.905
Exemption from Taxation
394.906
Conditions Under Which Federal Guarantee or Home Mortgage Insurance Not Required
394.907
Corporation Powers Not Restricted
394.9025
Multifamily Residential Development

Accessed:
May 11, 2024

§ 394.032’s source at texas​.gov