Tex.
Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 1061.159
Depository
(a)
The board shall select one or more banks in the district to serve as a depository for district money. A selected bank serves for four years. Bids shall be received for a depository contract after notice is published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the district 20 days before the date to open the bids. The district shall award the depository contract to the bank or banks offering the most favorable terms for handling the district’s money.(b)
District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1061.160 (Spending and Investment Restrictions)(b) and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.(c)
This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.(d)
The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or other security or pledges security as required for county depositories in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Source:
Section 1061.159 — Depository, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1061.htm#1061.159
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).