(a) The board may:(1) declare an emergency because money is not available to:(A) pay the principal of and interest on any district bonds payable wholly or partly from taxes; or(B) meet any other needs of the district; and(2) issue negotiable tax anticipation notes to borrow the money the district needs.(b) Tax anticipation notes may be issued for any purpose for which the district may impose taxes.(c) Tax anticipation notes may bear interest at any rate or rates authorized by law.(d) Tax anticipation notes must mature not later than one year after the date of issuance.(e) Tax anticipation notes must be secured by the proceeds of taxes to be imposed by the district in the succeeding 12-month period.(f) The board may covenant with the note purchasers that the board will impose a sufficient tax in the following fiscal year to pay the principal of and interest on the notes and pay the costs of collecting the taxes. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.