Authority To Borrow Money, Issue Stock, Or Mortgage Property

Tex. Utilities Code § 181.003, under Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities.

Tex. Utilities Code § 181.003

Sec. 181.003. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY, ISSUE STOCK, OR MORTGAGE PROPERTY. A gas or electric corporation has the right to: (1) borrow money; (2) issue stock, including preferred stock; or (3) mortgage a franchise or other property of the corporation to secure a debt contracted for any purpose of the corporation. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.