Opinion No.

Honorable Luther Jones El Paso County Attorney Room 201, City-County Building El Paso, Texas 79901

Re: Whether a water district may use excess bond monies levied for the interest and sinking fund for a water project not described in the bond issue

Dear Mr. Jones:

You ask us the following question:

Can a water district use the proceeds of a bond issue passed pursuant to an act of the Thirty-ninth Legislature, chapter 25, 1925, for water projects other than the project described in the original bond issue?

We understand you to ask whether the district can expend surplus monies levied for the…