Texas Natural Resources Code, §164.005 authorizes the Board, in conjunction with other state or federal agencies, to acquire by purchase, gift, devise, lease or a combination thereof, construct, operate, enlarge, improve, furnish, or equip one or more state veterans homes. Funding for the construction, acquisition, operation and maintenance of a state veterans home or homes shall come in part from the sale of revenue bonds. The Board is authorized by Texas Natural Resources Code, §164.004 to adopt rules for the construction, acquisition, ownership, operation, maintenance, enlargement, improvement, or furnishing or equipping of veterans homes.