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Tex. Government Code § 2306.273 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.273
§ 2306.273. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

Sections 2306.261 through 2306.271 do not apply to a housing development:

(1) for which individuals or families of low and very low income or families of moderate income receive a mortgage loan under this chapter; and

(2) that initially is intended for occupancy by those individuals or families.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3985.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3985 / Section 3985.0304
§ 3985.0304. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4007.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.0306
§ 4007.0306. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8281.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8281 / Section 8281.052
§ 8281.052. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

The Commissioners Court of Henderson County shall appoint directors to fill all vacancies on the board when the number of qualified directors is fewer than four.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8470.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8470 / Section 8470.051
§ 8470.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9033.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9033 / Section 9033.151
§ 9033.151. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.

(b) The board is not required to call or hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 24.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 24 / Section 24.04
§ 24.04. DESIGNATION OF PLACE OF STORAGE; TRANSPORT OF BEVERAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of more than one wine only package store may designate one of the permit holder's places of business as a place of storage. The permit holder may transfer alcoholic beverages to and from the place of storage and the permit holder's other stores in the same county, subject to rules prescribed by the commission.

(b) A wine only package store permit holder may not transport alcoholic beverages under Subsection (a) unless:

(1) the permit holder provides the commission with a description, as required by the commission, of each motor vehicle used by the permit holder to transport alcoholic beverages; and

(2) each motor vehicle is plainly marked or lettered to indicate that it is being used by the permit holder to transport alcoholic beverages.

(c) When transporting alcoholic beverages under this section, the holder of a wine only package store permit may not violate the motor carrier laws of this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.103
§ 801.103. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The board may employ personnel to administer this chapter and may prescribe their duties and compensation, subject to the personnel policies and budget approved by the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2154.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.008
§ 2154.008. LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The service may employ an attorney to represent a volunteer fire department or an official, employee, member, or volunteer of a volunteer fire department in a liability action for which insurance coverage is provided under this chapter.

(b) The attorney general may not provide the services described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 809A.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 809A / Section 809A.002
§ 809A.002. OTHER LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

With respect to actions taken in compliance with this chapter, including all good faith determinations regarding restricted entities as required by this chapter, a state governmental entity and the comptroller are exempt from any conflicting statutory or common law obligations, including any obligations with respect to making investments, divesting from any investment, preparing or maintaining any list of restricted entities, or choosing asset managers, investment funds, or investments for the state governmental entity's securities portfolios.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.108
§ 1033.108. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management of the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.0603 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0603
§ 161.0603. LABORATORY TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is the state's regulatory animal health laboratory.

(b) This section does not prevent the commission from:

(1) using a laboratory other than the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory for a test as needed; or

(2) collecting specimens and performing field tests to diagnose animal diseases.

(c) The commission and the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to:

(1) establish the laboratory services to be performed by the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory;

(2) provide reporting requirements for the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory on all test requests received from the commission; and

(3) set fees associated with laboratory services performed for the commission in amounts sufficient to recover the costs of those services.

(d) The commission and the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory shall annually review the memorandum of understanding under Subsection (c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8498.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8498 / Section 8498.104
§ 8498.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 263.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 263 / Section 263.008
§ 263.008. SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue a subpoena or a subpoena duces tecum to compel the attendance of a witness for examination under oath and the production, for examination and copying, of books, accounts, records, documents, and other evidence relevant to the investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter or another state law relating to the practice of dentistry. The board may administer oaths and take testimony regarding any matter within the board's jurisdiction.

(a-1) The board may delegate the authority granted under Subsection (a) to the executive director or the secretary of the board.

(a-2) A subpoena issued at the request of board staff may be served by certified mail or personally by the board's investigators.

(b) The board may request the attorney general to file suit against a person who fails to comply with a subpoena issued by the board to enforce the subpoena. The suit must be filed in a Travis County district court.

(c) The court on finding that good cause exists for the issuance of the subpoena shall order the person to comply with the subpoena.

(d) The board shall pay, for photocopies subpoenaed at the request of the board's staff, a reasonable fee in an amount not to exceed the amount the board may charge for copies of the board's records.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.625 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.625
§ 504.625. TEXAS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Go Texan" and the "Go Texan" logo of the Department of Agriculture. The department shall design the license plates in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the department shall deposit the remainder of the proceeds to the credit of the "Go Texan" partner program account established by Section 46.008, Agriculture Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.005
§ 4055.005. LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may issue a specialty license to an applicant who complies with Section 4055.004 and the other requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.069 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.069
§ 162.069. WAIVER OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A person entitled to notice of a meeting may waive notice in writing either before or after the meeting. If a person entitled to notice of a meeting attends the meeting, the person's attendance constitutes a waiver of notice of the meeting, unless the person participates in the meeting solely to object to the transaction of business because the meeting is not legally called or convened.
Tex. Property Code § 53.236 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.236
§ 53.236. BOND FOR RELEASE OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) If a claim is filed attempting to fix a lien under this subchapter, the contractor against whom the claim is made may file a bond with the officials of the state, county, town, or municipality whose duty it is to pay the money, bonds, or warrants to the contractor.

(b) If the bond is approved by the proper official, its filing releases and discharges all liens fixed or attempted to be fixed by the filing of a claim, and the appropriate officials shall pay the money, bonds, or warrants to the contractor or the contractor's assignee.
Tex. Government Code § 437.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.154
§ 437.154. REPORT OF MILITARY USE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department receives notice from the General Land Office as provided by Section 31.156, Natural Resources Code, the department shall produce a report evaluating the military use of any real property under the management and control of the department.

(b) Not later than August 1 of the year in which the commissioner of the General Land Office submits a report as provided by Section 31.157, Natural Resources Code, the department shall submit a preliminary report of the report required under Subsection (a) to the commissioner of the General Land Office identifying the real property used for military purposes. Not later than September 1 of the year in which the commissioner of the General Land Office submits a report as provided by Section 31.157, Natural Resources Code, the department shall submit the final report as required by Subsection (a) to:

(1) the governor;

(2) the presiding officer of each house of the legislature;

(3) the Legislative Budget Board; and

(4) the governor's budget office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3804.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3804 / Section 3804.104
§ 3804.104. CONTRACTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Fort Bend County or the City of Sugar Land for the county or the city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.

(b) Fort Bend County, the City of Sugar Land, or another political subdivision of this state, without further authorization, may contract with the district to implement a project of the district or assist the district in providing a service authorized under this chapter. A contract under this subsection may:

(1) be for a period on which the parties agree;

(2) include terms on which the parties agree;

(3) be payable from taxes or any other source of revenue that may be available for that project or service; and

(4) provide terms under which taxes or other revenue collected at a district project or from a person using or purchasing a commodity or service at a district project may be paid or rebated to the district.

(c) The district may enter into a contract, lease, or other agreement with or make or accept a grant or loan to or from any person, including:

(1) the United States;

(2) this state or a state agency;

(3) any political subdivision of this state; and

(4) a public or private corporation, including a nonprofit corporation created by the board under this subchapter.

(d) The district may perform all acts necessary for the full exercise of the powers vested in the district on terms and for the period the board determines advisable.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 59.023 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 59 / Section 59.023
§ 59.023. POWERS OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board has the power necessary to accomplish the purposes and carry out the programs provided by this chapter, including the power:

(1) to adopt and enforce bylaws, rules, and procedures necessary to carry out this chapter;

(2) to establish, charge, and collect a fee, charge, or penalty in connection with a program, service, or activity provided by the board under this chapter;

(3) to issue bonds, provide for and secure the payment of the bonds, and provide for the rights of the owners of the bonds, in the manner and to the extent permitted by this chapter;

(4) to purchase, hold, cancel, or resell or otherwise dispose of its bonds, subject to any restrictions and any resolution authorizing the issuance of its bonds;

(5) to own, rent, lease, or otherwise acquire, accept, or hold any interest in real, personal, or mixed property, by purchase, exchange, gift, assignment, transfer, foreclosure, mortgage, sale, lease, or otherwise;

(6) to hold, manage, operate, or improve real, personal, or mixed property;

(7) to sell, lease, encumber, mortgage, exchange, donate, convey, or otherwise dispose of any of its property or any interest in its property, deed of trust, or mortgage lien owned by it, under its control or custody, or in its possession and to release or relinquish any right, title, claim, lien, interest, easement, or demand, including any equity or right of redemption in property foreclosed by it, by public or private sale, with or without public bidding;

(8) to lease or rent any improvement, land, or facility from any person;

(9) to make a secured or unsecured loan to provide financial assistance as provided by this chapter, including the refunding of an outstanding obligation, mortgage, or advance used for those purposes, and to charge and collect interest on those loans for loan payments and on terms and conditions the board considers advisable that are not in conflict with this chapter;

(10) to purchase or acquire, sell, discount, assign, negotiate, or otherwise dispose of notes or other evidence of indebtedness of eligible applicants as the board determines or portions or portfolios of or participations in those evidences of indebtedness;

(11) to sell and guarantee securities, whether taxable or tax exempt under federal law, in primary and secondary markets; and

(12) to provide to a lender a loan guarantee for the purchase of real property by an eligible applicant under Section 59.024.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.057 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 61 / Section 61.057
§ 61.057. ANTLERLESS DEER AND ANTELOPE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 61.021 and Subsection (c), no person may hunt an antlerless deer or antelope in this state without first having acquired an antlerless deer or antelope permit issued by the department on a form provided by the department.

(b) The permit may be distributed by the landowner or landowner's agent for land which is subject to an agreement under Section 61.056 of this code. A landowner or landowner's agent may distribute permits only for the land the person owns or the land for which the person is an agent.

(c) When conditions warrant, the commission may allow hunting of antlerless deer or antelope in this state without a permit. The proclamation allowing hunting without a permit must be specific as to the county or portion of a county to which it applies.

(d) No person may sell or trade a permit authorized by this section for anything of value.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.051
§ 2210.051. COMPOSITION OF ASSOCIATION; REQUIRED MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The association is composed of all property insurers authorized to engage in the business of property insurance in this state, other than insurers prevented by law from writing on a statewide basis coverages available through the association.

(b) As a condition of the insurer's authority to engage in the business of insurance in this state, each insurer subject to Subsection (a) must be a member of the association and must remain a member for the duration of the association's existence. An insurer that ceases to be a member of the association remains liable on insurance contracts entered into during the insurer's membership in the association to the same extent and effect as if the insurer's membership in the association had not been terminated.

(c) An insurer that becomes authorized to write and is engaged in writing insurance that requires the insurer to be a member of the association shall become a member of the association on the January 1 following the effective date of that authorization. The determination of the insurer's participation in the association is made as of the date of the insurer's membership in the manner used to determine participation for all other members of the association.
Tex. Occupations Code § 502.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 502 / Section 502.057
§ 502.057. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A board member may not receive compensation for service on the board.

(b) A board member is entitled to reimbursement for expenses as provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1006.154 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.154
§ 1006.154. USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Money appropriated to the department for authority purposes shall be used by the authority to pay the department for administrative costs and to achieve the purposes of this chapter, including:

(1) providing financial support to law enforcement agencies for economic motor vehicle theft and fraud-related motor vehicle crime enforcement teams;

(2) providing financial support to law enforcement agencies, local prosecutors, judicial agencies, and neighborhood, community, business, and nonprofit organizations for programs designed to reduce the incidence of economic motor vehicle theft and fraud-related motor vehicle crime;

(3) conducting educational programs designed to inform motor vehicle owners of methods of preventing motor vehicle burglary or theft and fraud-related motor vehicle crime;

(4) providing equipment, for experimental purposes, to assist motor vehicle owners in preventing motor vehicle burglary or theft; and

(5) establishing a uniform program to prevent stolen motor vehicles from entering Mexico.

(b) In any fiscal year, the amount of the administrative expenses of the authority, including salaries, travel and marketing expenses, and other overhead expenses may not exceed eight percent of the total expenditures of the authority.

(c) The cost of personnel and services provided to the authority by the department and by the attorney general may be paid only from appropriations made for authority purposes. Appropriations made for authority purposes may not be used for any other purpose.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (b), administrative expenses do not include administrative expenses related to the collection of a fee under Section 1006.153, including salaries.
Tex. Education Code § 75.306 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 75 / Section 75.306
§ 75.306. INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) The institute biennially shall commission an independent financial audit of its activities from a certified public accounting firm. The institute shall provide the audit to the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller shall review and evaluate the audit and biennially issue a public report of that review.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8424.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8424 / Section 8424.203
§ 8424.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 661.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.007
§ 661.007. EQUAL TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

An employee absent on time withdrawn from the sick leave pool may use the time as sick leave earned by the employee, and the employee is treated for all purposes as if the employee were absent on earned sick leave.