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Tex. Water Code § 26.178 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.178
§ 26.178. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DEPENDENT ON WATER QUALITY PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

All financial assistance from the board to a city having a population of 5,000 or more inhabitants shall be conditioned on the city submitting to the commission for review and in accordance with rules and submission schedules promulgated by the commission a water pollution control and abatement program as required by Section 26.177 of this code. The board may award grants from the research and planning fund of the water assistance fund to river authorities seeking such funds for purposes of performing regional water quality assessments described in Section 26.0135 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8086.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8086 / Section 8086.0306
§ 8086.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8086.0103 to confirm the creation of the district.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8086.0103.

(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8086.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9054.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9054 / Section 9054.0103
§ 9054.0103. PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING VOTERS; PROVISIONAL VOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall submit to the registrar a description or map of the territory defined by the boundaries of the district as submitted to the commission under Section 49.455(j), Water Code, or commission rule, that is in sufficient detail to enable the registrar to produce the official list of the district's eligible voters.

(b) The district shall submit the information required under this section not later than the 30th day after the date of the last day to order a general or special election.

(c) If county election officials are unable to verify whether a voter is eligible under Section 9054.0102, the voter may be accepted to vote only provisionally under Section 63.011, Election Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1111.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1111 / Section 1111.063
§ 1111.063. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board shall have a seal engraved with the district's name to authenticate the board's acts. The board secretary shall keep the seal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8063.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8063 / Section 8063.0501
§ 8063.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.176 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.176
§ 231.176. COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) To exercise the powers authorized by this subchapter, the commissioners court shall appoint a commission. If the county has a planning commission or historic commission, the commissioners court may designate either of those commissions to serve as the commission required by this section. The commission shall recommend boundaries for the original districts and appropriate regulations for each district.

(b) The commission shall elect a chairman from its members. The chairman serves in that capacity for a term set by the commission. The commission may at any time choose for a particular meeting or occasion an acting chairman as necessary from its members. In the event of resignation, end of term, or a vacancy, the commissioners court shall appoint new members. The commission shall fill a vacancy in the office of chairman by election. The commission may employ a secretary, an acting secretary, and other technical or clerical personnel.

(c) A member of the commission is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to expenses actually incurred while serving on the commission as provided by order of the commissioners court.

(d) The commission shall make a preliminary report and hold public hearings on that report before submitting a final report to the commissioners court. The commissioners court may not take final action or hold a public hearing until it has received the final report of the commission.

(e) Before the 10th day before the hearing date, written notice of each public hearing before the commission on a proposed change in a classification in the district shall be sent to:

(1) each owner of affected property or to the person who renders the property for county taxes; and

(2) each owner of property that is located within 200 feet of property affected by the change or to the person who renders the property for county taxes.

(f) The notice may be served by depositing it, postage paid and properly addressed, in the United States mail.
Tex. Penal Code § 15.031 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 15 / Section 15.031
§ 15.031. CRIMINAL SOLICITATION OF A MINOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent that an offense listed by Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, be committed, the person requests, commands, or attempts to induce a minor to engage in specific conduct that, under the circumstances surrounding the actor's conduct as the actor believes them to be, would constitute an offense listed by Article 42A.054(a) or make the minor a party to the commission of an offense listed by Article 42A.054(a).

(b) A person commits an offense if, with intent that an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(7) or (8), 21.02, 21.03, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.02, 43.021, 43.05(a)(2), or 43.25 be committed, the person by any means requests, commands, or attempts to induce a minor or another whom the person believes to be a minor to engage in specific conduct that, under the circumstances surrounding the actor's conduct as the actor believes them to be, would constitute an offense under one of those sections or would make the minor or other believed by the person to be a minor a party to the commission of an offense under one of those sections.

(c) A person may not be convicted under this section on the uncorroborated testimony of the minor allegedly solicited unless the solicitation is made under circumstances strongly corroborative of both the solicitation itself and the actor's intent that the minor act on the solicitation.

(d) It is no defense to prosecution under this section that:

(1) the minor solicited is not criminally responsible for the offense solicited;

(2) the minor solicited has been acquitted, has not been prosecuted or convicted, has been convicted of a different offense or of a different type or class of offense, or is immune from prosecution;

(3) the actor belongs to a class of persons that by definition of the offense solicited is legally incapable of committing the offense in an individual capacity; or

(4) the offense solicited was actually committed.

(e) An offense under this section is one category lower than the solicited offense, except that an offense under this section is the same category as the solicited offense if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor:

(1) was at the time of the offense 17 years of age or older and a member of a criminal street gang, as defined by Section 71.01; and

(2) committed the offense with the intent to:

(A) further the criminal activities of the criminal street gang; or

(B) avoid detection as a member of a criminal street gang.

(f) In this section, "minor" means an individual younger than 17 years of age.
Tex. Water Code § 6.188 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.188
§ 6.188. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive administrator or the executive administrator's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.

(b) The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the intent of the board to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and

(2) an analysis of the extent to which the composition of the board's personnel is in accordance with state and federal law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with state and federal law.

(c) The policy statement must:

(1) be updated annually;

(2) be reviewed by the state Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (b)(1); and

(3) be filed with the governor's office.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2101.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2101 / Section 2101.004
§ 2101.004. CERTAIN CONTRACTS OR OTHER AGREEMENTS VOID.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract or other agreement is void if the contract or agreement is not written into:

(1) the application for an insurance policy subject to this chapter; or

(2) the policy.

(b) A contract or other agreement that is void under Subsection (a) is:

(1) a violation of this chapter; and

(2) sufficient cause to revoke the insurer's certificate of authority to write aircraft insurance in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8050.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8050 / Section 8050.0502
§ 8050.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.166 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.166
§ 45A.166. VERDICT.
Status: in_force

(a) When the jury has agreed on a verdict, the jury shall bring the verdict into court.

(b) The justice or judge shall ensure that the verdict is in the proper form and impose the proper judgment and sentence on the verdict.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2212 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2212
§ 54.2212. WITNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A witness who appears before a magistrate and is sworn is subject to the penalties for perjury provided by law.

(b) A referring court may issue attachment against and may fine or imprison a witness whose failure to appear after being summoned or whose refusal to answer questions has been certified to the court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 845.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 845 / Section 845.002
§ 845.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the system.

(2) "Enrollee" means an individual who:

(A) resides in a rural area; and

(B) is entitled to receive health care services through a health care plan sponsored by, arranged for, or provided by the system.

(3) "Health care services" has the meaning assigned by Section 843.002.

(4) "Health care provider" means a physician, facility, practitioner, or other person or organization who, under a license or grant of authority issued by this state, provides care or supplies to individuals under a health benefit plan. The term does not include a hospital provider.

(5) "Hospital provider" means a county hospital, county hospital authority, hospital district, municipal hospital, or municipal hospital authority.

(6) "Local health care provider" means:

(A) a person licensed, registered, or certified as a health care practitioner in this state who resides or practices in a rural area in which the person provides health care services; or

(B) a general or specialty hospital that is not a hospital provider under this chapter.

(7) "Participating hospital provider" means a hospital provider that participates in the system.

(8) "Person" means an individual, professional association, professional corporation, partnership, limited liability corporation, limited liability partnership, or nonprofit corporation, including a nonprofit corporation certified under Section 162.001, Occupations Code.

(9) "Rural area" means:

(A) a county with a population of 50,000 or less;

(B) an area that is not delineated as an urbanized area by the United States Bureau of the Census; or

(C) any other area designated as rural by a rule adopted by the commissioner, subject to Section 845.003.

(10) "System" means the statewide rural health care system established under this chapter.

(11) "Territorial jurisdiction" means the geographical area in which a participating hospital provider is obligated by law to provide health care services.
Tex. Estates Code § 1103.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.004
§ 1103.004. SETTLEMENT AND CLOSING OF PRIOR GUARDIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 1202.001(b), the guardianship of the person of a minor who is the subject of an application for the appointment of a guardian of the person filed under Section 1103.001 is settled and closed when:

(1) the court, after a hearing on the application, determines that the appointment of a guardian of the person for the proposed ward is not necessary; or

(2) the guardian appointed by the court, after a hearing on the application, has qualified under Section 1105.002.
Tex. Government Code § 39.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 39 / Section 39.004
§ 39.004. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Section 1-a, Article V, Texas Constitution, a judge who is noncompliant with the education requirements under Section 39.002 for more than one year has engaged in wilful or persistent conduct that is clearly inconsistent with the proper performance of a judge's duties sufficient to subject the judge to removal from office.

(b) The attorney general shall file a petition under Section 66.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, against a judge who is subject to removal as provided by Subsection (a) if presented with evidence by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct establishing probable grounds that the judge engaged in conduct described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.405 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.405
§ 1951.405. EXAMINATION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a licensing examination is administered under this chapter, the department shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination. If an examination is graded or reviewed by a national testing service, the department shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the department receives the results from the testing service.

(b) If notice of the results of an examination graded or reviewed by a national testing service will be delayed for more than 90 days after the examination date, the department shall notify each examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.

(c) If requested in writing by a person who fails a licensing examination administered under this chapter, the department shall provide to the person an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8887.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8887 / Section 8887.052
§ 8887.052. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

The district shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on a uniform election date in each even-numbered year.
Tex. Occupations Code § 602.1525 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 602 / Section 602.1525
§ 602.1525. SUBPOENAS; CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.
Status: repealed

(a) The executive director of the medical board, the director's designee, or the secretary-treasurer of the medical board may issue a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum:

(1) to conduct an investigation or a contested case proceeding related to:

(A) alleged misconduct by a medical physicist;

(B) an alleged violation of this chapter or another law related to the practice of medical physics; or

(C) the provision of health care under this chapter; or

(2) for purposes of determining whether to issue, suspend, restrict, or revoke a license under this chapter.

(a-1) Failure to timely comply with a subpoena issued under this section is a ground for:

(1) disciplinary action by the medical board or another licensing or regulatory agency with jurisdiction over the person subject to the subpoena; and

(2) denial of a license application.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(12), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(12), eff. September 1, 2015.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(12), eff. September 1, 2015.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(12), eff. September 1, 2015.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(12), eff. September 1, 2015.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(12), eff. September 1, 2015.

(h) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled by the medical board in connection with a complaint and investigation are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the medical board or its agents or employees who are involved in discipline of the holder of a license, except that this information may be disclosed to:

(1) persons involved with the medical board in a disciplinary action against the holder of a license;

(2) professional medical physics licensing or disciplinary boards in other jurisdictions;

(3) peer assistance programs approved by the medical board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code;

(4) law enforcement agencies; and

(5) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying information has been deleted.

(i) The filing of formal charges by the medical board against a holder of a license, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the medical board, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the medical board are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.102 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 137 / Section 137.102
§ 137.102. OPERATION OF NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall operate a nurse-family partnership competitive grant program for the commission to award grants for the implementation of nurse-family partnership programs, or the expansion of existing programs, and for the operation of those programs for a period of not less than two years.

(b) The commission shall award grants under the program to applicants, including applicants operating existing programs, in a manner that ensures that the partnership programs collectively operate in multiple communities that are geographically distributed throughout this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.991 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.991
§ 361.991. STATE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2052.101, Government Code.

(b) A person who submits a bid for a contract with a state agency for the purchase or lease of covered television equipment must be in compliance with this subchapter.

(c) A state agency that purchases or leases covered television equipment shall require a prospective bidder to certify the bidder's compliance with this subchapter before the agency may accept the prospective bidder's bid.

(d) In considering bids for a contract for covered television equipment, in addition to any other preferences provided under other laws of this state, the state shall give special preference to a television manufacturer that:

(1) through its recovery plan collects more than its market share allocation; or

(2) provides collection sites or recycling events in any county located in a council of governments region in which there are fewer than six permanent collection sites open at least twice each month.

(e) The comptroller shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 22.07 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.07
§ 22.07. COST OF PUBLICATION.
Status: in_force

When service of citation is made by publication, the county in which the forfeiture has been taken shall pay the costs thereof, to be taxed as costs in the case.
Tex. Water Code § 6.195 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.195
§ 6.195. NOTICE OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time an application requiring action of the board is filed and is administratively complete, the board shall give notice of the application to any person who may be affected by the granting of the application.

(b) The board shall adopt rules for the notice required by this section.

(c) The notice must state:

(1) the identifying number given the application by the board;

(2) the name and address of the applicant;

(3) the date on which the application was submitted; and

(4) a brief summary of the information included in the application.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0311 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0311
§ 8513.0311. CONTRACTS TO SUPPLY WATER AND OPERATE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may contract with a user of water inside or outside the authority for services for which the authority may charge, including standby service and delivery of water.

(b) The authority may contract with any person in the manner provided by Section 552.020, Local Government Code, for:

(1) constructing:

(A) reservoirs;

(B) dams;

(C) water supply lines; and

(D) water purification and pumping facilities; and

(2) furnishing water supply service.

(c) A contract under Subsection (b) may provide for the operation, maintenance, and ownership of property subject to the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8008.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8008 / Section 8008.003
§ 8008.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.