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Tex. Water Code § 15.323 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.323
§ 15.323. SALE OF STORED WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may sell any unappropriated public water of the state and other water acquired by the state that is stored by or for it. The price shall be determined by the board.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, money received from any sale shall be placed in the general revenue fund.

(c) Money received from a sale of unappropriated public water or other water acquired by the state and stored by it or for it in a facility for which funds were provided from the appropriation made in Section 2, Chapter 12, Acts of the 67th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1981, or interest earned on the money constituting that appropriation, must be deposited in a special account in the water assistance fund.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.351 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.351
§ 11.351. LIABILITY OF TERMINATED FILING ENTITY.
Status: in_force

A terminated filing entity is liable only for an existing claim.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.710 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.710
§ 452.710. INTERIM SUBREGIONAL BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) After the adoption of the resolution or order authorizing the appointment of the interim subregional board, the appointments shall be made.

(b) The interim subregional board of a subregion that has no principal municipality with a population of more than 1.1 million according to the most recent federal decennial census is composed of 11 members appointed as provided by Section 452.562(b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.255
§ 1117.255. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund any bond or other refundable indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the outstanding bonds or other refundable indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of the outstanding bonds or other refundable indebtedness.
Tex. Government Code § 523.0156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 523 / Section 523.0156
§ 523.0156. PURCHASING UNIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish a purchasing unit to manage administrative activities related to the purchasing functions within the health and human services system.

(b) The purchasing unit shall:

(1) seek to achieve targeted cost reductions, increase process efficiencies, improve technological support and customer services, and enhance purchasing support within the health and human services system; and

(2) if cost-effective, contract with private entities to perform purchasing functions for the health and human services system.
Tex. Family Code § 102.006 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 102 / Section 102.006
§ 102.006. LIMITATIONS ON STANDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), if the parent-child relationship between the child and every living parent of the child has been terminated, an original suit may not be filed by:

(1) a former parent whose parent-child relationship with the child has been terminated by court order;

(2) the father of the child; or

(3) a family member or relative by blood, adoption, or marriage of either a former parent whose parent-child relationship has been terminated or of the father of the child.

(b) The limitations on filing suit imposed by this section do not apply to a person who:

(1) has a continuing right to possession of or access to the child under an existing court order; or

(2) has the consent of the child's managing conservator, guardian, or legal custodian to bring the suit.

(c) The limitations on filing suit imposed by this section do not apply to a relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity of a former parent whose parent-child relationship with the child has been terminated by court order if the relative files an original suit or a suit for modification requesting managing conservatorship of the child not later than the 90th day after the date the parent-child relationship between the child and the parent is terminated in a suit filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services requesting the termination of the parent-child relationship.
Tex. Local Government Code § 320.050 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 320 / Section 320.050
§ 320.050. SUPERVISION BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board is subject to the supervision of the commissioners court in the exercise of all rights, powers, and privileges and in the performance of all duties.

(b) The commissioners court must approve all contracts, leases, deeds, and other agreements made or granted by the board. An appropriate entry in the minutes of the commissioners court is sufficient evidence of approval.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.047 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.047
§ 326.047. BYLAWS.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt bylaws to govern:

(1) the time, place, and manner of conducting board meetings;

(2) the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the board's officers and employees;

(3) the disbursement of money by a check, draft, or warrant;

(4) the appointment and authority of board committees;

(5) the keeping of accounts and other records; and

(6) any other matter the board considers appropriate.
Tex. Family Code § 264.505 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.505
§ 264.505. ESTABLISHMENT OF REVIEW TEAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A multidisciplinary and multiagency child fatality review team may be established for a county to review child deaths in that county. A county may join with an adjacent county or counties to establish a combined review team.

(b) Any person who may be a member of a review team under Subsection (c) may initiate the establishment of a review team and call the first organizational meeting of the team.

(c) A review team must reflect the diversity of the county's population and may include:

(1) a criminal prosecutor involved in prosecuting crimes against children;

(2) a sheriff;

(3) a justice of the peace or medical examiner;

(4) a police chief;

(5) a pediatrician experienced in diagnosing and treating child abuse and neglect;

(6) a child educator;

(7) a child mental health provider;

(8) a public health professional;

(9) a child protective services specialist;

(10) a sudden infant death syndrome family service provider;

(11) a neonatologist;

(12) a child advocate;

(13) a chief juvenile probation officer; and

(14) a child abuse prevention specialist.

(d) Members of a review team may select additional team members according to community resources and needs.

(e) A review team shall select a presiding officer from its members.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.152
§ 401.152. CORRECTIVE ACTION AND MEASURES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department or commission, under procedures provided by Section 401.056, finds that low-level radioactive waste under its jurisdiction threatens the public health and safety and the environment and that the license holder managing the low-level radioactive waste is unable to remove the threat, the agency by order may require any action, including a corrective measure, that is necessary to remove the threat.

(b) The department shall use the security provided by the license holder to pay the costs of actions that are taken or that are to be taken under this section. The department shall send to the comptroller a copy of its order together with necessary written requests authorizing the comptroller to:

(1) enforce security supplied by the license holder;

(2) convert an amount of security into cash, as necessary; and

(3) disburse from the security in the radiation and perpetual care account the amount necessary to pay the costs.

(c) The commission shall use the security provided by the license holder to pay the costs of actions taken or to be taken under this section, including costs associated with the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission. The commission shall send to the comptroller a copy of its order together with necessary written requests authorizing the comptroller to:

(1) enforce security supplied by the license holder;

(2) convert an amount of security to cash, as necessary; and

(3) disburse from the security in the environmental radiation and perpetual care account the amount necessary to pay the costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7964.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7964 / Section 7964.052
§ 7964.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7964.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7964.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7964.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Family Code § 158.403 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.403
§ 158.403. MODIFICATIONS TO OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING IN VOLUNTARY WITHHOLDING CASES.
Status: in_force

(a) If an obligor initiates voluntary withholding under Section 158.011, the obligee or an agency providing child support services may file with the clerk of the court a notarized request signed by the obligor and the obligee or agency, as appropriate, for the issuance and delivery to the obligor of a:

(1) modified writ of withholding that reduces the amount of withholding; or

(2) notice of termination of withholding.

(b) On receipt of a request under this section, the clerk shall issue and deliver a modified writ of withholding or notice of termination in the manner provided by Section 158.402.

(c) The clerk may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed $15 for filing the request.

(d) An obligee may contest a modified writ of withholding or notice of termination issued under this section by requesting a hearing in the manner provided by Section 158.309 not later than the 180th day after the date the obligee discovers that the writ or notice has been issued.
Tex. Property Code § 112.037 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.037
§ 112.037. TRUST FOR CARE OF ANIMAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A trust may be created to provide for the care of an animal alive during the settlor's lifetime. The trust terminates on the death of the animal or, if the trust is created to provide for the care of more than one animal alive during the settlor's lifetime, on the death of the last surviving animal.

(b) A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a person appointed in the terms of the trust or, if a person is not appointed in the terms of the trust, by a person appointed by the court. A person having an interest in the welfare of an animal that is the subject of a trust authorized by this section may request the court to appoint a person to enforce the trust or to remove a person appointed to enforce the trust.

(c) Except as provided by Subsections (d) and (e), property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied only to the property's intended use under the trust.

(d) Property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied to a use other than the property's intended use under the trust to the extent the court determines that the value of the trust property exceeds the amount required for the intended use.

(e) Except as otherwise provided by the terms of the trust, property not required for the trust's intended use must be distributed to:

(1) if the settlor is living at the time the trust property is distributed, the settlor; or

(2) if the settlor is not living at the time the trust property is distributed:

(A) if the settlor has a will, beneficiaries under the settlor's will; or

(B) in the absence of an effective provision in a will, the settlor's heirs.

(f) For purposes of Section 112.036, the lives in being used to determine the maximum duration of a trust authorized by this section are:

(1) the individual beneficiaries of the trust;

(2) the individuals named in the instrument creating the trust; and

(3) if the settlor or settlors are living at the time the trust becomes irrevocable, the settlor or settlors of the trust or, if the settlor or settlors are not living at the time the trust becomes irrevocable, the individuals who would inherit the settlor or settlors' property under the law of this state had the settlor or settlors died intestate at the time the trust becomes irrevocable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.055
§ 3906.055. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

Section 375.065, Local Government Code, governs the removal of directors.
Tex. Transportation Code § 391.033 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.033
§ 391.033. ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL SIGNS BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may purchase or acquire by eminent domain a commercial sign that is lawfully in existence on a highway in the interstate or primary system.

(b) If an acquisition is by eminent domain, the commission shall pay just compensation to:

(1) the owner for the right, title, leasehold, and interest in the commercial sign; and

(2) the owner or, if appropriate, the lessee of the real property on which the commercial sign is located for the right to erect and maintain the sign.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.156
§ 3913.156. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax or assessment on property in the zones.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.250 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.250
§ 85.250. CHANGING AMOUNT, PARTIES, AND SURETIES.
Status: in_force

On a motion and for good cause shown, and after notice to the parties, the court periodically may:

(1) increase or decrease the amount of the bond;

(2) add new beneficiaries; and

(3) require new and additional sureties that the facts may justify.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.109
§ 1012.109. 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 for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.411 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.411
§ 6.411. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of an appraisal review board commits an offense if the member communicates with the chief appraiser or another employee or a member of the board of directors of the appraisal district for which the appraisal review board is established in violation of Section 41.66(f).

(b) A chief appraiser or another employee of an appraisal district, a member of a board of directors of an appraisal district, or a property tax consultant or attorney representing a party to a proceeding before the appraisal review board commits an offense if the person communicates with a member of the appraisal review board established for the appraisal district with the intent to influence a decision by the member in the member's capacity as a member of the appraisal review board.

(c) This section does not apply to communications between the board and its legal counsel.

(c-1) This section does not apply to communications with a member of an appraisal review board by the chief appraiser or another employee or a member of the board of directors of an appraisal district or a property tax consultant or attorney representing a party to a proceeding before the appraisal review board:

(1) during a hearing on a protest or other proceeding before the appraisal review board;

(2) that constitute social conversation;

(3) that are specifically limited to and involve administrative, clerical, or logistical matters related to the scheduling and operation of hearings, the processing of documents, the issuance of orders, notices, and subpoenas, and the operation, appointment, composition, or attendance at training of the appraisal review board; or

(4) that are necessary and appropriate to enable the board of directors of the appraisal district to determine whether to appoint, reappoint, or remove a person as a member or the chairman or secretary of the appraisal review board.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.152
§ 3818.152. PARKING FACILITIES AUTHORIZED; OPERATION BY PRIVATE ENTITY; TAX EXEMPTION.
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:

(1) lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets; and

(2) equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and other accessories necessary for safety and convenience in parking vehicles.

(b) A parking facility of the district must be leased to or operated for the district by an entity other than the district.

(c) The district's parking facilities serve a public purpose under Section 3818.003 and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(d) The district's public parking facilities and any lease to a private entity are exempt from the payment of ad valorem taxes and state and local sales and use taxes.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.411 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.411
§ 154.411. WAIVER PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may waive a forfeiture proceeding for property seized under Section 154.403 of this code if the owner or possessor of the property:

(1) affixes the required stamp to the individual packages of cigarettes; and

(2) in addition to the value of the stamps required to be affixed, pays to the state through the comptroller a sum equal to the value of the required stamps.

(b) The comptroller may make a compromise with a person before or after a claim is filed in court. The comptroller shall keep a record open for public inspection of compromises and waivers of forfeiture made under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8857.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8857 / Section 8857.001
§ 8857.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Texana Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Estates Code § 305.111 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.111
§ 305.111. BOND NOT VOID ON FIRST RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

A personal representative's bond does not become void on the first recovery but may be put in suit and prosecuted from time to time until the entire amount of the bond has been recovered.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2031
§ 25.2031. RUSK COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Rusk County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Rusk County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3851.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3851 / Section 3851.005
§ 3851.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under Section 3851.106.

(b) A mistake in the field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to contract, including the right to issue any type of bond or other obligation for a purpose for which the district is created;

(3) the district's right to impose or collect an assessment, tax, or any other revenue; or

(4) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.057
§ 206.057. PER DIEM.
Status: in_force

An advisory committee member is not entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses or compensation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.058
§ 1064.058. ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The board may appoint an assistant administrator.

(c) The administrator and any assistant administrator serve at the will of the board and are entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(d) On assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the district in an amount set by the board of not less than $500,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the administrator performing the administrator's duties; and

(2) contains any other conditions the board requires.