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Tex. Human Resources Code § 11.004 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.004
§ 11.004. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this title are not intended to interfere with the powers and functions of the commission, the health and human services agencies, as defined by Section 521.0001, Government Code, or county juvenile boards.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1806.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.201
§ 1806.201. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

A person may not:

(1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly make a false, misleading, or deceptive oral or written statement to another person when engaging in residential solar retail;

(2) falsely state or imply an affiliation with a public utility or government agency when engaging in residential solar retail;

(3) fail to provide the disclosure statements or any educational materials as required by this chapter, by Chapter 115, Business & Commerce Code, or by commission rule when engaging in residential solar retail;

(4) engage in residential solar retail at a residence in violation of posted signage indicating that soliciting is prohibited, unless otherwise directed by an occupant of the residence;

(5) allow the installation of a residential solar energy system to be performed by a person who is not an electrical contractor;

(6) make a material misrepresentation in an application submitted to the department under this chapter or in any other document submitted to the department under this chapter; or

(7) violate, attempt to violate, or conspire to violate this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.252
§ 1078.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.

(b) The tax rate for all purposes may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.

(c) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8447.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8447 / Section 8447.052
§ 8447.052. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3837.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3837 / Section 3837.053
§ 3837.053. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS CHOSEN BY CITY.
Status: in_force

The City of Friendswood for any reason may remove a director appointed under Section 3837.052(a)(2) and appoint a person to serve the remainder of that director's term.
Tex. Transportation Code § 542.404 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 542 / Section 542.404
§ 542.404. FINE FOR OFFENSE IN CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE WORK ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if an offense under this subtitle, other than an offense under Chapter 548 or 552 or Section 545.412 or 545.413, is committed in a construction or maintenance work zone when workers are present and any written notice to appear issued for the offense states on its face that workers were present when the offense was committed:

(1) the minimum fine applicable to the offense is twice the minimum fine that would be applicable to the offense if it were committed outside a construction or maintenance work zone; and

(2) the maximum fine applicable to the offense is twice the maximum fine that would be applicable to the offense if it were committed outside a construction or maintenance work zone.

(b) In this section, "construction or maintenance work zone" has the meaning assigned by Section 472.022.

(c) The fine prescribed by Subsection (a) applies to a violation of a prima facie speed limit authorized by Subchapter H, Chapter 545, only if the construction or maintenance work zone is marked by a sign indicating the applicable maximum lawful speed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.361 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.361
§ 601.361. EXPENSES AND COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "reasonable expenses and costs" includes expenses incurred by the advisory board and the attorney general in the investigation, initiation, or prosecution of an action, including reasonable investigative costs, court costs, attorney's fees, witness fees, and deposition expenses.

(b) The advisory board may assess reasonable expenses and costs against a person in an administrative hearing if, as a result of the hearing, an administrative penalty is assessed against the person. The person shall pay expenses and costs assessed under this subsection not later than the 30th day after the date the order of the advisory board requiring the payment of expenses and costs is final. The advisory board may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection of the expenses and costs.

(c) If the attorney general brings an action against a person to enforce an administrative penalty assessed under this chapter and the person is found liable for an administrative penalty, the attorney general may recover, on behalf of the attorney general and the advisory board, reasonable expenses and costs.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0201
§ 526.0201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "council" means the Long-Term Care Facilities Council.
Tex. Transportation Code § 55.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 55 / Section 55.003
§ 55.003. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The department may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8025.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8025 / Section 8025.0304
§ 8025.0304. 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. Insurance Code § 2209.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2209 / Section 2209.154
§ 2209.154. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A board member is not entitled to compensation for the member's service on the board.
Tex. Education Code § 110.38 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 110 / Section 110.38
§ 110.38. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board of regents may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and grants from any public or private person or entity for the use and benefit of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0503
§ 8511.0503. FEES AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall establish fees and charges.

(b) The fees and charges may not exceed the amount necessary to fulfill the obligations imposed on the authority by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3859.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3859 / Section 3859.202
§ 3859.202. MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3859.103, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to maintain, restore, replace, or operate the district and improvements that the district constructs or acquires or the district's facilities, works, or services.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate.
Tex. Government Code § 508.113 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.113
§ 508.113.
Status: in_force

Sec. 508.113. PAROLE OFFICERS, SUPERVISORS: QUALIFICATIONS. (a) This subsection and Subsection (b) apply only to a person employed as a parole officer or supervisor on or before September 1, 1990. A person may not be employed as a parole officer or supervisor, or be responsible for investigating or supervising a releasee, unless the person has:

(1) four years of successfully completed education in an accredited college or university;

(2) two years of full-time paid employment in responsible correctional work with adults or juveniles or in a related field; and

(3) any other qualifications that may be specified by the director.

(b) Additional experience in a category described by Subsection (a)(2) may be substituted year for year for the required college education, with a maximum substitution of two years.

(c) The director shall establish qualifications for parole officers and supervisors that are the same as qualifications for community supervision and corrections department officers imposed by Section 76.005. A person may not begin employment as a parole officer or supervisor after September 1, 1990, unless the person meets the qualifications established by the director.

(d) A person who is serving as a peace officer or as a prosecuting attorney may not act as a parole officer or be responsible for supervising a releasee.

(e) The division may establish a waiver procedure for when the director is unable to appoint persons meeting the qualifications established under Subsection (c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956 / Section 7956.101
§ 7956.101. 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. Transportation Code § 317.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 317 / Section 317.006
§ 317.006. AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "agreement" includes a contract, lease, conveyance, contract of sale, or lease-purchase contract.

(b) The governing body of a municipality may enter into an agreement with any person with respect to a facility, including an agreement in connection with or incidental to the acquisition, financing, construction, or operation of a facility, if the governing body:

(1) considers the agreement necessary or convenient to implement this chapter; and

(2) authorizes the agreement by ordinance or resolution.

(c) The mayor or other presiding officer of the municipality must execute the agreement, and the municipal secretary or clerk must attest to the agreement.

(d) An agreement entered into by a municipality under this chapter is binding on the municipality and its governing body.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0633 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0633
§ 152.0633. DALLAS COUNTY DISTRICT AND COUNTY COURTS ADMINISTRATOR AND COURT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district and county courts administrator is the chief administrative officer of the court services department of Dallas County.

(b) The local administrative district judge and the judges of the district courts in Dallas County that give preference to civil, criminal, family law, or juvenile matters shall, on a majority vote, appoint and set the salary of the district and county courts administrator. The administrator serves at the will of those judges.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the salaries and expenses of the court services department employees as determined by the department budget submitted by the local administrative judge and approved by the commissioners court.

(d) A judge may not be subjected to a suit for, and is immune from liability for damages arising from, an act or omission committed while performing a duty under this section unless the act or omission is:

(1) committed intentionally, wilfully, or wantonly; or

(2) committed with:

(A) gross negligence; or

(B) conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others.
Tex. Government Code § 2273.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2273 / Section 2273.004
§ 2273.004. CIVIL REMEDY; WAIVER OF IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may bring an action against any party, other than the woman who may procure or procures an abortion, to the actual or proposed prohibited transaction, appropriation, or expenditure, as applicable, of a governmental entity that violates or is seeking to violate Section 2273.003 or 2273.0031 and is entitled to recover in the action:

(1) declaratory relief;

(2) injunctive relief that terminates and reimburses any value conferred by the prohibited transaction, appropriation, or expenditure and enjoins the party from entering into a prohibited transaction, appropriation, or expenditure in the future;

(3) court costs; and

(4) reasonable attorney's fees.

(b) Sovereign or governmental immunity, as applicable, of a governmental entity to suit and from liability is waived and abolished to the extent of liability created by Subsection (a).

(c) Notwithstanding any other law:

(1) a court may not award costs or attorney's fees under Rule 91a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, to any defendant against whom an action is brought under this section; and

(2) Chapters 27 and 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, do not apply to an action brought under this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.299 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.299
§ 51.299. FEES FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The rent to be charged for an easement or lease for an electric substation site, pumping station, loading rack, tank farm, or road or for an easement for a purpose not specifically listed by Section 51.291 or 51.292 but granted in the best interest of the state shall be an amount agreed to between the lessee and the commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 441.116 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.116
§ 441.116. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The requirements of this subchapter for the provision and placement of print access aids by the state library are contingent on the receipt of gifts or grants for the state library to purchase, maintain, and repair the print access aids. If the state library's funds are not sufficient to place and maintain a print access aid in a library that may need an aid, the state library shall make a placement decision for any available aid based on demonstrated community need and local support provided by a library.

(b) Money from the general revenue fund may not be appropriated to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9033.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9033 / Section 9033.102
§ 9033.102. ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire a waterworks system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, or drainage facility or any part of those systems or facilities;

(2) make any purchase, construction, improvement, extension, addition, or repair necessary to a system or facility described by Subdivision (1);

(3) purchase or otherwise acquire, operate, and maintain any land, right-of-way, easement, site, equipment, building, plant, structure, or facility necessary for a system or facility described by Subdivision (1); and

(4) sell water and other services.

(b) The district may exercise any of the rights or powers granted by this chapter inside or outside the district's boundaries, but only in Brazoria County.
Tex. Finance Code § 183.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 183 / Section 183.001
§ 183.001. ACQUISITION OF CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as expressly permitted by this subtitle, without the prior written approval of the banking commissioner a person may not directly or indirectly acquire a legal or beneficial interest in voting securities of a state trust company or a corporation or other entity owning voting securities of a state trust company if, after the acquisition, the person would control the state trust company.

(b) For purposes of this subchapter and except as otherwise provided by rules adopted under this subtitle, the principal shareholder or principal participant of a state trust company that directly or indirectly owns or has the power to vote a greater percentage of voting securities of the state trust company than any other shareholder or participant is considered to control the state trust company.

(c) This subchapter does not prohibit a person from negotiating to acquire, but not acquiring, control of a state trust company or a person that controls a state trust company.

(d) This section does not apply to:

(1) the acquisition of securities in connection with the exercise of a security interest or otherwise in full or partial satisfaction of a debt previously contracted for in good faith if the acquiring person files written notice of acquisition with the banking commissioner before the person votes the securities acquired;

(2) the acquisition of voting securities in any class or series by a controlling person who has previously complied with and received approval under this subchapter or who was identified as a controlling person in a prior application filed with and approved by the banking commissioner;

(3) an acquisition or transfer by operation of law, will, or intestate succession if the acquiring person files written notice of acquisition with the banking commissioner before the person votes the securities acquired; or

(4) a transaction exempted by the banking commissioner or by rules adopted under this subtitle because the transaction is not within the purposes of this subchapter or the regulation of which is not necessary or appropriate to achieve the objectives of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1201.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.004
§ 1201.004. CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve the legislative intent and purposes of this chapter. A power granted by this chapter shall be broadly interpreted to achieve that intent and those purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 411.501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.501
§ 411.501. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "license" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other form of authorization required by law or a state agency rule that must be obtained by a person to engage in a particular activity, business, occupation, or profession.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3838.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3838 / Section 3838.151
§ 3838.151. 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 may be leased to, or operated for the district by, an entity other than the district.

(c) 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.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 143.023 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 143 / Section 143.023
§ 143.023. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the election is not countywide, the county judge at the time the election order is issued shall appoint election officers for the election. In order to serve as an election officer, a person must be a freeholder of the county and a qualified voter. The election officers may appoint their own clerks.

(b) If the election is countywide, it shall be held at the usual voting places in the election precincts. If the election is not countywide, the county judge shall designate the particular places in the petitioning area at which the polls are to be open.

(c) In order to vote at an election, a person must be a freeholder and a qualified voter.

(d) Ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition, "Letting ______ run at large," with the blank space printed with the name of each animal designated in the election order.

(e) The election officers shall make returns to the county judge of all votes cast for each proposition not later than the 10th day after the day of the election. The commissioners court shall open, tabulate, and count the returns in the manner provided for general elections in this state. The county judge shall immediately issue a proclamation declaring the result and post the proclamation at the courthouse door.
Tex. Education Code § 51.912 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.912
§ 51.912. EQUITY OWNERSHIP; BUSINESS PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) It is not a violation of Chapter 572, Government Code, or any other statute, rule, regulation, or the common law of the State of Texas for:

(1) an employee of a university system or an institution of higher education as defined in Section 61.003 of this code, who conceives, creates, discovers, invents, or develops intellectual property, to own or to be awarded any amount of equity interest or participation in, or, if approved by the institutional governing board, to serve as a member of the board of directors or other governing board or an officer or an employee of, a business entity that has an agreement with the state or a political subdivision of the state relating to the research, development, licensing, or exploitation of that intellectual property; or

(2) an individual, at the request and on behalf of a university system or an institution of higher education as defined in Section 61.003 of this code, to serve as a member of the board of directors or other governing board of a business entity that has an agreement with the state or a political subdivision of the state relating to the research, development, licensing, or exploitation of intellectual property in which the university system or institution of higher education has an ownership interest.

(b) An employee or individual covered by Subsection (a) of this section must report to the appropriate person or persons at the system or institution at which the person is employed or on behalf of which the person is serving the name of such business entity in which the person has an interest or for which the person serves as a director, officer, or employee.

(c) The governing board of each system and institution shall include in the appropriate annual report required by Section 51.005 the information that is provided to it under Subsection (b) of this section during the preceding fiscal year.
Tex. Education Code § 61.034 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.034
§ 61.034. EFFECTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement a policy that requires the commissioner of higher education and the staff of the board to research and propose appropriate technological solutions to improve the ability of the agency to perform its mission. The technological solutions must include measures to ensure that the public is able to easily find information about the board through the Internet and that persons who have a reason to use the board's services are able to use the Internet to interact with the board and to access any services that can be provided effectively through the Internet. The policy shall also ensure that proposed technological solutions are cost-effective and developed through the board's planning processes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8493.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8493 / Section 8493.003
§ 8493.003. 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.