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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3809.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3809 / Section 3809.053
§ 3809.053. EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons serve as nonvoting ex officio directors:

(1) the directors of the parks and recreation, planning and development, public works, and civic center departments of the City of Houston;

(2) the chief of police of the City of Houston;

(3) Harris County's general manager of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas; and

(4) the president of each institution of higher learning located in the district.

(b) If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting ex officio director. If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department of the City of Houston that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished department.

(c) The board may appoint the presiding officer of a nonprofit corporation that is actively involved in activities in the midtown area of the city of Houston to serve as a nonvoting ex officio director.
Tex. Government Code § 552.302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.302
§ 552.302. FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL DECISION; PRESUMPTION THAT INFORMATION IS PUBLIC.
Status: in_force

If a governmental body does not request an attorney general decision as provided by Section 552.301 and provide the requestor with the information required by Sections 552.301(d) and (e-1), the information requested in writing is presumed to be subject to required public disclosure and must be released unless there is a compelling reason to withhold the information.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.157 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.157
§ 501.157. DEFAULT ON AGREEMENT; ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

An agreement relating to a project must provide that if a default occurs in the payment of the principal of or the interest or premium on the bonds or in the performance of any agreement contained in a proceeding, mortgage, or instrument, the payment or performance may be enforced by:

(1) mandamus; or

(2) the appointment of a receiver in equity with the power to:

(A) charge and collect rents, purchase price payments, and loan payments; and

(B) apply the revenue from the project in accordance with the resolution, mortgage, or instrument.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8347.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8347 / Section 8347.0302
§ 8347.0302. 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 § 7930.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7930 / Section 7930.102
§ 7930.102. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the district 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. Natural Resources Code § 23.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 23 / Section 23.013
§ 23.013. BOND.
Status: in_force

The county surveyor shall execute a bond conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of the office. The amount of the bond shall be fixed by the commissioners court and shall be not less than $500 nor more than $10,000.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.014
§ 2116.014. LIEN ON DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) Without the need of any further agreement or pledge, the depository has a lien on each depository account owned by a depository account holder to secure any fees, charges, or other obligations owed or that may become owed to the depository in connection with any of the depository account holder's depository accounts as provided by the terms of the depository account holder's applicable depository account contract.

(b) On default in the payment or in the satisfaction of a depository account holder's obligation, the depository, without notice to or consent of the depository account holder, may transfer on the depository's books all or part of the balance of a depository account holder's depository account to the extent necessary to pay or satisfy the obligation, as determined by reference to the exchange rates applicable at the time of the transfer.

(c) The depository by written instrument may waive wholly or partly the depository's lien on a depository account.

(d) Subject to a lien created as provided by this section, the depository shall recognize the lawful pledge to a third party by a depository account holder of the depository account holder's rights, interests, and entitlements in and to a depository account as an intangible asset. On the satisfaction of other requirements of law in respect of the perfection and enforcement of a pledge of that type, the depository shall take all steps reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate on the depository's books any transfer of a depository account or of all or part of a depository account balance to the account of the secured party on the successful enforcement of the pledge.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.010
§ 2269.010.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2269.010. EXEMPTION: COORDINATED COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. This chapter does not apply to a coordinated county transportation authority under Chapter 460, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.203
§ 1099.203. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.111
§ 8801.111. DISTRICT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall formulate a plan to control and prevent subsidence in the district.

(b) The plan must:

(1) reduce groundwater withdrawals to amounts that will restore and maintain sufficient artesian pressure to control and prevent subsidence; and

(2) specify in as much detail as practicable the acts, procedures, performance, and avoidance that are necessary to accomplish the purpose of this chapter.

(c) Information gathered for formulating the plan must include:

(1) a list of all wells in the district that are subject to regulation under this chapter;

(2) a list of all available sources of water, other than groundwater, in the district;

(3) the purposes for which the water described by Subdivision (2) is used and for which it is proposed to be used;

(4) accurate estimates of:

(A) groundwater withdrawal from all wells or proposed wells in the district;

(B) the amount of groundwater that may be withdrawn from each area in the district without causing a reduction of artesian pressure that will lead to subsidence in the district; and

(C) current and future water needs in the district;

(5) information relating to formulating a permit system; and

(6) other information and material necessary to manage groundwater in the district and to effectively and expeditiously accomplish the purpose of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.201
§ 6904.201. IMPOSITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax, not to exceed 25 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district, for:

(1) maintenance purposes, including money for planning, maintaining, repairing, and operating all necessary plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and equipment of the district;

(2) paying costs of proper services, engineering, and legal fees; and

(3) organization and administrative expenses.

(b) The district may not impose a maintenance tax unless the tax is approved by a majority of the voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.304
§ 186.304. SECURED CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a secured deposit may file a claim as a creditor against a state trust company in liquidation. The value of security shall be determined under supervision of the court by converting the security into money.

(b) The owner of a secured claim against a state trust company in liquidation may:

(1) surrender the security and file a claim as a general creditor; or

(2) apply the security to the claim and discharge the claim.

(c) If the owner applies the security and discharges the claim under Subsection (b), any deficiency shall be treated as a claim against the general assets of the state trust company on the same basis as a claim of an unsecured creditor. The amount of the deficiency shall be determined as provided by Section 186.305, except that if the amount of the deficiency has been adjudicated by a court in a proceeding in which the receiver has had notice and an opportunity to be heard, the court's decision is conclusive as to the amount.

(d) The value of security held by a secured creditor shall be determined under supervision of the court by:

(1) converting the security into money according to the terms of the agreement under which the security was delivered to the creditor; or

(2) agreement, arbitration, compromise, or litigation between the creditor and the receiver.
Tex. Government Code § 402.0353 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.0353
§ 402.0353. STATEWIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING DATA REPOSITORY; ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of the attorney general shall establish a statewide human trafficking data repository to collect, organize, and analyze human trafficking information reported to the office under Section 402.0352 in a manner that enables the office, in collaboration with the human trafficking prevention coordinating council established under Section 402.034, to:

(1) evaluate the efficacy of state-funded initiatives that aim to reduce the occurrence of human trafficking in this state;

(2) make recommendations to appropriate local law enforcement agencies, state agencies, and other entities regarding the implementation of rules, regulations, or policies which may better allow each entity to:

(A) combat human trafficking;

(B) apprehend and prosecute persons suspected of committing criminal offenses involving human trafficking; and

(C) provide necessary services to victims of human trafficking; and

(3) make recommendations to improve the efficacy of the human trafficking prevention task force under Section 402.035.

(b) Information stored in the data repository established under this section may not contain personal identifying information relating to:

(1) a person suspected of committing an offense involving human trafficking;

(2) a suspected or known victim of human trafficking; or

(3) any other individual identified in the information shared with the office of the attorney general under Section 402.0352.

(c) For purposes of establishing and maintaining the data repository established under this section, the attorney general may contract with a third party that has experience working with human trafficking data and is:

(1) a public or private institution of higher education; or

(2) a nonprofit organization.

(d) The attorney general shall submit the attorney general's findings and recommendations based on the information collected, organized, and analyzed using the data repository established under this section to the human trafficking prevention task force for inclusion in the report required under Section 402.035(g).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.303
§ 1951.303. CERTIFIED NONCOMMERCIAL APPLICATOR'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "incidental use situation" means a pesticide application, including treating wasps in an area adjacent to a utility meter, treating fire ants in a transformer box, or the treating of ants by a janitor or clerical employee in a break area, that:

(1) is on an occasional, isolated, site-specific basis;

(2) is incidental to the performance of a primary duty that is not pest control by an employee; and

(3) involves the use of general use pesticides after instruction, as provided by rules adopted by the department.

(b) An individual who does not hold a certified commercial applicator's license may not engage in the business of structural pest control unless the individual holds a certified noncommercial applicator's or technician license and:

(1) is employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state and engages in the business of structural pest control other than by applying a general use pesticide in an incidental use situation; or

(2) engages in the business of structural pest control as an employee of a person who owns, operates, or maintains a building that is:

(A) an apartment building;

(B) a day-care center;

(C) a hospital;

(D) a nursing home;

(E) a hotel, motel, or lodge;

(F) a warehouse;

(G) a food-processing establishment, other than a restaurant, retail food, or food service establishment; or

(H) a school.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.004
§ 2308.004. PROGRAM YEAR.
Status: in_force

Under this chapter, a program year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 unless otherwise specified under appropriate state or federal law.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 510.006 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 510 / Section 510.006
§ 510.006. REGISTRY OF DATA BROKERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall establish and maintain, on its Internet website, a searchable, central registry of data brokers registered under Section 510.005.

(b) The registry must include:

(1) a search feature that allows a person searching the registry to identify a specific data broker; and

(2) for each data broker, the information filed under Section 510.005(b).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 395.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 395 / Section 395.002
§ 395.002. PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish and administer a governmental alternative fuel fleet grant program to assist an eligible applicant described by Section 395.003 in purchasing or leasing new motor vehicles that operate primarily on an alternative fuel.

(b) The program may provide a grant to an applicant described by Section 395.003 to:

(1) purchase or lease a new motor vehicle described by Section 395.004; or

(2) purchase, lease, or install refueling infrastructure or equipment or procure refueling services as described by Section 395.005 to store and dispense alternative fuel needed for a motor vehicle described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection.
Tex. Finance Code § 91.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 91 / Section 91.006
§ 91.006. DECISION OR ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A decision or order adverse to a party who appeared and participated in a hearing must be in writing and include separately stated findings of fact and conclusions of law on the issues material to the decision or order. Findings of fact that are stated in statutory language must be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings.

(b) A decision or order entered after a hearing is final and appealable on the 15th day after the date it is entered unless a party files a motion for rehearing before that date. If the motion for rehearing is overruled, a decision or order is appealable after the date an order overruling a motion for rehearing is entered.

(c) Each party to a hearing shall be promptly notified personally or by mail of a decision, order, or other action taken in respect to the subject matter of the hearing.
Tex. Estates Code § 1357.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1357 / Section 1357.052
§ 1357.052. AUTHORITY OF SUPPORTER; NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) A supporter may exercise the authority granted to the supporter in the supported decision-making agreement.

(b) The supporter owes to the adult with a disability fiduciary duties as listed in the form provided by Section 1357.056(a), regardless of whether that form is used for the supported decision-making agreement.

(c) The relationship between an adult with a disability and the supporter with whom the adult enters into a supported decision-making agreement:

(1) is one of trust and confidence; and

(2) does not undermine the decision-making authority of the adult.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8453.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8453 / Section 8453.004
§ 8453.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8453.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 184.013 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 184 / Section 184.013
§ 184.013. SUBMETERING.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of an apartment house or mobile home park may submeter each dwelling unit in the apartment house or mobile home park to measure the quantity of electricity consumed by the occupants of the dwelling unit.

(b) Electric submetering equipment is subject to:

(1) the same rules adopted by the commission for accuracy, testing, and recordkeeping of meters installed by electric utilities; and

(2) the meter testing requirements of Subchapter C, Chapter 38.

(c) If not more than 90 days before the date an owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house installs individual meters or submeters in the apartment house the owner, operator, or manager increases rental rates and the increase in rental rates is attributable to the increased cost of utilities, the owner, operator, or manager, on installation of the meters or submeters, shall:

(1) immediately reduce the rental rate by the amount of the increase attributable to the increased cost of utilities; and

(2) refund the amount of the increased rent:

(A) collected in the 90-day period preceding the installation of the meters or submeters; and

(B) attributable to the cost of increased utilities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 282.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 282 / Section 282.008
§ 282.008. OWNERSHIP BY COUNTY AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may provide for the county to construct, acquire, own, and operate an underpass or tunnel and any necessary approach as part of the county's road and bridge system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9045.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9045 / Section 9045.004
§ 9045.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 633, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;

(3) Section 9045.005 or its predecessor statute, former Section 9, Chapter 633, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969; or

(4) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

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

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) in any other manner, the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.63 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.63
§ 17.63. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter apply only to acts or practices occurring after the effective date of this subchapter, except a right of action or power granted to the attorney general under Chapter 10, Title 79, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, prior to the effective date of this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.0033 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.0033
§ 981.0033. INDUSTRIAL INSURED DEFINED.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, "industrial insured" means a person who purchases commercial insurance and, at the time of placement:

(1) employs or retains a qualified risk manager to negotiate insurance coverage; and

(2) either:

(A) has paid aggregate nationwide commercial property and casualty insurance premiums of more than $25,000 in the immediately preceding 12 months; or

(B) employs at least 25 full-time employees.
Tex. Water Code § 60.031 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.031
§ 60.031. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to:

(1) any district not participating with the United States in a navigation project; or

(2) a district participating with the United States in a navigation project if the commission by resolution adopts:

(A) this subchapter; or

(B) sections of this subchapter under which the district will operate.

(b) For the purposes of Subsection (a)(2), a district that contracts with the United States for a navigation project under Subchapter F is considered to be participating with the United States in a navigation project while the contract is in effect.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 244.0105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 244 / Section 244.0105
§ 244.0105. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

A person may file a complaint with the department against a birthing center licensed under this chapter. A person who files a false complaint may be prosecuted under the Penal Code.
Tex. Government Code § 616.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 616 / Section 616.023
§ 616.023. DESIGNATION OF EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSOR TO LOCAL OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a local office for which the governing body of the local governmental entity may determine by ordinance or resolution the manner in which a vacancy is filled or temporary appointment is made.

(b) The governing body of the local governmental entity may enact a resolution or an ordinance providing for the designation under this chapter of emergency interim successors to local officers.

(c) In this section, "local governmental entity" includes a municipality or county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.206
§ 3882.206. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.108 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.108
§ 2310.108. FEES.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall establish fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of administering this chapter.