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Tex. Government Code § 4008.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.061
§ 4008.061. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN SMALL BUSINESS ISSUANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "small business issuer" means an issuer that, at the time of an offer to which this section applies:

(1) has annual gross revenues in an amount that does not exceed $25 million; and

(2) does not have a class of equity securities registered, or required to be registered, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 12, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78l).

(b) This section applies only to:

(1) an offer of securities in an aggregate amount that does not exceed $5 million made by a small business issuer or by the seller of securities of a small business issuer; and

(2) a person who has been engaged to provide services relating to an offer of securities described by Subdivision (1), including an attorney, an accountant, a consultant, or the firm of the attorney, accountant, or consultant.

(c) In an action or series of actions under this subchapter relating to an offer of securities to which this section applies, the maximum amount that may be recovered against a person to whom this section applies is three times the fee paid by the small business issuer or other seller to the person for the services related to the offer of securities, unless the trier of fact finds the person engaged in intentional wrongdoing in providing the services.

(d) A small business issuer making an offer of securities shall:

(1) provide to the prospective buyer a written disclosure of the limitation of liability created by this section; and

(2) receive a signed acknowledgment that the disclosure was provided.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8498.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8498 / Section 8498.203
§ 8498.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.025 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.025
§ 12.025. TECHNICAL GUIDANCE TO LANDOWNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may provide technical guidance to landowners who request information concerning fish, wildlife, nongame, and habitat management.

(b) In setting priorities for the provision of money to a landowner under this section, the department shall consider:

(1) the inventory developed under Section 11.103; and

(2) the priorities set under Section 11.105.

(c) The department shall support landowner education programs and cooperate with appropriate state agencies.

(d) The department shall provide notice of Section 12.0251 to a private landowner who requests technical assistance before entering the property to collect and record information about animal or plant life.

(e) The commission by rule shall adopt policies, including written guidelines for a method for providing notice under Subsection (d) and for departmental entry onto privately owned land to collect information described by Section 12.0251(a). The policies and guidelines must identify the maximum information that the department may maintain under Section 12.0251.

(f) A review or update of a record or plan produced by the department under Section 12.0251 and maintained by the landowner or the landowner's agent may be requested by the landowner or the department.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.0222 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.0222
§ 281.0222. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to the El Paso County Hospital District.

(b) The El Paso County Commissioners Court may not appoint a person to the board of hospital managers of the district if the person is:

(1) an employee of El Paso County;

(2) a district employee; or

(3) related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code, to a member of the commissioners court or to a person described by Subdivision (1) or (2).
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.022
§ 21.022. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "District attorney" includes a criminal district attorney.

(2) "Incompetency" means:

(A) gross ignorance of official duties;

(B) gross carelessness in the discharge of official duties; or

(C) inability or unfitness to promptly and properly discharge official duties because of a serious mental or physical defect that did not exist at the time of the officer's election.

(3) "Officer" means the mayor or another member of the governing body of a municipality.

(4) "Official misconduct" means intentional unlawful behavior relating to official duties by an officer entrusted with the administration of justice or the execution of the law. The term includes an intentional or corrupt failure, refusal, or neglect of an officer to perform a duty imposed on the officer by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8050.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8050 / Section 8050.0104
§ 8050.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8050.0103 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. Government Code § 56.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 56 / Section 56.001
§ 56.001. JUDICIAL AND COURT PERSONNEL TRAINING FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The judicial and court personnel training fund is an account in the general revenue fund. Money in the judicial and court personnel training fund may be appropriated only to the court of criminal appeals for the uses authorized in Section 56.003.

(b) On requisition of the court of criminal appeals, the comptroller shall draw a warrant on the fund for the amount specified in the requisition for a use authorized in Section 56.003. A warrant may not exceed the amount appropriated for any one fiscal year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.151
§ 7803.151. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation, including for any separately defined area annexed under Subchapter F.

(b) The board is not required to call or hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 302.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 302 / Section 302.004
§ 302.004. METHOD OF FINANCING; TERMS OF CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) An energy savings performance contract may be financed:

(1) under a lease-purchase contract that has a term not to exceed 20 years from the final date of installation and that meets federal tax requirements for tax-free municipal leasing or long-term financing;

(2) with the proceeds of bonds; or

(3) under a contract with the provider of the energy or water conservation or usage measures that has a term not to exceed the lesser of 20 years from the final date of installation or the average useful life of the energy or water conservation or usage measures.

(a-1) Notwithstanding other law, the governing body of a local government may use any available money to pay the provider of the energy or water conservation measures under this section, and the governing body is not required to pay for such costs solely out of the savings realized by the local government under an energy savings performance contract. The governing body may contract with the provider to perform work that is related to, connected with, or otherwise ancillary to the measures identified in the scope of an energy savings performance contract.

(b) An energy savings performance contract shall contain provisions requiring the provider of the energy or water conservation or usage measures to provide a guarantee. If the term of the contract exceeds one year, the local government's contractual obligations in any one year during the term of the contract beginning after the final date of installation may not exceed the total energy and water savings, the net operating cost savings, and the stipulated or agreed upon increase in billable revenues resulting from the estimated increase in meter accuracy, divided by the number of years in the contract term.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 756.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 756 / Section 756.013
§ 756.013. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 756.012.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $5 or more than $200.

(c) Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate offense.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.006
§ 201.006. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, information collected by the state board or a conservation district is not subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed if the information is collected in response to a specific request from a landowner or the landowner's agent or tenant for technical assistance relating to a water quality management plan or other conservation plan if the assistance is to be provided:

(1) under this code; and

(2) on private land that:

(A) is part of a conservation plan or water quality management plan developed cooperatively with the state board or conservation district; or

(B) is the subject of a report prepared by the state board or conservation district.

(b) The state board or a conservation district may disclose information regarding a tract of land to:

(1) the owner of the tract or the owner's agent or tenant; and

(2) a person other than the owner or the owner's agent or tenant if:

(A) the owner or the agent or tenant consents in writing to full or specified partial disclosure of the information; and

(B) the consent is attached to each plan or report regarding the tract prepared by the state board or conservation district.

(c) The state board or a conservation district may disclose, in a manner that prevents the identification of a particular tract of land, the owner of the tract, or the owner's agent or tenant, a summary of information collected by the state board or conservation district regarding:

(1) the number of acres of land that are in a particular conservation plan;

(2) the number of acres of land that are subject to a particular conservation practice; or

(3) other conservation program information.

(d) The state board or a conservation district shall provide a person with notice regarding this section at the time the person requests technical assistance from the state board or conservation district.

(e) The state board or a conservation district may disclose information to a law enforcement agency of this state or the United States in compliance with a subpoena for the information.

(f) The state board or a conservation district may disclose information relating to water quality complaints or compliance failures to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Section 201.026.

(g) The state board or a conservation district may disclose to the attorney general information relating to a breach of contract.

(h) The state board or a conservation district may not be held liable for damage caused by a violation of this section.

(i) A reference in this section to the state board or a conservation district includes an officer, employee, or agent of the state board or conservation district.
Tex. Government Code § 22.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.304
§ 22.304. COURT SITTING IN PANELS FOR CERTAIN ELECTION PROCEEDINGS; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "public official" means any person elected, selected, appointed, employed, or otherwise designated as an officer, employee, or agent of this state, a government agency, a political subdivision, or any other public body established by state law.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law or rule, a court proceeding entitled to priority under Section 22.305 and filed in a court of appeals shall be docketed by the clerk of the court and assigned to a panel of three justices determined using an automated assignment system.

(c) A person, including a public official, commits an offense if the person communicates with a court clerk with the intention of influencing or attempting to influence the composition of a three-justice panel assigned a specific proceeding under this section.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Education Code § 74.402 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.402
§ 74.402. COURSES, DEGREES, ETC.
Status: in_force

The board is authorized to prescribe courses leading to such customary degrees as are offered in other leading American nursing schools, to award those degrees, and to make rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of each nursing school, as may be necessary for the conduct of professional schools of the first class.
Tex. Insurance Code § 961.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 961 / Section 961.051
§ 961.051. FILING OF CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION; NONPROFIT STATUS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Seven or more persons may file with the secretary of state a certificate of formation in accordance with Title 1, Business Organizations Code, to form a nonprofit legal services corporation.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a nonprofit legal services corporation that on or before September 1, 2019, was organized under the former Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) or was formed under the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law, as described by Section 1.008, Business Organizations Code, is a nonprofit legal services corporation for purposes of this chapter.

(b) A nonprofit legal services corporation must be governed and operated as a nonprofit organization.
Tex. Estates Code § 361.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 361 / Section 361.051
§ 361.051. REMOVAL WITHOUT NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The court, on the court's own motion or on the motion of any interested person, and without notice, may remove a personal representative appointed under this title who:

(1) neglects to qualify in the manner and time required by law;

(2) fails to return, before the 91st day after the date the representative qualifies, an inventory of the estate property and a list of claims that have come to the representative's knowledge, unless that deadline is extended by court order;

(3) if required, fails to give a new bond within the time prescribed;

(4) is absent from the state for a consecutive period of three or more months without the court's permission, or moves out of state;

(5) cannot be served with notices or other processes because:

(A) the representative's whereabouts are unknown;

(B) the representative is eluding service; or

(C) the representative is a nonresident of this state who does not have a resident agent to accept service of process in any probate proceeding or other action relating to the estate; or

(6) subject to Section 361.054(a), has misapplied, embezzled, or removed from the state, or is about to misapply, embezzle, or remove from the state, all or part of the property entrusted to the representative's care.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.304 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.304
§ 53.304. PROCEDURE TO OFFER CERTAIN SERVICES OR MAKE MINOR CHANGES.
Status: in_force

(a) An incumbent local exchange company may offer an extended local calling service, a packaged service, or a new or promotional service on an optional basis or make a minor change in its rates or tariffs if the company:

(1) is a cooperative corporation or has, together with all affiliated incumbent local exchange companies, fewer than 31,000 access lines in service in this state;

(2) files with the commission and the office notice, as prescribed by Subsection (b), not later than the 10th day before the effective date of the proposed change;

(3) provides notice as prescribed by Section 53.305; and

(4) files with the commission affidavits verifying that notice as prescribed by Section 53.305 was provided.

(b) The notice must include:

(1) a copy of a resolution adopted by the incumbent local exchange company's board of directors approving the proposed change;

(2) a description of the services affected by the proposed change;

(3) a copy of the proposed tariff for the affected service;

(4) a copy of the customer notice required by Subsection (a)(3);

(5) the number of access lines the company and each affiliate have in service in this state; and

(6) the amount by which the company's total regulated intrastate gross annual revenues will increase or decrease as a result of the proposed change.
Tex. Government Code § 317.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 317 / Section 317.001
§ 317.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Appropriation" means a grant of money made by the legislature for a purpose other than the payment of a judgment or a preexisting debt incurred by the state.

(2) "State agency" means a public entity in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government eligible under law to receive an appropriation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 257.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 257 / Section 257.006
§ 257.006. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO COUNTY OPERATING UNDER SPECIAL ROAD TAX LAW.
Status: in_force

A county operating under a special road tax law may take any action authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 15.405 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.405
§ 15.405. FLOOD CONTROL PLANNING CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "flood control planning" means any work related to:

(1) planning for flood protection;

(2) preparing applications for and obtaining regulatory approvals at the local, state, or federal level;

(3) activities associated with administrative or legal proceedings by regulatory agencies; and

(4) preparing engineering plans and specifications to provide structural or nonstructural flood mitigation and drainage.

(a-1) The board may enter into contracts with political subdivisions to pay from the research and planning fund all or part of the cost of flood control planning for the political subdivision.

(b) A political subdivision that desires money from the research and planning fund for flood control planning shall submit a written application to the board in the manner and form required by board rules.

(c) The application shall include:

(1) the name of the political subdivision;

(2) a citation to the laws under which the political subdivision was created and is operating including specific citation of all laws providing flood control authority;

(3) the amount requested from the board for flood control planning; and

(4) any other information required by the board in its rules or specifically requested by the board.

(d) After notice and hearing, the board may award the applicant all or part of the requested funds that are considered necessary by the board for the political subdivision to carry out adequate flood control planning.

(e) If the board grants an application under this section and awards funds for flood control planning, the board shall enter into a contract with the political subdivision that includes:

(1) a detailed statement of the purpose for which the money is to be used;

(2) the total amount of money to be paid from the research and planning fund under the contract; and

(3) any other terms and conditions required by board rules or agreed to by the contracting parties.

(f) The board shall adopt rules establishing criteria of eligibility for flood control planning money that considers:

(1) the relative need of the political subdivision for the money, giving greater importance to a county that has a median household income that is not greater than 85 percent of the median state household income;

(2) the legal authority of the political subdivision to plan for and control flooding; and

(3) the effect of flood control planning by the political subdivision on overall flood control in the state and within the area in which the political subdivision is located.

(g) The board shall require that flood control planning documents developed under contracts entered into under this section be made available to the commission.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.013 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.013
§ 2053.013. REVIEW OF RATES; CONSIDERATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

In reviewing rates under this subchapter, the commissioner shall consider any state or federal legislation that has been enacted and that may impact rates and premiums for workers' compensation insurance coverage in this state.
Tex. Estates Code § 1155.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1155 / Section 1155.103
§ 1155.103.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1155.103. EXPENSE CHARGES: REQUIREMENTS. All expense charges shall be:

(1) in writing, showing specifically each item of expense and the date of the expense;

(2) verified by affidavit of the guardian;

(3) filed with the clerk; and

(4) paid only if the payment is authorized by court order.
Tex. Education Code § 21.257 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.257
§ 21.257. RECOMMENDATION OF HEARING EXAMINER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (f), not later than the 60th day after the date on which the commissioner receives a teacher's written request for a hearing, the hearing examiner shall complete the hearing and make a written recommendation that:

(1) includes proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law; and

(2) may include a proposal for granting relief.

(a-1) A determination by the hearing examiner regarding good cause for the suspension of a teacher without pay or the termination of a probationary, continuing, or term contract is a conclusion of law and may be adopted, rejected, or changed by the board of trustees or board subcommittee as provided by Section 21.259(b).

(b) The proposed relief under Subsection (a)(2) may include reinstatement, back pay, or employment benefits but may not include attorney's fees or other costs associated with the hearing or appeals from the hearing.

(c) The parties may agree in writing to extend by not more than 45 days the right to a recommendation by the date prescribed by Subsection (a). A hearing under this section may not be held on a Saturday, Sunday, or a state or federal holiday, unless all parties agree.

(d) The hearing examiner shall send a copy of the recommendation to each party, the president of the board of trustees, and the commissioner.

(e) A hearing examiner who fails to timely issue a written recommendation or decision may not be assigned by the commissioner to conduct additional hearings for a period not to exceed one year.

(f) The hearing examiner may dismiss a hearing before completing the hearing or making a written recommendation if:

(1) the teacher requests the dismissal;

(2) the school district withdraws the proposed decision that is the basis of the hearing; or

(3) the teacher and school district request the dismissal after reaching a settlement regarding the proposed decision that is the basis of the hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 1201.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.005
§ 1201.005. CONTENTS OF PUBLIC SECURITY AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

To the extent applicable to an authorized public security, the public security authorization for the public security must contain each item or other matter authorized or described by Subchapter B and Sections 1201.061 and 1201.063.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0316 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0316
§ 3975.0316. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Government Code § 1507.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.201
§ 1507.201. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a home-rule or special-law municipality with a population of 35,000 to 45,000.