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Tex. Education Code § 45.053 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.053
§ 45.053. LIMITATION; VALUE ESTIMATES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the commissioner may not approve bonds for guarantee under this subchapter if the approval would result in the total amount of outstanding guaranteed bonds under this subchapter exceeding an amount equal to 2-1/2 times the cost value of the permanent school fund, as estimated by the board and certified by the state auditor.

(b) Each year, the state auditor shall analyze the status of guaranteed bonds under this subchapter as compared to the cost value of the permanent school fund. Based on that analysis, the state auditor shall certify whether the amount of bonds guaranteed under this subchapter is within the limit prescribed by this section.

(c) The commissioner shall prepare and the board shall adopt an annual report on the status of the guaranteed bond program under this subchapter.

(d) The board by rule may increase the limit prescribed by Subsection (a) to an amount not to exceed five times the cost value of the permanent school fund, provided that the increased limit is consistent with federal law and regulations and does not prevent the bonds to be guaranteed from receiving the highest available credit rating, as determined by the board. The board shall at least annually consider whether to change any limit in accordance with this subsection. This subsection may not be construed in a manner that impairs, limits, or removes the guarantee of bonds that have been approved by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8031.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8031 / Section 8031.0106
§ 8031.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.156
§ 201.156. BOARD DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall:

(1) adopt a form to standardize information concerning complaints made to the board; and

(2) prescribe information to be provided to a person when the person files a complaint with the board.

(b) The board shall provide reasonable assistance to a person who wishes to file a complaint with the board.

(c) The board by rule shall adopt procedures concerning:

(1) the retention of information files on license holders; and

(2) the expunction of files on license holders, including complaints, adverse reports, and other investigative information on license holders.
Tex. Education Code § 37.1081 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.1081
§ 37.1081. PUBLIC HEARING ON MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board of trustees of a school district receives notice of noncompliance under Section 37.207(e) or 37.2071(d) or (g), the board shall hold a public hearing to notify the public of:

(1) the district's failure to:

(A) submit or correct deficiencies in a multihazard emergency operations plan; or

(B) report the results of a safety and security audit to the Texas School Safety Center as required by law;

(2) the dates during which the district has not been in compliance; and

(3) the names of each member of the board of trustees and the superintendent serving in that capacity during the dates the district was not in compliance.

(b) The school district shall provide the information required under Subsection (a)(3) in writing to each person in attendance at the hearing.

(c) The board shall give members of the public a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on the issue of the district's failure to submit or correct deficiencies in a multihazard emergency operations plan or report the results of a safety and security audit during a hearing held under this section.

(d) A school district required to hold a public hearing under Subsection (a) shall provide written confirmation to the Texas School Safety Center that the district held the hearing.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.103 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.103
§ 5.103. ACTION ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

If the secretary of state determines that the name specified in the application is eligible for reservation, the secretary shall reserve that name for the exclusive use of the applicant.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.551 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.551
§ 2301.551. ACCEPTANCE AND PAYMENT OF FEES BY VEHICLE LESSOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A vehicle lessor may not directly or indirectly accept a fee from a dealer. For purposes of this subsection, "fee" does not include an adjustment in the purchase price paid for the lease or leased vehicle. This subsection does not authorize a fee for referring vehicle leases or prospective lessees.

(b) A vehicle lessor may not pay a fee to any person in return for the solicitation, procurement, or production by the person of a prospective lessee of a motor vehicle unless the person:

(1) holds a vehicle lease facilitator license issued under this chapter; and

(2) has an appointment from the lessor as provided by Section 2301.552.

(c) The fees prohibited by this section do not include money paid to:

(1) a franchised dealer as a part of the consideration for the sale or assignment of a lease or leased vehicle; or

(2) a franchised dealer who transfers title of the vehicle or assigns the lease contract to the lessor of the motor vehicle.
Tex. Local Government Code § 152.902 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 152 / Section 152.902
§ 152.902. COMPENSATION FOR RESERVE DEPUTY CONSTABLES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may compensate a reserve deputy constable as provided by law for the compensation of a deputy constable.

(b) The commissioners court may reimburse a reserve deputy constable for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.253
§ 2308.253. CREATION OF LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief elected officials in a workforce development area may form, in accordance with rules established by the Texas Workforce Commission, a local workforce development board to:

(1) plan and oversee the delivery of workforce training and services; and

(2) evaluate workforce development in the workforce development area.

(b) The authority granted under Subsection (a) does not give a local workforce development board any direct authority or control over workforce funds and programs in its workforce development area, other than programs funded through that board.

(c) Before a local workforce development board may be created, at least three-fourths of the chief elected officials in the workforce development area who represent units of general local government must agree to the creation of the board, including all of the chief elected officials who represent units of general local government that have populations of at least 200,000. The elected officials who agree to the creation of the board must represent at least 75 percent of the population of the workforce development area.

(d) The chief elected officials shall consider the views of all affected local organizations, including private industry councils and quality workforce planning committees, before making a final decision on the formation of a board.

(e) An agreement on the formation of a board must be in writing and must include:

(1) the purpose for the agreement;

(2) the process to be used to select the chief elected official who will act on behalf of the other chief elected officials;

(3) the process to be used to keep the chief elected officials informed regarding local workforce development activities;

(4) the initial size of the board;

(5) how resources allocated to the local workforce development area are to be shared among the parties to the agreement;

(6) the process, consistent with applicable federal and state law, for the appointment of the board members; and

(7) the terms of office of the board members.

(f) In a state planning area in which there is more than one local workforce development area, the quality workforce planning committee of that state planning area shall continue in existence to provide labor market information for the entire state planning area until local workforce development boards are certified in each workforce development area in that state planning area.

(g) The chief elected officials designated under Subsection (c) shall enter into a partnership agreement with the board to:

(1) select the grant recipient and the administrative entity for the local workforce development area; and

(2) determine procedures for the development of the local workforce development plan.
Tex. Government Code § 43.150 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.150
§ 43.150.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.150. 109TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of Crane and Winkler counties elect a district attorney for the 109th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in those counties.
Tex. Water Code § 5.052 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.052
§ 5.052. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION; APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is composed of three members who are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate to represent the general public.

(b) The governor shall make the appointments in such a manner that each member is from a different section of the state.

(c) Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.203
§ 1101.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters.

(b) The board may order a bond election.

(c) The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(3) the location of the polling places;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(e) The board shall declare the results of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8316.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8316 / Section 8316.105
§ 8316.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 510.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 510 / Section 510.012
§ 510.012. COMPOSITION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state council is composed of:

(1) the executive director or the executive director's designee;

(2) three members appointed by the governor, one of whom must be a representative of an organization representing the rights of victims of crime;

(3) one member appointed by the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals;

(4) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor; and

(5) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) Appointed members of the state council serve staggered terms of six years, with the terms of two members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Family Code § 234.009 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 234 / Section 234.009
§ 234.009. OFFICIAL CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) The record of child support payments maintained by a local registry is the official record of a payment received directly by the local registry.

(b) The record of child support payments maintained by the state disbursement unit is the official record of a payment received directly by the unit.

(c) After the date child support payments formerly received by a local registry are redirected to the state disbursement unit, a local registry may accept a record of payments furnished by the state disbursement unit and may add the payments to the record of payments maintained by the local registry so that a complete payment record is available for use by the court.

(d) If the local registry does not add payments received by the state disbursement unit to the record maintained by the registry as provided by Subsection (c), the official record of child support payments consists of the record maintained by the local registry for payments received directly by the registry and the record maintained by the state disbursement unit for payments received directly by the unit.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.203
§ 402.203. APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION.
Status: repealed

(a) An applicant for examination must:

(1) apply to the department in the manner and on a form prescribed by the executive director;

(2) provide:

(A) documentation that the applicant is at least 18 years of age and has graduated from an accredited high school or equivalent; and

(B) other information determined necessary by the department; and

(3) pay any required fees for application and examination.

(b) A permit holder may not take the examination until the satisfactory completion of the requirements of Subchapter F by the supervisor and permit holder is verified.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377 (H.B. 2699), Sec. 6(2), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2601 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2601
§ 54.2601. APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The judges of the district courts of Tom Green County, with the consent and approval of the commissioners court of Tom Green County, shall jointly appoint the number of magistrates set by the commissioners court to perform the duties authorized by this subchapter.

(b) Each magistrate's appointment must be made with the approval of at least two-thirds of all the judges described in Subsection (a).

(c) If the number of magistrates is less than the number of district judges, each magistrate shall serve equally in the courts of those judges.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8111.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8111 / Section 8111.104
§ 8111.104. NOTICE OF DIVISION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day after the date of a division under this subchapter, the district shall provide written notice of the plan for division to:

(1) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;

(2) the attorney general;

(3) the commissioners court of each county in which a new district is located; and

(4) each municipality having extraterritorial jurisdiction over territory in a new district.
Tex. Property Code § 117.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.002
§ 117.002. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among the states enacting it.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.325 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.325
§ 2155.325. PURCHASE AUDIT AFTER ISSUANCE OF WARRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may audit purchase information after a warrant has been issued if the audit will expedite the payment process.

(b) For audits under this section, the comptroller by rule shall:

(1) determine the types of purchases that will be audited after a warrant is issued; and

(2) specify the purchase information that a state agency must send to the comptroller before a warrant is issued.
Tex. Family Code § 263.607 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.607
§ 263.607. PROHIBITED APPOINTMENTS AND ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may not appoint the department or the Department of Aging and Disability Services as the managing conservator or guardian of a young adult.

(b) A court may not order the department to provide a service to a young adult unless the department:

(1) is authorized to provide the service under state law; and

(2) is appropriated money to provide the service in an amount sufficient to comply with the court order and the department's obligations to other young adults for whom the department is required to provide similar services.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.450 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.450
§ 2155.450. PREFERENCE FOR PRODUCTS OF FACILITIES ON FORMERLY CONTAMINATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The comptroller and state agencies shall give preference to goods produced at a facility located on property for which the owner has received a certificate of completion under Section 361.609, Health and Safety Code, if the goods meet state specifications regarding quantity, quality, delivery, life cycle costs, and price.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.208 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.208
§ 51.208. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of department rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the department's jurisdiction.

(b) The department's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The commission shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the department.
Tex. Election Code § 276.019 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 276 / Section 276.019
§ 276.019. UNLAWFUL ALTERING OF ELECTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

A public official or election official may not create, alter, modify, waive, or suspend any election standard, practice, or procedure mandated by law or rule in a manner not expressly authorized by this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9034.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9034 / Section 9034.004
§ 9034.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 9034.003 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. Finance Code § 126.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.103
§ 126.103. EFFECT OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

Following service of a conservatorship order:

(1) the commissioner shall take possession and control of the credit union's books, records, property, assets, and business; and

(2) the credit union shall cease all operations except those authorized by the commissioner and conducted under the commissioner's supervision.
Tex. Government Code § 316.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 316 / Section 316.001
§ 316.001. LIMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this subchapter, "consolidated general revenue appropriations" means appropriations from:

(1) the general revenue fund in the state treasury;

(2) a dedicated account in the general revenue fund in the state treasury; or

(3) a general revenue-related fund in the state treasury as identified in the biennial statement required of the comptroller under Section 49a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The rate of growth of appropriations in a state fiscal biennium from state tax revenues not dedicated by the constitution may not exceed the estimated rate of growth of the state's economy.

(c) The rate of growth of consolidated general revenue appropriations in a state fiscal biennium may not exceed the estimated average biennial rate of growth of this state's population during the state fiscal biennium preceding the biennium for which appropriations are made and during the state fiscal biennium for which appropriations are made, adjusted by the estimated average biennial rate of monetary inflation in this state during the same period, as determined under Section 316.002.

(d) For purposes of this subchapter, the following appropriations must be excluded from computations used to determine whether appropriations exceed the amount authorized by Subsection (c):

(1) an appropriation for a purpose that provides tax relief; or

(2) an appropriation to pay costs associated with recovery from a disaster declared by the governor under Section 418.014.

(e) The Legislative Budget Board shall determine the rates described by Subsection (c) using the most recent information available from sources the board considers reliable, including the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index and the Texas Demographic Center.