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Tex. Transportation Code § 314.043 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 314 / Section 314.043
§ 314.043. NOTICE TO COUNTY CLERK OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A governing body that proposes to assess property abutting an improvement shall file notice with the county clerk of each county in which the property is located. The notice must be signed in the name of the municipality by its clerk, secretary, or mayor or the officer performing the duties of the clerk, secretary, or mayor.

(b) The notice required by Subsection (a) must:

(1) show substantially that the governing body has determined it necessary that the street be improved;

(2) give the name of:

(A) the street and the names of the two cross streets or other approximate lengthwise limits between which the street is to be or has been improved or otherwise identify or designate the street and the portion of the street to be improved; and

(B) the subdivision and affected blocks if the street abuts a subdivision for which a plat has been recorded in the county clerk's office; and

(3) state that a portion of the cost of the improvement is to be or has been specifically assessed as a lien on property abutting the street.

(c) A notice filed under Subsection (a) may include one or more streets or improvements.

(d) A governing body that proposes to assess property not abutting the improvement shall file a notice signed as required by Subsection (a) with the clerk of each county where the property is located.

(e) The notice required by Subsection (d) must:

(1) designate the property proposed to be assessed or the district within which assessments have been or may be made; or

(2) otherwise identify the property against which a lien is proposed to be assessed.

(f) A notice required by Subsection (a) or (d) need not give details or be sworn to or acknowledged. The notice may be filed at any time, and the county clerk with whom the notice is filed shall:

(1) record the notice in the same class of records as a mortgage or deed of trust; and

(2) index the notice in the name of the municipality and in the name or other designation of the street to which the notice relates.

(g) Substantial compliance with this section is sufficient.

(h) In this section, "street" includes any part of a street, alley, highway, public place, or square.
Tex. Election Code § 254.097 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.097
§ 254.097. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM REPORTS FILED.
Status: in_force

Reports under this subchapter shall be filed with the authority with whom a campaign treasurer appointment by a candidate for the office held by the officeholder is required to be filed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.107
§ 1099.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system.

(b) The board may lease all or part of the district's buildings and other facilities on terms considered to be in the best interest of the district's inhabitants. The term of the lease may not exceed 25 years.

(c) The district may acquire equipment for use in the district's hospital system and mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price. A contract entered into under this subsection must provide that the entire obligation be retired not later than the fifth anniversary of the date of the contract.

(d) The district may sell or otherwise dispose of any property, including equipment, on terms the board finds are in the best interest of the district's inhabitants.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1368.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1368 / Section 1368.002
§ 1368.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a group health benefit plan that provides hospital and medical coverage or services on an expense incurred, service, or prepaid basis, including a group insurance policy or contract or self-funded or self-insured plan or arrangement that is offered in this state by:

(1) an insurer;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843; or

(4) an employer, trustee, or other self-funded or self-insured plan or arrangement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8444.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8444 / Section 8444.001
§ 8444.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 529.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.005
§ 3937.005. 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 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 or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9501.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9501 / Section 9501.051
§ 9501.051. COMMISSION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The commission is composed of three members appointed for staggered terms of six years, with one member's term expiring every two years.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 295A.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 295A / Section 295A.003
§ 295A.003. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to the City of Amarillo Hospital District.
Tex. Water Code § 20.022 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.022
§ 20.022. SUITS.
Status: in_force

The authority may sue and be sued in the courts of this state in the name of the authority, and the courts shall take judicial notice of the creation of the authority.
Tex. Government Code § 403.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.111
§ 403.111. REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (f), the comptroller shall obtain suitable books for use as bond registers by the comptroller's office. The volumes of the books shall be separately designated.

(b) In the bond registers the comptroller shall alphabetically register each bond required by law to be registered by the comptroller. For each bond the comptroller shall enter in the register only:

(1) the name of the issuing authority;

(2) the names and official capacities of the officers signing the bond;

(3) the date of issue;

(4) the date of registration;

(5) the principal amount;

(6) the date of maturity;

(7) the number;

(8) the time of option of redemption;

(9) the rate of interest; and

(10) the day of the month of each year when interest becomes due.

(c) On the same line where the entry under Subsection (b) is made, a blank space shall be provided for entry of the date of payment or redemption of the bond.

(d) The bond itself, the opinion of the attorney general, and the record or other papers or documents relating to the bond need not be included in the register.

(e) When a bond is paid or redeemed, the proper officer or authority paying the bond shall notify the comptroller of the occurrence and date of the payment or redemption. All papers and documents relating to the bonds shall be filed and appropriately numbered.

(f) The comptroller may use electronic means, including the central electronic computing and data processing center established under Section 403.015, instead of books to register bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 3108.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3108 / Section 3108.001
§ 3108.001. GOVERNOR'S MEDAL OF SERVICE AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The Governor's Medal of Service award may be awarded to a resident of this state who:

(1) honorably retired from a position of public service in state or local government;

(2) contributed to the residents of this state in an extraordinary way through the individual's work in the private sector; or

(3) contributed to the residents of this state in an extraordinary way as a member of the Texas Legislature.

(b) The governor may, at the governor's discretion, award not more than two Governor's Medal of Service awards each year.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.076 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.076
§ 171.076. EXEMPTION--COOPERATIVE CREDIT ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

A cooperative credit association incorporated under Chapter 55, Agriculture Code, an organization organized under 12 U.S.C. Section 2071, or an agricultural credit association regulated by the Farm Credit Administration is exempted from the franchise tax.
Tex. Water Code § 63.035 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.035
§ 63.035. BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against: "The navigation district and the issuance of bonds and the levy of a tax to pay for the bonds."
Tex. Finance Code § 66.252 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.252
§ 66.252. CLOSING OF ASSOCIATION BY COMMISSIONER'S ORDER.
Status: in_force

The commissioner or the commissioner's representative may close an association if the commissioner determines after an examination that:

(1) the interests of the depositors and creditors of the association are jeopardized because of:

(A) the association's insolvency or imminent insolvency; or

(B) a substantial dissipation of the association's assets or earnings because of a violation of a law or an unsafe or unsound practice; and

(2) it is in the best interest of the depositors and creditors to close the association and liquidate the association's assets.
Tex. Local Government Code § 323.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 323 / Section 323.023
§ 323.023. LAW LIBRARY FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall establish a county law library fund.

(b) The county law library fund may be used only for:

(1) establishing the law library after the entry of the order creating it;

(2) purchasing or leasing library materials, maintaining the library, or acquiring furniture, shelving, or equipment for the library;

(3) purchasing or leasing library materials or acquiring library equipment, including computers, software, and subscriptions to obtain access to electronic research networks for use by judges in the county; or

(4) establishing and maintaining a self-help center to provide resources to county residents representing themselves in legal matters.

(c) Money in the fund may be used for the purposes described by Subsection (b)(3) only if the county's law librarian or, if the county has no law librarian, the person responsible for the county's law library, authorizes the use in consultation with the county auditor.

(d) Expenditures by a county under Subsection (b)(3) may not exceed $175,000 each year. Any unexpended and unobligated balance allocated by the county for Subsection (b)(3) purposes that remains at the end of the county's fiscal year remains available for use for Subsection (b)(3) purposes during subsequent fiscal years.

(e) The county law library fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.162 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.162
§ 3895.162. CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7922A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7922A / Section 7922A.0304
§ 7922A.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. Occupations Code § 454.3025 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.3025
§ 454.3025. SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall adopt a schedule of administrative penalties and other sanctions that the board may impose under this chapter. In adopting the schedule of sanctions, the board shall ensure that the amount of the penalty or severity of the sanction imposed is appropriate to the type of violation or conduct that is the basis for disciplinary action. In determining the appropriate disciplinary action, including the amount of any administrative penalty to assess, the board shall consider:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:

(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation; and

(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;

(2) the history of previous violations;

(3) the amount necessary to deter future violations;

(4) efforts to correct the violation;

(5) the economic harm to the public interest or public confidence caused by the violation;

(6) whether the violation was intentional; and

(7) any other matter that justice requires.

(b) The board shall make the schedule of sanctions adopted under Subsection (a) available to the public on request.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.915 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.915
§ 21.915. EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 1.056, the district court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any action brought under Section 21.914.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.073 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.073
§ 286.073. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) On creation of a district, the district:

(1) assumes full responsibility for operating hospital facilities and for furnishing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants;

(2) assumes any outstanding indebtedness incurred by a county, municipality, or other governmental entity in which all or part of the district is located in providing hospital care for residents of the territory of the district before the district's creation; and

(3) may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service.

(b) If part of a county, municipality, or other governmental entity is included in a district and part is not included in the district, the amount of indebtedness the district assumes under Subsection (a)(2) is that portion of the total outstanding indebtedness of the county, municipality, or other entity for hospital care for all residents of the county, municipality, or other entity that the value of taxable property in the district bears to the total value of taxable property in the county, municipality, or other entity according to the last preceding approved assessment rolls of the county, municipality, or other entity before the district is confirmed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9055.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9055 / Section 9055.058
§ 9055.058. ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Territory annexed to any municipality in the district may be annexed to the district as provided by this section.

(b) At any time after final passage of an ordinance or resolution annexing territory to a municipality in the district, the board may give notice of a hearing on the question of annexing that territory or any part of that territory to the district. The notice is sufficient if it:

(1) states the date and place of the hearing; and

(2) describes the area proposed to be annexed or refers to the annexation ordinance or resolution of the municipality.

(c) At least 10 days before the date set for the hearing, the notice must be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the annexing municipality.

(d) If, as a result of the hearing, the board finds that the territory will benefit from the water supplied or to be supplied by the district, the board shall adopt a resolution annexing the territory to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 573.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 573 / Section 573.002
§ 573.002. DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIP.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 573.043, this chapter applies to relationships within the third degree by consanguinity or within the second degree by affinity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.253
§ 3919.253. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If the city dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 295A.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 295A / Section 295A.001
§ 295A.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the district to administer a health care provider participation program to provide additional compensation to hospitals in the district by collecting mandatory payments from each hospital in the district to be used to provide the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program and for other purposes as authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7826 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7826
§ 7826. TAXPAYER'S OATH.
Status: in_force

Any person whose name was erroneously omitted from said list of voters may vote at said election upon the taking the oath as prescribed in the preceding article except that in lieu of the clause "that I was not subject to pay property tax in said district for the preceding year," there shall be substituted "that I was subject to and did pay property tax in said district for the preceding year.["]
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 7.204 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 7 / Section 7.204
§ 7.204. DUTY OF CARE; CONTRACTUAL LIMITATION OF WAREHOUSE'S LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A warehouse is liable for damages for loss of or injury to the goods caused by its failure to exercise care with regard to the goods that a reasonably careful person would exercise under similar circumstances. However, unless otherwise agreed, the warehouse is not liable for damages that could not have been avoided by the exercise of that care.

(b) Damages may be limited by a term in the warehouse receipt or storage agreement limiting the amount of liability in case of loss or damage beyond which the warehouse is not liable. Such a limitation is not effective with respect to the warehouse's liability for conversion to its own use. The warehouse's liability, on request of the bailor in a record at the time of signing such storage agreement or within a reasonable time after receipt of the warehouse receipt, may be increased on part or all of the goods covered by the storage agreement or the warehouse receipt. In this event, increased rates may be charged based on an increased valuation of the goods.

(c) Reasonable provisions as to the time and manner of presenting claims and commencing actions based on the bailment may be included in the warehouse receipt or storage agreement.
Tex. Labor Code § 412.054 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 412 / Section 412.054
§ 412.054. CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency shall work with the office to develop an agency-level continuity of operations plan that outlines procedures to keep the agency operational in case of disruptions to production, finance, administration, or other essential operations. The plan must include detailed information regarding resumption of essential services after a catastrophe, including:

(1) coordination with public authorities;

(2) management of media;

(3) customer service delivery;

(4) assessing immediate financial and operational needs; and

(5) other services as determined by the office.

(b) A continuity of operations plan that meets the requirements of this section must be submitted by each state agency that is:

(1) involved in the delivery of emergency services as a member of the governor's Emergency Management Council;

(2) part of the State Data Center program; or

(3) subject to this chapter or Chapter 501.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the following information is confidential and is exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code:

(1) a continuity of operations plan developed under this section; and

(2) any records written, produced, collected, assembled, or maintained as part of the development or review of a continuity of operations plan under this section.

(d) Forms, standards, and other instructional, informational, or planning materials adopted by the office to provide guidance or assistance to a state agency in developing a continuity of operations plan under this section are public information subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(e) A state agency may disclose or make available information that is confidential under this section to another state agency, a governmental body, or a federal agency.

(f) Disclosing information to another state agency, a governmental body, or a federal agency under this section does not waive or affect the confidentiality of that information.
Tex. Family Code § 6.303 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.303
§ 6.303. ABSENCE ON PUBLIC SERVICE.
Status: in_force

Time spent by a Texas domiciliary outside this state or outside the county of residence of the domiciliary while in the service of the armed forces or other service of the United States or of this state, or while accompanying the domiciliary's spouse in the spouse's service of the armed forces or other service of the United States or of this state, is considered residence in this state and in that county.
Tex. Water Code § 54.236 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.236
§ 54.236. STREET OR SECURITY LIGHTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, a district may purchase, install, operate, and maintain street lighting or security lighting within public utility easements or public rights-of-way or property owned by the district.

(b) A district may not issue bonds supported by ad valorem taxes to pay for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of street or security lighting, except as authorized by Section 54.234 or Subchapter N, Chapter 49.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8062.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8062 / Section 8062.0502
§ 8062.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board 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. Government Code § 2103.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2103 / Section 2103.031
§ 2103.031. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to approval and submission of vouchers by electronic means.