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Tex. Water Code § 17.930 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.930
§ 17.930. APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue a decision to approve an application contingent on changes being made to the plan submitted with the application.

(b) After making the considerations provided by Section 17.929, the board by resolution shall:

(1) approve the plan and application as submitted;

(2) approve the plan and application subject to the requirements identified by the board or commission for the applicant to obtain the managerial, financial, and technical capabilities to operate the system and any other requirements, including training under Subchapter M, the board considers appropriate;

(3) deny the application and identify the requirements or remedial steps the applicant must complete before the applicant may be reconsidered for financial assistance;

(4) if the board finds that the applicant will be unable to obtain the managerial, financial, or technical capabilities to build and operate a system, deny the application and issue a determination that a service provider other than the applicant is necessary or appropriate to undertake the proposed project; or

(5) deny the application.

(c) The board shall notify the applicant in writing of its decision.

(d) The board may require the applicant to provide local funds in an amount approved by the board under this subchapter, and the board shall provide the remaining funds from the economically distressed areas account.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.083 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.083
§ 41.083. PRODUCER REFUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A producer who has paid an assessment may obtain a refund of the amount paid by filing an application for refund with the secretary-treasurer within 60 days after the date of payment. The application must be in writing, on a form prescribed by the board for that purpose, and accompanied by proof of payment of the assessment.

(b) The secretary-treasurer shall pay the refund to the producer before the 11th day of the month following the month in which the application for refund and proof of payment are received.
Tex. Finance Code § 271.005 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 271 / Section 271.005
§ 271.005. SUPPRESSION OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly suppresses physical evidence connected with information contained in a report or return required by this chapter through concealment, alteration, or destruction.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.577 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.577
§ 2210.577. LIMITATIONS PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a claimant who brings an action against the association under Section 2210.575 must bring the action not later than the second anniversary of the date on which the person receives a notice described by Section 2210.573(d)(2) or (3).

(b) This section is a statute of repose and controls over any other applicable limitations period.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.093 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.093
§ 134.093.
Status: in_force

Sec. 134.093. BACKFILLING, GRADING, AND COMPACTING: INSUFFICIENT OVERBURDEN. (a) This section applies to a surface coal mining operation:

(1) that is carried out at the same location over a substantial period;

(2) that transects the coal deposit;

(3) in which the thickness of the coal deposit relative to the volume of the overburden is large; and

(4) for which the operator demonstrates that the overburden and other spoil and waste materials at a particular point in the permit area or otherwise available from the entire permit area are insufficient, considering volumetric expansion, to restore the approximate original contour.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 134.092(a)(3), the operator, at a minimum, shall backfill, grade, and compact, where advisable, using the available overburden and other spoil and waste materials to attain the lowest practicable grade but not more than the angle of repose, to provide adequate drainage, and to cover the acid-forming and other toxic materials in order to achieve an ecologically sound land use compatible with the surrounding region.
Tex. Election Code § 173.083 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 173 / Section 173.083
§ 173.083. STATE PAYMENT OF ESTIMATED PRIMARY EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of estimated primary election expenses payable with state funds under this section is equal to:

(1) for a general primary election, the difference obtained by subtracting the sum of the filing fees and contributions reported in the statement of estimated primary election expenses from the total amount of estimated general primary expenses approved by the secretary of state under Section 173.082; and

(2) for a runoff primary election, the total amount of estimated runoff primary expenses approved by the secretary.

(b) State payment of the estimated primary election expenses shall be made in installments as follows:

(1) the initial installment for the expenses of a general primary is equal to three-fourths, or three-fifths if the secretary of state determines that figure to be more efficient, of the amount of estimated general primary expenses payable with state funds;

(2) the initial installment for the expenses of a runoff primary is equal to three-fourths, or three-fifths if the secretary of state determines that figure to be more efficient, of the amount of estimated runoff primary expenses payable with state funds; and

(3) the final installment is equal to the difference obtained by subtracting the total of the installments paid under Subdivisions (1) and (2) from the total of the actual general and runoff primary election expenses payable with state funds.

(c) After determining the amount of estimated primary expenses to approve under Section 173.082 for a general or runoff primary, the secretary of state shall calculate the amount of the installment payable under Subsection (b)(1) or (2), as applicable. The secretary shall then prepare and deliver to the comptroller of public accounts a certified statement indicating the amount of the installment, the total amount of estimated general or runoff primary expenses payable with state funds, and the name of the county or state chair who submitted the statement of estimated primary election expenses.

(d) The final installment may not be paid until a report is filed in compliance with Section 173.084 and, in the case of a county chair, a report is also filed in compliance with Section 172.124. On the filing of the report, the secretary of state shall calculate the amount of the final installment and prepare and deliver to the comptroller of public accounts a certified statement indicating that amount and the appropriate county or state chair's name.

(e) On receipt of a certified statement under Subsection (c) or (d), the comptroller of public accounts shall issue a warrant in the certified amount of the installment payable to the county or state chair identified by the statement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3918.0507 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3918 / Section 3918.0507
§ 3918.0507. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN SUPERVISION AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Section 375.208, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8065.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8065 / Section 8065.0102
§ 8065.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.201 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.201
§ 56.201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "permanent residential or business premises" means a premises that has permanent facilities for water, wastewater, and electricity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928 / Section 7928.051
§ 7928.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7928.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.053
§ 2306.053. DEPARTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall maintain suitable headquarters and other offices in this state that the director determines are necessary.

(b) The department may:

(1) sue and be sued, or plead and be impleaded;

(2) act for and on behalf of this state;

(3) adopt an official seal or alter it;

(4) adopt and enforce bylaws and rules;

(5) contract with the federal government, state, any public agency, mortgage lender, person, or other entity;

(6) designate mortgage lenders to act for the department for the origination, processing, and servicing of the department's mortgage loans under conditions agreed to by the parties;

(7) provide, contract, or arrange for consolidated processing of a housing development to avoid duplication;

(8) encourage homeless individuals and individuals of low or very low income to attend the department's educational programs and assist those individuals in attending the programs;

(9) appoint and determine the qualifications, duties, and tenure of its agents, counselors, and professional advisors, including accountants, appraisers, architects, engineers, financial consultants, housing construction and financing experts, and real estate consultants;

(10) administer federal housing, community affairs, or community development programs, including the low income housing tax credit program;

(11) establish eligibility criteria for individuals and families of low, very low, and families of moderate income to participate in and benefit from programs administered by the department;

(12) execute funding agreements;

(13) obtain, retain, and disseminate records and other documents in electronic form; and

(14) do all things necessary, convenient, or desirable to carry out the powers expressly granted or necessarily implied by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11002.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11002 / Section 11002.110
§ 11002.110. EXERCISE OF POWERS OF DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers of a corporation created under the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code).
Tex. Government Code § 152.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 152 / Section 152.205
§ 152.205. CODE OF ETHICS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and recommend to the supreme court for adoption by rule a code of ethics for persons regulated under this subtitle. In developing the code of ethics, the commission may use the codes of ethics adopted by state or national associations as models.

(b) The commission shall publish the code of ethics after adoption by the supreme court.

(c) After publishing the code of ethics, the commission shall propose to the supreme court a rule stating that a person who violates the code of ethics is subject to commission enforcement under Chapter 153.

(d) The commission shall update the code of ethics as necessary to reflect changes in technology or other factors affecting a profession regulated under this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.112
§ 1013.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency to provide investigatory or other services related to facilities for the medical care, hospital, or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.240 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.240
§ 401.240. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person affected by an action of the commission under this subchapter may file a petition for judicial review of the action only after the commission takes final action on a license application under Section 401.239(d). A petition must be filed not later than the 30th day after the date of the final action.

(b) In its review of an action under this subchapter, a court may not substitute its judgment for the judgment of the commission on the weight of the evidence the commission considered, but:

(1) may affirm the action in whole or in part; and

(2) shall reverse or remand the case for further proceedings if substantial rights of the petitioner have been prejudiced because the administrative findings, inferences, conclusions, or decisions:

(A) are in violation of a constitutional or statutory provision;

(B) are in excess of the commission's statutory authority;

(C) are made through unlawful procedure;

(D) are affected by other error of law;

(E) are not reasonably supported by substantial evidence considering the reliable and probative evidence in the record as a whole; or

(F) are arbitrary or capricious or characterized by abuse of discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.3615 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.3615
§ 2269.3615. IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT TEAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental entity may require a design-build firm responding to a request for detailed proposals to identify companies that will:

(1) fill key project roles, including project management, lead design firm, quality control management, and quality assurance management; and

(2) serve as key task leaders for geotechnical, hydraulics and hydrology, structural, environmental, utility, and right-of-way issues.

(b) If a design-build firm required to identify companies under Subsection (a) is selected for a design-build agreement, the firm may not make changes to the identified companies unless an identified company:

(1) is no longer in business, is unable to fulfill its legal, financial, or business obligations, or can no longer meet the terms of the teaming agreement with the design-build firm;

(2) voluntarily removes itself from the team;

(3) fails to provide a sufficient number of qualified personnel to fulfill the duties identified during the proposal stage; or

(4) fails to negotiate in good faith in a timely manner in accordance with provisions established in the teaming agreement proposed for the project.

(c) If the design-build firm makes team changes in violation of Subsection (b), any cost savings resulting from the change accrue to the governmental entity and not to the design-build firm.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 203.0065 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 203 / Section 203.0065
§ 203.0065. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "prevention and intervention services" means programs and services intended to prevent or intervene in at-risk behaviors that lead to delinquency, truancy, dropping out of school, or referral to the juvenile justice system.

(b) The department shall provide prevention and intervention services for:

(1) at-risk youth who are six years of age or older and younger than 18 years of age and who are:

(A) subject to compulsory school attendance under the Education Code; or

(B) under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court; and

(2) the family of an at-risk youth described by Subdivision (1).

(c) The prevention and intervention services provided under Subsection (b) must:

(1) consolidate prevention and intervention services within the department to avoid fragmentation and duplication of programs and services; and

(2) increase accountability for the delivery and administration of the programs and services.

(d) The department shall, to the extent funds are available:

(1) plan, develop, and administer a comprehensive and unified statewide delivery system of the prevention and intervention services to at-risk youth and their families;

(2) improve the efficiency and responsiveness of prevention and intervention services by facilitating greater coordination and flexibility in the use of funds by state and local service providers;

(3) ensure program effectiveness by funding evidence-based or research-based programs;

(4) provide accountability for the provision of services in order to demonstrate the impact or public benefit of a program by adopting outcomes measures;

(5) assist local communities in the coordination and development of prevention and intervention services in order to maximize access to federal, state, and local resources; and

(6) provide funding for prevention and intervention services through a competitive process to entities, including private service providers, local juvenile boards, municipal and justice courts, schools, and non-profit organizations.

(e) The department may seek, through a competitive process, an independent services provider with demonstrated experience in administration of similar statewide projects in Texas to effectively and efficiently provide prevention and intervention services and implement the duties under Subsection (d).

(f) The department shall periodically evaluate the continued effectiveness of prevention and intervention services provided under this section.

(g) The records related to a youth who was provided prevention and intervention services under this section are confidential and may only be inspected or copied by an individual or entity to whom the youth is referred for treatment or services.

(h) An individual or entity that receives information under this section may not disclose the information unless otherwise authorized by law.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.157 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.157
§ 410.157. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules governing procedures under which contested case hearings are conducted.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.258 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.258
§ 885.258. MANAGEMENT AND USE OF ASSETS AND FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A fraternal benefit society shall hold, invest, and disburse all assets for the use and benefit of the society. A member or beneficiary may not have or acquire individual rights in the assets of a fraternal benefit society or become entitled to any apportionment or surrender of any part of a society's assets except as provided by a benefit contract.

(b) A fraternal benefit society may create, maintain, invest, disburse, and apply any special fund necessary to implement any purpose permitted by the fraternal benefit society's laws.

(c) A fraternal benefit society may create, maintain, invest, disburse, and apply an emergency surplus or other similar fund in accordance with the fraternal benefit society's laws. Unless otherwise provided by a benefit contract, a fraternal benefit society shall hold, invest, and disburse a fund created under this subsection for the use and benefit of the society. A member or beneficiary may not have or acquire individual rights in a fund created under this subsection or become entitled to any apportionment or the surrender of any part of the fund except as provided by Section 885.301.
Tex. Education Code § 31.0212 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0212
§ 31.0212. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall maintain an instructional materials and technology account for each school district. In the first year of each biennium, the commissioner shall deposit in the account for each district the amount of the district's instructional materials and technology allotment under Section 31.0211.

(b) The commissioner shall pay the cost of instructional materials requisitioned by a school district under Section 31.103 using funds from the district's instructional materials and technology account.

(c) Money deposited in a school district's instructional materials and technology account during each state fiscal biennium remains in the account and available for use by the district for the entire biennium. At the end of each biennium, a district with unused money in the district's account may carry forward any remaining balance to the next biennium.

(d) A school district shall provide to the agency the title and publication information for any instructional materials requisitioned or purchased by the district with the district's instructional materials and technology allotment.

(e) The agency shall provide for the development and maintenance of an online requisition and disbursement system for each school district's instructional materials and technology account.
Tex. Government Code § 481.0215 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.0215
§ 481.0215. COORDINATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director of the department or its successor shall work with the legislature and state agencies to identify grants and programs at all levels of government and to maximize access to federal funds for economic development.

(b) At the direction of the governor, the executive director of the department or its successor shall work with each state agency that administers a program relating to job training or job creation, including the Texas Workforce Commission, the Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness, the Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Rural Affairs, to address the challenges facing the agencies relating to job training and job creation.

(c) The executive director of the department or its successor may form partnerships or enter into agreements with private entities and develop connections with existing businesses in this state for the purpose of improving the marketing of this state through networking and clarifying the potential of the businesses for expansion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0504
§ 3939.0504. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including contract revenues; or

(2) contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.