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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8144.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8144 / Section 8144.202
§ 8144.202. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 1433.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.026
§ 1433.026. PROHIBITED OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

An issuer may not operate an industrial project as a business or in any manner other than as the lessor of the project.
Tex. Property Code § 117.010 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.010
§ 117.010. REVIEWING COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

Compliance with the prudent investor rule is determined in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time of a trustee's decision or action and not by hindsight.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.202
§ 1115.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district subject to hospital district taxation.
Tex. Property Code § 62.125 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.125
§ 62.125. ACTION ON BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A party making or holding a lien claim may not sue on the bond later than the last date on which a person may bring a suit to foreclose the lien under Section 62.062.

(b) The bond is not exhausted by one action against it. Each named obligee or assignee of an obligee may maintain a separate suit on the bond in any district court for the county in which the commercial real estate is located.
Tex. Utilities Code § 40.054 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 40 / Section 40.054
§ 40.054. SERVICE OUTSIDE AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipally owned utility participating in customer choice shall have the right to offer electric energy and related services at unregulated prices directly to retail customers who have customer choice without regard to geographic location.

(b) In providing service under Subsection (a) to retail customers outside its certificated retail service area as that area exists on the date of adoption of customer choice, a municipally owned utility is subject to the commission's rules establishing a code of conduct regulating anticompetitive practices.

(c) For municipally owned utilities participating in customer choice, the commission shall have jurisdiction to establish terms and conditions, but not rates, for access by other retail electric providers to the municipally owned utility's distribution facilities.

(d) Accommodation shall be made in the commission's terms and conditions for access and in the code of conduct for specific legal requirements imposed by state or federal law applicable to municipally owned utilities.

(e) The commission does not have jurisdiction to require unbundling of services or functions of, or to regulate the recovery of stranded investment of, a municipally owned utility or, except as provided by this section, jurisdiction with respect to the rates, terms, and conditions of service for retail customers of a municipally owned utility within the utility's certificated service area.

(f) A municipally owned utility shall maintain separate books and records of its operations from those of the operations of any affiliate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 47.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 47 / Section 47.006
§ 47.006. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department may consult with a birthing facility and provide to the facility technical assistance associated with the implementation of a certified program.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 18.072 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 18 / Section 18.072
§ 18.072. CERTIFICATION STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The department by rule may develop programs establishing minimum certification standards for production processes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 315.075 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 315 / Section 315.075
§ 315.075. PAYMENT FROM AVAILABLE MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The cost of lighting improvements made without a petition by property owners shall be paid by the municipality out of the municipality's available money.

(b) The amount paid by a municipality to a contractor under this section shall be reimbursed to the municipality by assessments against abutting property owners under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 117.027 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.027
§ 117.027. FAILURE TO SELECT DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

If the commissioners court has not selected a depository under this subchapter, a clerk holding money, an evidence of debt, an instrument of writing, or any other article deposited into the registry of the court pending the result of a legal proceeding shall seal the article in a secure package and deposit the package in an iron safe or a bank vault.
Tex. Education Code § 11.1542 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1542
§ 11.1542. OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL OFFER FOR DISTRICT FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of an independent school district that intends to sell, lease, or allow use for a purpose other than a district purpose of an unused or underused district facility must give each open-enrollment charter school located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the district the opportunity to make an offer to purchase, lease, or use the facility, as applicable, in response to any terms established by the board of trustees, before offering the facility for sale or lease or to any other specific entity.

(b) This section does not require the board of trustees of a school district to accept an offer made by an open-enrollment charter school.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7992A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7992A / Section 7992A.0401
§ 7992A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7992A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 520.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 520 / Section 520.001
§ 520.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.4527 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.4527
§ 1001.4527. RECUSAL OF BOARD MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) A board member who participated in the investigation of a complaint or in informal settlement negotiations regarding the complaint:

(1) may not vote on the matter at a board meeting related to the complaint; and

(2) shall state at the meeting why the member is prohibited from voting on the matter.

(b) A statement under Subsection (a)(2) shall be entered into the minutes of the meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.202
§ 1015.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1015.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 34 / Section 34.011
§ 34.011. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the review committee or a person employed by or acting in an advisory capacity to the review committee and who provides information, counsel, or services to the review committee is not liable for damages for an action taken within the scope of the functions of the review committee.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the person acts with malice or without the reasonable belief that the action is warranted by the facts known to the person.

(c) This section does not provide immunity to a person described by Subsection (a) for a violation of a state or federal law or rule relating to the privacy of health information or the transmission of health information, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) and rules adopted under that Act.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.57 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.57
§ 5.57. MARKETING PRACTICES REGULATORY DECISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop a formal process for making policy decisions regarding marketing practices regulations and for communicating those decisions to agency staff and the alcoholic beverage industry.

(b) The commission shall gather input from a diverse group of representatives of the alcoholic beverage industry regarding regulatory issues and interpretations of this code and commission rules.

(c) The commission shall make a reasonable attempt to meet with alcoholic beverage industry representatives from:

(1) the manufacturing, distribution, and retail tiers of the industry; and

(2) the liquor, malt beverage, and wine segments of the industry.

(d) In making policy decisions regarding marketing practices regulations, the commission shall:

(1) take into consideration recommendations of the industry representatives consulted under this section;

(2) document its policy decisions by:

(A) using a precedents manual; or

(B) drafting formal advisories; and

(3) make those documents available to regional staff and industry members through its Internet website, electronic mail, or commission publications.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.107 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.107
§ 9.107. CONTROL OF LETTER-OF-CREDIT RIGHT.
Status: in_force

A secured party has control of a letter-of-credit right to the extent of any right to payment or performance by the issuer or any nominated person if the issuer or nominated person has consented to an assignment of proceeds of the letter of credit under Section 5.114(c) or otherwise applicable law or practice.
Tex. Estates Code § 351.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 351 / Section 351.105
§ 351.105. HOLDING OF STOCKS, BONDS, AND OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY IN NOMINEE'S NAME.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided by the will, a personal representative of an estate may cause stocks, bonds, and other personal property of the estate to be registered and held in the name of a nominee without mentioning the fiduciary relationship in any instrument or record constituting or evidencing title to that property. The representative is liable for the acts of the nominee with respect to property registered in this manner. The representative's records must at all times show the ownership of the property.

(b) Any property registered in the manner described by Subsection (a) shall be kept:

(1) in the possession and control of the personal representative at all times; and

(2) separate from the representative's individual property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 441.0103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 441 / Section 441.0103
§ 441.0103. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

A proceeding to impose an administrative penalty under Section 441.0102 is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933A / Section 7933A.0302
§ 7933A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.152
§ 1025.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published one time at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers and that the law warrants.
Tex. Finance Code § 33.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 33 / Section 33.001
§ 33.001. ACQUISITION OF CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this subtitle, without the prior written approval of the banking commissioner a person may not directly or indirectly acquire a legal or beneficial interest in voting securities of a state bank or a corporation or other entity owning voting securities of a state bank if, after the acquisition, the person would control the bank.

(b) For purposes of this subchapter and except as otherwise provided by rules adopted under this subtitle, the principal shareholder of a state bank that directly or indirectly owns or has the power to vote a greater percentage of voting securities of the bank than any other shareholder is considered to control the bank.

(c) This subchapter does not prohibit a person from negotiating to acquire, but not acquiring, control of a state bank or a person that controls a state bank.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2501.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2501 / Section 2501.001
§ 2501.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Applicant" means a person who:

(A) engages the services of a personnel service to secure employment; or

(B) is placed with an employer by a personnel service.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 102, Sec. 2(1), eff. May 20, 2011.

(3) "Counselor" means a person who:

(A) interviews and refers an applicant to a prospective employer; or

(B) solicits job orders from an employer.

(3-a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 102, Sec. 2(1), eff. May 20, 2011.

(4) "Employer" means a person who employs or seeks to employ an employee.

(4-a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 102, Sec. 2(1), eff. May 20, 2011.

(5) "Fee" means anything of value, including valuable consideration or a service or the promise of valuable consideration or a service, directly or indirectly received by a personnel service as payment from a person seeking employment.

(6) "Job order" means a verbal or written notice of a job opening from an employer.

(7) "Owner" means a person who possesses a proprietary interest in a personnel service.

(8) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, legal representative, trustee in bankruptcy, or receiver.

(9) "Personnel service" means a person who, regardless of whether for a fee, directly or indirectly offers or attempts to obtain permanent employment for an applicant or obtains or attempts to obtain a permanent employee for an employer. The term does not include a newspaper of general circulation or other publication that primarily communicates information, other than information relating to employment positions, and that does not claim to adapt the information provided to the needs or desires of an individual applicant. The term includes a person who offers the facilities of or advertises as:

(A) an executive search or consulting service;

(B) an out-placement service;

(C) an overseas placement service;

(D) a job listing service;

(E) a personnel consulting service; or

(F) a resume service that provides job market investigation, research, or evaluation.

(10) "Service file" means a job order, resume, application, workpaper, or other record containing information relating to:

(A) an applicant;

(B) an employer;

(C) an employment position; or

(D) the operation of a personnel service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3917.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3917 / Section 3917.153
§ 3917.153. ASSESSMENTS NOT AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not impose an assessment.

(b) Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933A / Section 7933A.0402
§ 7933A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7933A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Family Code § 264.511 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.511
§ 264.511. USE OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Information and records acquired by the committee or by a review team in the exercise of its purpose and duties under this subchapter are confidential and exempt from disclosure under the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, and may only be disclosed as necessary to carry out the committee's or review team's purpose and duties.

(b) A report of the committee or of a review team or a statistical compilation of data reports is a public record subject to the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, as if the committee or review team were a governmental body under that chapter, if the report or statistical compilation does not contain any information that would permit the identification of an individual.

(c) A member of a review team may not disclose any information that is confidential under this section.

(d) Information, documents, and records of the committee or of a review team that are confidential under this section are not subject to subpoena or discovery and may not be introduced into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding, except that information, documents, and records otherwise available from other sources are not immune from subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence solely because they were presented during proceedings of the committee or a review team or are maintained by the committee or a review team.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 255.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 255 / Section 255.001
§ 255.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

(2) "Long-term care facility" means a nursing institution, an assisted living facility, or an ICF-IID licensed under Chapter 242, 247, or 252, or certified under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.

(3) "Quality-of-care monitor" means a registered nurse, pharmacist, or nutritionist who:

(A) is employed by the department;

(B) is trained and experienced in long-term care facility regulation, standards of practice in long-term care, and evaluation of patient care; and

(C) functions independently of other divisions of the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3964.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3964 / Section 3964.0501
§ 3964.0501. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

The district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district for any district purpose in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, if authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under that section, including for:

(1) maintaining and operating the district;

(2) constructing or acquiring improvements; or

(3) providing a service.
Tex. Government Code § 481.703 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.703
§ 481.703. DUTIES OF TASK FORCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The task force shall:

(1) study the current state of manufacturing in this state, with a focus on the adoption of automation and digital technologies;

(2) identify barriers to the adoption of automation and digital technologies in manufacturing;

(3) develop recommendations for policies and programs to support the modernization of manufacturing in this state, including incentives for the adoption of automation and digital technologies; and

(4) evaluate the potential economic effect of modernizing manufacturing, including job creation and retention, increased productivity, and competitiveness.

(b) The task force may establish subcommittees as necessary to carry out its duties under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.254
§ 1002.254. EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may prepare, administer, and grade oral and written examinations required or permitted under this chapter.

(b) The board may adopt or recognize, in whole or in part, an examination prepared, administered, or graded by another organization, on a regional or national basis, that the board determines appropriate to measure the qualifications of an applicant for a license under this chapter if:

(1) the examination questions, the correct answers, and the applicant's completed examination are available to the board; and

(2) the board retains the authority to determine a passing grade for a license in this state.