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Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.049 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.049
§ 71.049. ENFORCEMENT OF NOTICE OR ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court decides against the appealing party under Section 71.048 of this code or if a party fails to perfect an appeal, the notice or order is final and the department shall enforce the notice or order and place the subject premises in compliance.

(b) On request of the department, a sheriff or constable shall accompany and assist the department in enforcement of the notice.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.252
§ 1051.252. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish a comprehensive procedure for receiving and adjudicating complaints from consumers and service recipients. The rules must address each phase of the complaint process, including complaint intake, preliminary evaluation, investigation, adjudication, sanctions, and public disclosure.

(b) The board shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the board for the purpose of directing complaints to the board. The board may provide for that notice:

(1) on each registration form, application, or written contract for services of a person regulated under this subtitle;

(2) on a sign prominently displayed in the place of business of each person regulated under this subtitle; or

(3) in a bill for service provided by a person regulated under this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8192.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8192 / Section 8192.101
§ 8192.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 441.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.102
§ 441.102. DISTRIBUTION OF STATE PUBLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish procedures for the distribution of state publications to depository libraries and for the retention of those publications.

(b) The commission may enter into a contract with a depository library under which the depository library receives all or part of the state publications that are distributed.

(c) The commission shall establish and maintain a system, named the "Texas Records and Information Locator," or "TRAIL," to allow electronic access, including access through the Internet, at the Texas State Library and other depository libraries to state publications that have been made available to the public through the Internet by or on behalf of a state agency.
Tex. Transportation Code § 543.115 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 543 / Section 543.115
§ 543.115. FEES FOR DRIVING SAFETY COURSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A driving safety course may not be provided to a student for less than $25.

(b) A course provider shall charge each student a fee for course materials and for overseeing and administering the course. The fee may not be less than $3.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.056 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.056
§ 336.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a trustee to serve as the board's presiding officer. The presiding officer presides at all board meetings and is the chief executive officer of the district.

(b) The board shall elect from among its members a vice presiding officer, a secretary, and any other officers the board considers necessary.

(c) The vice presiding officer acts as the presiding officer if the presiding officer is incapacitated or absent from a meeting.

(d) The secretary acts as the presiding officer if both the presiding officer and vice presiding officer are incapacitated or absent from a meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6610.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6610 / Section 6610.003
§ 6610.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All property in the district and in this state will benefit from the district, the improvements and facilities acquired or constructed under this chapter, and all the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.159 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.159
§ 174.159. EFFECT OF AWARD.
Status: in_force

If a majority decision of an arbitration board is supported by competent, material, and substantial evidence on the whole record, the decision:

(1) is final and binding on the parties; and

(2) may be enforced by either party or the arbitration board in a district court for the judicial district in which a majority of the affected employees reside.
Tex. Government Code § 2059.153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2059 / Section 2059.153
§ 2059.153. GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The command may apply for and use for purposes of this chapter the proceeds from grants offered by any federal agency or other source.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.156
§ 1093.156. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall have an independent audit made of the district's financial condition for the fiscal year.

(b) As soon as the audit is completed, the audit shall be filed at the district's office.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.453 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.453
§ 18B.453. COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY FOR INSTALLATION AND USE OF EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If, based on a report received under Article 18B.452, the department determines that a designated law enforcement office or agency is not in compliance with the policy adopted by the office or agency under Article 18B.251, the department shall notify the office or agency in writing that the office or agency, as applicable, is not in compliance.

(b) If the department determines that the office or agency still is not in compliance with the policy on the 90th day after the date the office or agency receives written notice under this article, the office or agency loses the authority granted by this chapter until:

(1) the office or agency adopts a new written policy governing the application of this chapter to the office or agency; and

(2) the department approves that policy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8208.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8208 / Section 8208.002
§ 8208.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Denton County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 55.051 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.051
§ 55.051. CHANGE OF DISTRICT NAME.
Status: in_force

(a) An irrigation district created under the law of 1905, 1913, or 1915 (Chapter 50, Acts of the 29th Legislature, 1905; Chapter 172, Acts of the 33rd Legislature, 1913; and Chapter 138, Acts of the 34th Legislature, 1915), may change the name of the district to the name provided in this chapter by filing a declaration to change the name with the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located.

(b) The declaration to change the district's name shall be in the form of a deed of conveyance and shall be acknowledged by the president and secretary of the board. It shall include a copy of the minutes of the board and the resolution adopted to change the name.

(c) After the declaration is recorded, the name of the district shall be changed.
Tex. Government Code § 420.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.012
§ 420.012. CONSULTATIONS.
Status: in_force

In implementing this chapter, the attorney general shall consult with:

(1) state sexual assault coalitions;

(2) state agencies, task forces, and councils that have duties relating to the prevention, investigation, or prosecution of sexual assault or other sex offenses or services provided to survivors;

(3) forensic science experts; and

(4) individuals and organizations having knowledge and experience relating to the issues of sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Tex. Government Code § 609.1025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.1025
§ 609.1025. ROTH CONTRIBUTION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision may:

(1) establish a qualified Roth contribution program in accordance with Section 402A, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, under which an employee may:

(A) designate all or a portion of the employee's contribution under a 401(k) plan as a Roth contribution at the time the contribution is made; or

(B) convert all or a portion of the employee's previous contribution under the plan to a Roth contribution; and

(2) if authorized by federal law, establish a program in accordance with the applicable federal law under which an employee may:

(A) designate all or a portion of the employee's contribution under a 457 plan as a Roth contribution at the time the contribution is made; or

(B) convert all or a portion of the employee's previous contribution under the plan to a Roth contribution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.403 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.403
§ 651.403. DESIGNATION OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR IN CHARGE; EFFECT OF VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A funeral establishment shall:

(1) designate to the commission a funeral director in charge; and

(2) promptly notify the commission of any change in that designation.

(b) The funeral director in charge is directly responsible for the funeral directing and embalming business of the funeral establishment.

(c) The funeral director in charge is ultimately responsible for compliance with the mortuary laws. The funeral director in charge may be charged with a violation of this chapter if a violation occurs in the funeral establishment.
Tex. Government Code § 79.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 79 / Section 79.033
§ 79.033. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT; SUPPORT; BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is administratively attached to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.

(b) The office of court administration shall provide administrative support services, including human resources, budgetary, accounting, purchasing, payroll, information technology, and legal support services, to the commission as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(c) The commission, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Legislative Budget Board, shall prepare, approve, and submit a legislative appropriations request that is separate from the legislative appropriations request for the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and is used to develop the commission's budget structure. The commission shall maintain the legislative appropriations request and budget structure separately from those of the office of court administration.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.023
§ 1207.023. AMOUNT OF PRINCIPAL.
Status: in_force

Refunding bonds for which a deposit is made under this subchapter or Subchapter C may be issued in an additional amount sufficient to:

(1) pay the cost and expense of issuing the bonds; or

(2) finance a debt service reserve, contingency, or other similar fund the issuer considers necessary or advisable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.204
§ 1009.204. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall attest the bonds as provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.235 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.235
§ 162.235. USE OF DYED FUEL PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a public highway in this state with taxable motor fuel that contains dye in the fuel supply tank of the motor vehicle.

(b) This section does not apply to a use of dyed fuel that is lawful under the Internal Revenue Code and implementing regulations, including use in state and local government vehicles or buses, unless otherwise prohibited by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.304
§ 3926.304. 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 contractual obligations or 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. Government Code § 423.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 423 / Section 423.007
§ 423.007. RULES FOR USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules and guidelines for use of an unmanned aircraft by a law enforcement authority in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8089.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8089 / Section 8089.0302
§ 8089.0302. 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. Local Government Code § 326.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.051
§ 326.051. BOND.
Status: in_force

The board may require an officer or employee to execute a bond payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the person's duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.104
§ 3944.104. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may own, operate, maintain, design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds, notes, or other obligations for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for ownership, operation, and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.412 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.412
§ 11.412. DECREE OF INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

In an action in which the court has ordered the liquidation of the property and business of a domestic entity in accordance with other provisions of this code, the court shall enter a decree terminating the existence of the entity:

(1) when the costs and expenses of the action and all obligations and liabilities of the domestic entity have been paid and discharged or adequately provided for and all of the entity's remaining property has been distributed to its owners and members; or

(2) if the entity's property is not sufficient to discharge the costs and other expenses of the action and all obligations and liabilities of the entity, when all the property of the entity has been applied toward their payment.
Tex. Property Code § 5.030 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.030
§ 5.030.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.030. CORRECTION INSTRUMENT: EFFECT. (a) A correction instrument that complies with Section 5.028 or 5.029 is:

(1) effective as of the effective date of the recorded original instrument of conveyance;

(2) prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the correction instrument;

(3) presumed to be true;

(4) subject to rebuttal; and

(5) notice to a subsequent buyer of the facts stated in the correction instrument.

(b) A correction instrument replaces and is a substitute for the original instrument. Except as provided by Subsection (c), a bona fide purchaser of property that is subject to a correction instrument may rely on the instrument against any person making an adverse or inconsistent claim.

(c) A correction instrument is subject to the property interest of a creditor or a subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice acquired on or after the date the original instrument was acknowledged, sworn to, or proved and filed for record as required by law and before the correction instrument has been acknowledged, sworn to, or proved and filed for record as required by law.
Tex. Education Code § 61.091 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.091
§ 61.091. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Bona fide Texas resident" means a person defined as a "resident student" in Subchapter B, Chapter 54 of this code, and rules, regulations, and interpretations promulgated under that subchapter by the board or the Commission on Higher Education.

(2) "Established public medical schools" means The University of Texas Medical Branch and Southwestern Medical School.

(3) "Undergraduate medical student" means a person enrolled for a regular schedule of courses in pursuit of a Doctor of Medicine degree.

(4) "Scholastic year of disbursement" means the period of time commencing on September 1 of each calendar year and terminating on August 31 of the next succeeding calendar year. The first scholastic year of disbursement commences on September 1, 1970, and terminates on August 31, 1971.

(5) "Average annual state tax support per undergraduate medical student enrolled at the established public medical schools" means an amount calculated by dividing the net general revenue appropriations to the established public medical schools for the fiscal year next preceding the scholastic year of disbursement by the total number of undergraduate medical students enrolled in those schools on October 15 of the fiscal year.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.011
§ 325.011. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of directors composed of five members, with two directors appointed by the commissioners court of the county, two directors appointed by the governing body of the municipality having the largest population in the county, and one director appointed by the governing body of the school district with the largest number of students in average daily attendance in the county. The board shall manage the district and administer this chapter.

(b) Directors are appointed for two-year terms expiring on February 1 of odd-numbered years. However, the initial directors may be appointed for terms covering a period of less than two years.
Tex. Local Government Code § 114.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 114 / Section 114.026
§ 114.026. COUNTY TREASURER'S REPORT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT AT REGULAR TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) At least once a month at a regular term of the commissioners court, the county treasurer shall make a detailed report of:

(1) money received and disbursed;

(2) debts due to and owed by the county; and

(3) all other proceedings in the treasurer's office.

(b) At least once a month at a regular term of the commissioners court, the county treasurer shall exhibit the books and accounts of the treasurer's office for the inspection of the court and shall submit the vouchers relating to the books and accounts for audit and approval.

(c) After the commissioners court has compared and examined the treasurer's report and has determined that the report is correct, the court shall enter an order in its minutes approving the report. The order must separately state the amount received and paid from each fund since the county treasurer's preceding report and any balance remaining in the treasurer's custody. The court shall properly credit the treasurer's accounts.

(d) Before the adjournment of a regular term of the commissioners court, the county judge and each county commissioner shall give an affidavit stating that the requirements of Subsection (c) have been met at that term. The affidavit must state the amount of the cash and other assets that are in the custody of the county treasurer at the time of the examination. The affidavits must be filed with the county clerk and must be recorded in the minutes of the court for the term in which the affidavits are filed. The affidavits must be published once in a newspaper published in the county if there is such a newspaper or, if the county has an Internet website, on the county's website.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.113
§ 1045.113. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract for the district with one or more public or private entities relating to a hospital or ancillary health care facility or service.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.101
§ 344.101. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (e) and (f), a district is governed by a board of seven directors appointed in the same manner as provided by Section 344.052(a) for the appointment of temporary directors.

(b) Initial appointees under this section shall draw lots to determine their terms so that:

(1) three directors serve terms that expire on September 1 of the first year following creation of the district; and

(2) four directors serve terms that expire on September 1 of the second year following creation of the district.

(c) Directors serve staggered two-year terms.

(d) A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner that the vacant position was originally filled.

(e) The governing body of a municipality by resolution may appoint the governing body's membership as the board of directors of the district, if the appointment is approved by the voters in a creation election or continuation referendum under this chapter. A member of a governing body appointed under this section as an ex officio director serves a term concurrent with the member's term as a member of the governing body.

(f) In a district for which the governing body of the municipality does not serve as the district's board of directors, the governing body may create a board of directors for which one director is appointed by each member of the governing body to serve at the pleasure of that member for a term not to exceed two years and that expires when the member of the governing body that appointed the director leaves office.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.044 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.044
§ 154.044. PURCHASE FROM A DISTRIBUTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a distributor does not possess sufficient unused stamps to cover the distributor's inventory of unstamped cigarettes, the comptroller may allow the distributor to purchase the required stamps from any distributor through a requisition from the comptroller so that the unstamped cigarettes may be stamped immediately under the direction of the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller may issue the requisition. The requisition shall be in triplicate on a form prescribed by the comptroller. The copies shall be designated "original," "duplicate," and "triplicate." The comptroller shall keep the original and send the duplicate to the purchaser and the triplicate to the seller. The purchaser and seller shall keep their respective copies available at all times for four years for inspection by the comptroller and the attorney general.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9088.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9088 / Section 9088.0104
§ 9088.0104. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district has the area and boundaries described by the board's order adopted on March 23, 1959, as that area and those boundaries may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code; or

(3) other law.