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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.051
§ 1062.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large.

(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:

(1) directors serve staggered two-year terms; and

(2) an election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.

(c) The election order must state the time, place, and purpose of the election.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 12.058 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.058
§ 12.058. EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter expires December 31, 2027.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3915.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3915 / Section 3915.002
§ 3915.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Waller County Improvement District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.001
§ 1001.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle:

(1) "Board" means the board of the department.

(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.381 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.381
§ 42A.381. VETERANS REEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "veterans reemployment program" means a program that provides education and training to veterans with the goal that the veterans obtain workforce skills and become gainfully employed.
Tex. Education Code § 102.14 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 102 / Section 102.14
§ 102.14. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

The members of the board are removable by the governor for inefficiency or malfeasance of office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.205
§ 1033.205. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.125 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.125
§ 143.125. POLICE DEPARTMENT PROBATIONARY PERIOD AFTER REAPPOINTMENT IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.

(b) A person who ends service with the police department for any reason and is later reappointed to the department must serve a probationary period of six months from the date of reappointment.

(c) The reappointed officer is not entitled to full civil service protection until the officer has served the full probationary period.

(d) In determining classification, pay status, and eligibility for promotion, the probationary period is counted as if the reappointed officer were not on probation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.252
§ 1050.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 35 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district, unless the tax rate is increased as provided by Section 1050.253.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3981.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3981 / Section 3981.0203
§ 3981.0203. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.158 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.158
§ 344.158. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or municipality located outside the boundaries of a district on the district's request shall reimburse the district for the district's cost of including a resident of that county or municipality who is not a resident of that district in a district program.

(b) On behalf of the district, the board may contract with a municipal or county government or with the state or federal government for the municipal, county, state, or federal government to reimburse the district for including a person in a district program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3893 / Section 3893.202
§ 3893.202. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Government Code § 501.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.017
§ 501.017. COST OF CONFINEMENT AS CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may establish a claim and lien against the estate of an inmate who dies while confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the department for the cost to the department of the inmate's confinement.

(b) The department may not enforce a claim or lien established under this section if the inmate has a surviving spouse or a surviving dependent or child with a disability.

(c) The department shall adopt policies regarding recovery of the cost of confinement through enforcement of claims or liens established under this section.
Tex. Labor Code § 52.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 52 / Section 52.002
§ 52.002.
Status: repealed

Sec. 52.002. EMPLOYER FORMERLY SUBJECT TO SATURDAY/SUNDAY CLOSING LAW. An employer whose establishment was closed on Saturday or Sunday to comply with Chapter 15, Acts of the 57th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1961 (Article 9001, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), before that Act was repealed effective September 1, 1985, may not require an employee who has been continuously employed by that employer since August 31, 1985, to work on whichever of those days the establishment was closed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2304.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.154
§ 2304.154. VIOLATION OF CHAPTER; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 2304.153, a person that violates this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $100.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0505 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0505
§ 4017.0505. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election under Section 4017.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) 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 annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.

(c) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.511 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.511
§ 772.511. BUDGET; ANNUAL REPORT; AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall prepare, under the direction of the board, an annual budget for the district. The budget and any revision of the budget must be approved by the board.

(b) As soon as practicable after the end of each district fiscal year, the director shall prepare and present to the board a written report of all money received by the district and how the money was spent during the preceding fiscal year. The report must show, in detail, the operations of the district for the period covered by the report.

(c) The board annually shall have an independent financial audit made of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.110 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.110
§ 424.110. POOL MANAGER TO MAINTAIN ASSETS; CUSTODY AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The pool manager shall maintain the assets of the investment pool in one or more accounts, in the name of or on behalf of the pool, under a custody agreement with a qualified bank.

(b) The custody agreement must:

(1) state and recognize the claims and rights of each participant;

(2) acknowledge that the investment pool's underlying assets are held solely for the benefit of each participant in proportion to the aggregate amount of the participant's investments in the pool; and

(3) contain an agreement that the pool's underlying assets may not be commingled with the general assets of the custodian qualified bank or any other person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8278.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8278 / Section 8278.001
§ 8278.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 132 of Harris County, Texas.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.0359 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.0359
§ 533.0359. RULEMAKING FOR LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In developing rules governing local mental health authorities under Sections 533.035, 533.03521, 533.0357, and 533.0358, the executive commissioner shall use rulemaking procedures under Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall prohibit a trustee or employee of a local mental health authority from soliciting or accepting from another person a benefit, including a security or stock, a gift, or another item of value, that is intended to influence the person's conduct of authority business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.258 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.258
§ 6904.258. TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond issued under this subchapter, including a refunding bond, that is not payable wholly from ad valorem taxes may be additionally secured by a trust indenture. The trustee may be a bank with trust powers located inside or outside the state.

(b) A trust indenture, regardless of the existence of the deed of trust or mortgage lien on the property, may:

(1) provide for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate in the manner prescribed by the board;

(2) provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture;

(3) provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds;

(4) condition the right to spend district money or sell district property on the approval of a licensed engineer selected as provided by the trust indenture; and

(5) provide for the investment of district money.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.152 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.152
§ 453.152. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of the election must include a description of the nature and rate of the proposed tax.

(b) The board shall send a copy of the notice to the Texas Department of Transportation and to the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0316 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0316
§ 8512.0316. OVERFLOW OR INUNDATION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY; RELOCATION OF FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing the grade of or altering the construction of a facility to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.

(b) The authority may overflow and inundate any public property and require the relocation of a road, pipeline, transmission line, railroad, cemetery, or highway in the manner and to the extent permitted to a district organized under general law under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) If in the exercise of the power of eminent domain or any other power the authority requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing the grade of or altering the construction of any railroad, transmission line, conduit, pole, property, facility, or pipeline, the action shall be the authority's sole expense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1053.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.057
§ 1053.057. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) perform the duties required by the board;

(2) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(3) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 22.223 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.223
§ 22.223. COURT SITTING EN BANC.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief justice of each court of appeals, under rules established by the court, shall convene the court en banc for the transaction of all business other than the hearing of cases and may convene the court en banc for the purpose of hearing cases.

(b) When convened en banc, a majority of the membership of the court constitutes a quorum and the concurrence of a majority of the court sitting en banc is necessary for a decision.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 388.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 388 / Section 388.011
§ 388.011. CERTIFICATION OF MUNICIPAL BUILDING INSPECTORS.
Status: in_force

The laboratory shall develop and administer statewide a training program for municipal building inspectors seeking to become code-certified inspectors. The laboratory shall also work with national code organizations to assist participants in the certification program. The laboratory may collect reasonable fees from participants in the program to pay the costs of administering the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8042.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8042 / Section 8042.0201
§ 8042.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8042.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.604 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.604
§ 1201.604. CONSUMER RECOVERY FOR PROHIBITED RETENTION OF DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other remedy, a consumer may recover from a retailer, salesperson, or agent of the retailer who violates Section 1201.151:

(1) three times the amount of the deposit; and

(2) reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.132 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.132
§ 60.132. FILING OF NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day after the date on which an assessment order is issued, the district shall file a notice of the assessment in the deed records of the county in which the real property to be assessed, or on which the agricultural product to be assessed is produced, is located. The notice must:

(1) provide a description of the real property or the agricultural products that are subject to the assessment;

(2) state the name of the owner of the real property or the agricultural products subject to the assessment; and

(3) describe how to contact the district for further information about the assessment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.152
§ 1120.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day 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 a change in the proposed budget that the board determines to be in the interests of the taxpayers.

(e) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 119.0001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 119 / Section 119.0001
§ 119.0001. POSTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION AT COMMERCIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "commercial" has the meaning assigned by Section 214.211, Local Government Code.

(b) As soon as practicable after beginning construction of a commercial building project located in this state, the developer of the project shall visibly post the following information at the entrance to the construction site:

(1) the name and contact information of the developer; and

(2) a brief description of the project.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.459 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.459
§ 91.459. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: repealed

(a) A person who violates this subchapter or a rule, standard, or specification of the commission or who fails to close a saltwater disposal pit in compliance with this subchapter, a rule, standard, or specification of the commission, an order of the commission, or the authorization for the pit is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $10,000 for each act of violation or failure to comply.

(b) The attorney general shall recover the civil penalty provided by Subsection (a) of this section in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) Any costs recovered by the attorney general under this subchapter shall be deposited in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 32(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.263 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.263
§ 1302.263. LIMITATION ON LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

A person licensed as a contractor under this chapter may not:

(1) perform or offer or attempt to perform an act, service, or function that is:

(A) defined as the practice of engineering under Chapter 1001, unless the person holds a license under that chapter;

(B) regulated under Chapter 113, Natural Resources Code, unless the person holds a license or is exempt by rule under that chapter; or

(C) defined as plumbing under Chapter 1301, unless the person holds a license under that chapter; or

(2) use the services of a person to assist in the performance of air conditioning and refrigeration maintenance work unless the person is a:

(A) registered or certified technician;

(B) licensed air conditioning and refrigeration contractor; or

(C) student described by Section 1302.502 who performs the work in that capacity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8107.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8107 / Section 8107.151
§ 8107.151. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax for any district operation and maintenance purpose in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) Section 49.107(f), Water Code, does not apply to reimbursements for projects constructed or acquired under Section 8107.102.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7922A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7922A / Section 7922A.0501
§ 7922A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.052
§ 228.052. RULES; FORMS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall adopt rules and forms as necessary to implement this chapter, including rules that:

(1) establish the application procedures for certified capital companies; and

(2) facilitate the transfer or assignment of premium tax credits by certified investors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.115
§ 1114.115. NOTIFICATION OF PROVISION OF NONEMERGENCY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may require a mandated provider selected by the district under Section 1114.114 to obtain approval from the district before providing nonemergency health care services to an eligible resident of the district.

(b) If the district has not selected a mandated provider, a provider of nonemergency health care assistance must inform the district of any nonemergency health care services provided to a patient as required by this section.

(c) A provider that delivers or will deliver nonemergency health care services to a patient who the provider suspects might be eligible for assistance under this chapter shall notify the district that nonemergency health care services have been or will be provided to the patient. The provider must notify the district:

(1) by telephone, as soon as possible after the provider determines that the patient resides in the district; and

(2) by mail postmarked not later than the third working day after the date on which the provider determines that the patient resides in the district.

(d) If the provider knows that the district has selected a mandated provider or if, after contacting the district, the district requests that the patient be transferred to a mandated provider, the provider shall transfer the patient to the mandated provider unless it is medically inappropriate to transfer the patient.

(e) The provider, the patient, and the patient's family shall cooperate with the district in determining if the patient is an eligible resident of the district.

(f) Not later than the 14th day after the date on which the district receives sufficient information to determine eligibility, the district shall determine if the patient is eligible for assistance. If the district does not determine the patient's eligibility within that period, the patient is considered to be eligible. The district shall notify the provider of the district's decision.

(g) A provider that delivers nonemergency services to a patient who is eligible for assistance under this chapter and fails to comply with this section is not eligible for payment for the services from the district.
Tex. Water Code § 15.904 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.904
§ 15.904. USE OF SALES TAX AS LOAN SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision or water supply corporation may pledge a percentage of its revenue to the payment of debt incurred under a loan agreement entered into with the board under this subchapter. A municipality or county may pledge a percentage of the sales and use tax revenue received under Chapter 321 or 323, Tax Code, as applicable, to the payment of debt incurred under a loan agreement entered into with the board under this subchapter if a majority of the voters voting at an election called and held for that purpose authorize the municipality or county to pledge a portion of that revenue for that purpose.

(b) Sections 321.506, 321.507, and 323.505, Tax Code, do not apply to taxes pledged under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 366.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 366 / Section 366.033
§ 366.033. DELEGATION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall delegate to local governmental entities responsibility for the implementation and enforcement of applicable rules.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.051
§ 552.051. DRAINAGE REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

By majority vote of the governing body, the municipality may issue drainage revenue bonds. The municipality may use Chapter 1201, Government Code. In addition, the municipality may pledge income received by contracts for the provision of drainage to other governments or governmental subdivisions located inside or outside the service area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3502.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3502 / Section 3502.003
§ 3502.003. AUTHORITY TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the authority territory are the boundaries of Westworth Village and White Settlement.