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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997 / Section 7997.104
§ 7997.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 7997.103 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8479.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8479 / Section 8479.005
§ 8479.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Labor Code § 102.062 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 102 / Section 102.062
§ 102.062. BOARD MEMBER EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A member of the board is entitled to receive:

(1) three dollars a day for each day of actual service on the board not to exceed $30; and

(2) five cents a mile for each mile traveled to and from the place where the board is in session.
Tex. Government Code § 411.463 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.463
§ 411.463. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The director is the statewide coordinator of the alert system.

(b) The director shall adopt rules and issue directives as necessary to ensure proper implementation of the alert system. The rules and directives must include:

(1) the procedures to be used by a local law enforcement agency to verify whether an adult is missing and whether circumstances indicate that:

(A) the missing adult is in imminent danger of bodily injury or death; or

(B) the disappearance of the missing adult may not have been voluntary, including cases of abduction or kidnapping;

(2) a description of the circumstances under which a local law enforcement agency is required to report a missing adult to the department; and

(3) the procedures to be used by an individual or entity to report information about a missing adult to designated media outlets in this state.

(c) The director shall prescribe forms for use by local law enforcement agencies in requesting activation of the alert system.
Tex. Insurance Code § 545.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 545 / Section 545.003
§ 545.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt:

(1) reasonable rules and forms necessary to implement this chapter; and

(2) rules to be followed for an HIV-related test requested or required by an issuer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904 / Section 7904.052
§ 7904.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7904.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7904.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7904.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Government Code § 1471.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1471 / Section 1471.014
§ 1471.014. BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision may issue bond anticipation notes authorized by Section 1471.012 for:

(1) any purpose for which bonds of the political subdivision have been previously approved at an election; or

(2) refunding previously issued bond anticipation notes.

(b) A political subdivision may covenant with the purchasers of the bond anticipation notes to use the proceeds of sale of any bonds in the process of being issued to refund the bond anticipation notes. An issuer making a covenant under this subsection shall apply the proceeds received from the sale of the bonds in the process of being issued to pay the principal of, interest on, or redemption price of the bond anticipation notes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4022.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4022 / Section 4022.0202
§ 4022.0202. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each director in one year may not exceed $7,200.

(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.

(c) Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Property Code § 209.0052 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.0052
§ 209.0052. ASSOCIATION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a contract entered into by an association during the development period.

(b) An association may enter into an enforceable contract with a current association board member, a person related to a current association board member within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, a company in which a current association board member has a financial interest in at least 51 percent of profits, or a company in which a person related to a current association board member within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, has a financial interest in at least 51 percent of profits only if the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) the board member, relative, or company bids on the proposed contract and the association has received at least two other bids for the contract from persons not associated with the board member, relative, or company, if reasonably available in the community;

(2) the board member:

(A) is not given access to the other bids;

(B) does not participate in any board discussion regarding the contract; and

(C) does not vote on the award of the contract;

(3) the material facts regarding the relationship or interest with respect to the proposed contract are disclosed to or known by the association board and the board, in good faith and with ordinary care, authorizes the contract by an affirmative vote of the majority of the board members who do not have an interest governed by this subsection; and

(4) the association board certifies that the other requirements of this subsection have been satisfied by a resolution approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the board members who do not have an interest governed by this subsection.

(c) In addition to the other applicable requirements of this section, an association that proposes to contract for services that will cost more than $50,000 shall solicit bids or proposals using a bid process established by the association.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 89 / Section 89.052
§ 89.052. RESCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

The department or a health authority may require a governing body to provide an additional screening test or a diagnostic evaluation if the department or health authority determines that an additional screening test or a diagnostic evaluation is necessary and appropriate to protect the health of the jail inmates, employees, volunteers, or the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.005
§ 8501.005. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2421 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2421
§ 25.2421. WEBB COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Webb County has the following statutory county courts:

(1) the County Court at Law No. 1 of Webb County;

(2) the County Court at Law No. 2 of Webb County; and

(3) the County Court at Law No. 3 of Webb County.

(b) The county courts at law of Webb County sit in Laredo.
Tex. Transportation Code § 391.093 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.093
§ 391.093. ELIGIBILITY FOR DISPLAY ON SIGN.
Status: in_force

(a) A commercial establishment, to be eligible to have its name displayed on a specific information logo sign, must provide gas, food, lodging, camping, or pharmacy services and be located not more than three miles from an interchange on an eligible highway. If no service participating or willing to participate in the specific information logo sign program is located within three miles of an interchange, the commission may grant permits for commercial establishments located not farther than:

(1) six miles from the interchange;

(2) nine miles from the interchange if no service participating or willing to participate in the program is located within six miles from the interchange;

(3) 12 miles from the interchange if no service participating or willing to participate in the program is located within nine miles of the interchange; or

(4) 15 miles from the interchange if no service participating or willing to participate in the program is located within 12 miles of the interchange.

(b) An establishment that provides gas must operate continuously at least 12 hours each day and provide:

(1) vehicle services, including fuel, oil, and water;

(2) tire repair, unless the establishment is self-service;

(3) restroom facilities and drinking water; and

(4) a telephone for use by the public.

(c) An establishment that provides food must:

(1) have any required license or other evidence showing compliance with applicable public health or sanitation laws;

(2) operate continuously at least 10 hours a day and serve two meals a day; and

(3) provide:

(A) seating capacity for at least 16 persons;

(B) public restrooms; and

(C) a telephone for use by the public.

(d) An establishment that provides lodging must:

(1) have any required license or other evidence showing compliance with applicable laws regulating facilities providing lodging;

(2) provide at least 10 rooms; and

(3) provide a telephone for use by the public.

(e) An establishment that provides camping must:

(1) have any required license or other evidence showing compliance with applicable laws regulating camping facilities;

(2) provide adequate parking accommodations; and

(3) provide drinking water and modern sanitary facilities.

(f) The department shall by rule provide that an establishment that provides lodging is eligible to have its name displayed on a specific information logo sign if the establishment is:

(1) visible from an eligible highway or an interchange on an eligible highway; and

(2) located on a street that is not more than two turns off the access or frontage road to the eligible highway.

(g) An establishment is eligible to have two names displayed on the same specific information logo sign panel if the establishment provides:

(1) two food outlets in a shared space under common ownership; or

(2) gas and food outlets in a shared space under common ownership.

(h) An establishment that provides pharmacy services must operate continuously for 24 hours each day and provide pharmacy services for 24 hours each day.
Tex. Local Government Code § 159.036 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 159 / Section 159.036
§ 159.036. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer, candidate, or employee required to file a report by an order adopted under this subchapter commits an offense if the person knowingly fails to file the report as required by the order.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person has filed the required report and paid a civil penalty as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Election Code § 16.032 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.032
§ 16.032. CANCELLATION FOLLOWING END OF SUSPENSE LIST PERIOD.
Status: in_force

If on November 30 following the second general election for state and county officers that occurs after the date the voter's name is entered on the suspense list a registered voter's name appears on the suspense list, the registrar shall cancel the voter's registration unless the name is to be deleted from the list under Section 15.022 or 15.023.
Tex. Local Government Code § 352.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 352 / Section 352.011
§ 352.011. CREATION OF OFFICE; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may establish the office of county fire marshal and provide office facilities, equipment, transportation, assistants, and professional services for that office.

(b) The commissioners court shall establish the term of office for a county fire marshal for a period not to exceed two years.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.002
§ 122.002. LOCAL REGULATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state may not enact, adopt, or enforce a rule, ordinance, order, resolution, or other regulation that prohibits the cultivation, handling, transportation, or sale of hemp as authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8808.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8808 / Section 8808.055
§ 8808.055. DISTRICT NAME CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution may change the district's name. The board shall give written notice of the change to the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6612.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6612 / Section 6612.001
§ 6612.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commissioners court" means the Cameron County Commissioners Court.

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

(4) "District" means the Cameron County Drainage District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8046.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8046 / Section 8046.0106
§ 8046.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Government Code § 419.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.002
§ 419.002. COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission on Fire Protection is an agency of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.001
§ 7803.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the Irving Flood Control District Section I.
Tex. Estates Code § 1102.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.005
§ 1102.005. COMPENSATION OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM.
Status: in_force

(a) Regardless of whether a guardianship is created for a proposed ward and except as provided by Section 1155.151, a court that appoints a guardian ad litem under Section 1102.001 may authorize compensation of the guardian ad litem from available funds of:

(1) the proposed ward's estate; or

(2) the management trust, if a management trust has been created for the benefit of the proposed ward under Chapter 1301.

(b) Except as provided by Section 1155.151, after examining the proposed ward's assets or the assets of any management trust created for the proposed ward's benefit under Chapter 1301, and determining that the proposed ward or the management trust is unable to pay for services provided by the guardian ad litem, the court may authorize compensation from the county treasury.
Tex. Water Code § 26.017 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.017
§ 26.017. COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) encourage voluntary cooperation by the people, cities, industries, associations, agricultural interests, and representatives of other interests in preserving the greatest possible utility of water in the state;

(2) encourage the formation and organization of cooperative groups, associations, cities, industries, and other water users for the purpose of providing a medium to discuss and formulate plans for attainment of water quality control;

(3) establish policies and procedures for securing close cooperation among state agencies that have water quality control functions;

(4) cooperate with the governments of the United States and other states and with official or unofficial agencies and organizations with respect to water quality control matters and with respect to formulation of interstate water quality control compacts or agreements, and when representation of state interests on a basin planning agency for water quality purposes is required under Section 3(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, or other federal legislation having a similar purpose, the representation shall include an officer or employee of the commission; and

(5) with respect to obtaining or administering the NPDES program in lieu of the government of the United States, not enter into any memorandum of agreement or other contractual relationship with or among state agencies or with the government of the United States which imposes any requirements upon the state other than or more stringent than those specifically set forth in Section 402(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.
Tex. Local Government Code § 302.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 302 / Section 302.003
§ 302.003. PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BOND.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, before entering into an energy savings performance contract, the governing body of the local government shall require the provider of the energy or water conservation or usage measures to file with the governing body a payment and performance bond relating to the installation of the measures in accordance with Chapter 2253, Government Code. The governing body may also require a separate bond to cover the value of the guarantee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.152
§ 1046.152. 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 in a newspaper of general circulation in the district one time at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident or taxpayer 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 administrators. 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. Health and Safety Code § 81.0443 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0443
§ 81.0443. STANDARDIZED INFORMATION SHARING METHOD.
Status: in_force

The department shall collaborate with local health authorities, hospitals, laboratories, and other persons who submit information to the department during a public health disaster or in response to other outbreaks of communicable disease to plan, design, and implement a standardized and streamlined method for sharing information needed during the disaster or response. The department may require a person submitting information to the department under this subchapter to use the method developed under this section.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.006 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.006
§ 62.006. HUNTING FOR HIRE.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may employ another person or be employed by another person for compensation or promise of compensation to hunt any bird, wild fowl, or game animal protected by this code.

(b) If a person testifies against another person who employed him in violation of this section, all prosecutions against him in the case in which he testifies shall be dismissed.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) an entity described by Section 43.151(b) that employs a person for compensation or promise of compensation to control by lethal means white-tailed deer as authorized under a permit issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 43; or

(2) a person employed as described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Water Code § 5.402 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.402
§ 5.402. REQUEST FOR SEPARATE PROCESSING.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time before the public notice of the opportunity to request a hearing on a permit application, the applicant may request that consolidated applications be processed separately as determined by the executive director. The executive director shall process the applications separately if the applicant submits a timely request under this subsection.

(b) At any time after the notice of opportunity to request a hearing but before referral of the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, the executive director may separate the applications for processing on a showing of good cause by the applicant that the applications should be processed separately. For purposes of this subsection, "good cause" includes a change in the statutory or regulatory requirements governing a permit or a substantial change in the factual circumstances surrounding the applications for permits.

(c) After an application has been referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, the applicant may have the applications processed separately only on a showing of compliance with commission procedural rules regarding the withdrawal of applications.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 143.101 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 143 / Section 143.101
§ 143.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "highway" means a U.S. highway or a state highway in this state, but does not include a numbered farm-to-market road. The term includes the portion of Recreation Road Number 255 that is located in Newton County between State Highway Number 87 and the boundary line with Jasper County.