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Tex. Local Government Code § 336.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.055
§ 336.055. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term by the governmental entity that appointed the vacating member.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.306
§ 110.306. LICENSE RENEWAL REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license is renewed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 218.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 218 / Section 218.001
§ 218.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Heavy industrial use" means a storage, processing, or manufacturing use:

(A) with processes using flammable or explosive materials;

(B) with hazardous conditions; or

(C) that is noxious or offensive from odors, smoke, noise, fumes, or vibrations.

(2) "Mixed-use residential," when used to describe land use or development, means the use or development, as applicable, of a site consisting of residential and nonresidential uses in which the residential uses are at least 65 percent of the total square footage of the development. The term includes the use or development of a condominium.

(3) "Multifamily residential," when used to describe land use or development, means the use or development, as applicable, of a site for three or more dwelling units within one or more buildings. The term includes the use or development of a residential condominium.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.259 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.259
§ 202.259. RESIDENCY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may adopt a procedure for the issuance of a residency license to an applicant.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must establish:

(1) the criteria for issuance of a residency license; and

(2) a maximum period during which a residency license is valid.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.152
§ 242.152.
Status: in_force

Sec. 242.152. PHYSICIAN SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE. (a) An institution shall use appropriate pediatric consultative services for a resident younger than 18 years of age, in accordance with the resident's assessment and comprehensive plan of care.

(b) A pediatrician or other physician with training or expertise in the clinical care of children with complex medical needs shall participate in all aspects of the resident's medical care.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.201 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.201
§ 410.201. APPEALS JUDGES; QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Appeals judges, in a three-member panel, shall conduct administrative appeals proceedings.

(b) An appeals judge must be licensed to practice law in this state.

(c) An appeals judge may not conduct a benefit review conference or a contested case hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.205
§ 1113.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board presiding officer shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name, and the board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.264 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.264
§ 501.264. INACTIVE STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) A psychologist may place the psychologist's license on inactive status by applying to the executive council and paying a fee established by the executive council.

(b) A psychologist whose license is on inactive status does not accrue a penalty for late payment of the renewal fee for the license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.110
§ 1033.110. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive necessary medical and hospital care from the district regardless of whether the person has the ability to pay for the care and may apply to receive this care without cost.

(b) The board or the district administrator shall employ a person to investigate the ability of the patient and any relative who is liable for the patient's support to pay for the medical and hospital care received by the patient.

(c) If the investigator determines that the patient or relative legally liable for the patient's support cannot pay all or part of the costs of the patient's care, the expense of the care becomes a charge against the district.

(d) If the patient or a relative of the patient legally liable for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care, the board shall order the patient or relative to pay to the treasurer each week an amount specified in the order. The amount must be proportionate to the person's ability to pay.

(e) The district may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(f) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the investigator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) determine the question; and

(2) make the proper order based on the board's findings.

(g) A party to the hearing who is not satisfied with the result of the order may appeal to the district court. The appeal is de novo.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8190.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8190 / Section 8190.151
§ 8190.151. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax for any district operation and maintenance purpose in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 383.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.043
§ 383.043. PERSONS DISQUALIFIED TO SERVE.
Status: in_force

Section 50.026, Water Code, applies to a director of a district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.232 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.232
§ 401.232. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS; COMMISSION SELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall have prepared by commission personnel or an independent contractor a written evaluation of each administratively complete application in terms of the criteria established under Sections 401.233-401.236.

(b) The commission shall conduct at least one public meeting in the county or counties where a compact waste disposal facility or federal facility waste disposal facility is to be located to receive public comments on the administratively complete applications. The commission shall set the time and place of the meetings as soon as practicable after the close of the period for administrative review of the applications.

(c) The commission may issue a request for further information to each applicant whose application is determined by the commission to be insufficient for the purposes of the commission's evaluation.

(d) The commission shall provide an applicant for whom a request for further information is issued two 30-day opportunities to adequately respond in the discretion of the commission.

(e) The commission shall use the written evaluations and application materials to evaluate each application according to the statutory criteria established by Sections 401.233-401.236. The commission shall evaluate each application for each statutory criterion for purposes of comparing the relative merit of the applications, giving:

(1) equal weight to each criterion within a tier of criteria; and

(2) the greatest weight to tier 1 criteria, greater weight to tier 2 criteria than to tier 3 criteria, and the least weight to tier 4 criteria.

(f) Before publication of the notice of the commission's intention to accept applications under Section 401.228, the commission by rule may adopt criteria in addition to the criteria under Sections 401.233-401.236 by which the commission may evaluate applications. The criteria must be consistent with those sections.

(g) Not later than the 270th day after it receives the last timely filed application, the commission, based on the written evaluations and application materials, shall select the application that has the highest comparative merit.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.205
§ 2301.205. NOTICE OF COMPLAINT PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A franchised dealer shall provide notice of the complaint procedures provided by Section 2301.204 and Subchapter M to each person to whom the dealer sells a new motor vehicle.

(b) The board may require its approval of the contents of the notice required by Subsection (a) or may prescribe the contents of the notice.

(c) The failure to provide notice as required by this section is a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 49.3078 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.3078
§ 49.3078.
Status: in_force

Sec. 49.3078. PETITION FOR EXCLUSION: ADDITIONAL DUTIES. A landowner who signs a petition for the exclusion of land that is filed with a district under Section 49.3076 must submit a copy of the petition to the commission. On receipt of a copy of a petition, the executive director shall review the most recent financial information for the applicable district, including current debt requirements, debt service cash flow, and proposed debt obligations, to confirm that an exclusion of land conducted in accordance with Sections 49.3076 and 49.3077 does not adversely affect the interests of district bondholders. The executive director shall notify the landowner and the district when the review is complete.
Tex. Water Code § 26.35731 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.35731
§ 26.35731. CONSIDERATION AND PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission shall consider and process a claim by an eligible owner or operator for reimbursement from the petroleum storage tank remediation account in the order in which it is received. The commission shall consider and process all claims by eligible owners and operators for reimbursement from the account that were received before September 1, 1995, before the commission considers a claim received after that date.

(b) The commission may postpone considering, processing, or paying a claim for reimbursement from the petroleum storage tank remediation account for corrective action work begun without prior commission approval after September 1, 1993, that is filed with the commission before January 1, 2005.

(b) The commission has discretion whether to postpone considering, processing, or paying a claim for reimbursement from the petroleum storage tank remediation account for corrective action work begun without prior commission approval after September 1, 1993, and filed with the commission prior to January 1, 2005.

(c) Not later than the 90th day after the date on which the commission receives a completed application for reimbursement from the petroleum storage tank remediation account, the commission shall send a fund payment report to the owner or operator of a petroleum storage tank system that is seeking reimbursement, if sufficient funds are available to make the payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.213 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.213
§ 3882.213. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292B.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292B / Section 292B.152
§ 292B.152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The county may collect or contract for the assessment and collection of mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.0423 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.0423
§ 775.0423. REMOVAL OF ELECTED BOARD MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a board member who:

(1) is elected; or

(2) is appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected board member position.

(b) A board member may be removed using the procedures provided by Chapter 87, Local Government Code, for:

(1) incompetency, as defined by Section 87.011, Local Government Code;

(2) official misconduct, as defined by Section 87.011, Local Government Code;

(3) intoxication, as described by Section 87.013, Local Government Code; or

(4) misconduct, as defined by Section 178.001, Local Government Code.

(c) The validity of a board action is not affected because it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 55.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 55 / Section 55.004
§ 55.004. CAPITAL STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, an association may be organized under this chapter with or without capital stock.

(b) If an association formed under this chapter is organized to lend money secured by chattel mortgages on livestock, the association shall be organized with capital stock.

(c) An association formed under this chapter with capital stock automatically shall increase its stock at the rate of 10 percent of the amount of loans or discounts made by the association to its members.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.216 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.216
§ 1104.216. MOTION FOR REHEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A party may file a motion for rehearing with the board. The motion must state:

(1) the specific grounds for rehearing; and

(2) the relief sought.

(b) A motion for rehearing filed under this section is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 43.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.151
§ 43.151.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.151. 110TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of the 110th Judicial District elect a district attorney.

(b) The commissioners court of Briscoe or Dickens County may supplement the state salary of the district attorney in an amount set by the commissioners court. The commissioners court may pay the supplemental salary from the officers' salary fund, the general fund, any other available fund, or any combination of those funds.

(c) If there is no county attorney in Briscoe, Dickens, Floyd, or Motley County, the district attorney may perform the duties of county attorney for the county. The commissioners court of the county in which the district attorney is performing the duties of county attorney may compensate the district attorney for the prosecution of misdemeanors in the county. The commissioners court shall determine the amount of the compensation and the manner of its payment.
Tex. Education Code § 110.08 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 110 / Section 110.08
§ 110.08. GRANTS; GIFTS.
Status: in_force

The board, in its discretion, may accept and administer grants and gifts from the federal government, any foundation, trust fund, corporation, or individual for the use and benefit of the Health Sciences Center.
Tex. Utilities Code § 33.007 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 33 / Section 33.007
§ 33.007. ALLOWABLE CHARGES.
Status: in_force

A municipality that performs a regulatory function under this title may make each charge that is authorized by:

(1) this title; or

(2) the applicable franchise agreement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.004
§ 841.004. NET ASSETS DEFINED; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A company's "net assets" consist of the company's funds that are available for the payment of a company's obligations in this state, including:

(1) uncollected premiums that are not more than three months past due and deferred premiums on policies actually in force, after the deduction of:

(A) all unpaid losses and claims;

(B) all claims for losses; and

(C) all other debts, exclusive of capital stock; and

(2) if the total value of the equipment exceeds $2,000, the value of all electronic machines that comprise a data processing system or systems and of all other office equipment, furniture, machines, and labor-saving devices purchased for and used in connection with the business of the insurance company to the extent that the total actual cash market value of those assets is less than 10 percent of the other admitted assets of the company.

(b) The commissioner may adopt rules defining electronic machines and systems, office equipment, furniture, machines, and labor-saving devices described by Subsection (a) and stating the maximum period for which each class of equipment may be amortized.
Tex. Local Government Code § 321.047 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 321 / Section 321.047
§ 321.047. FINANCIAL STATEMENT; BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before July 1 of each year, the board shall prepare and file with the county judge a complete financial statement showing the financial status of the board and the board's properties, funds, and indebtedness.

(b) The financial statement must be in two parts or prepared to show separately all information concerning:

(1) revenue bonds, the pledged income from facilities, and expenditures of that revenue; and

(2) money appropriated to the board by the commissioners court and realized from taxation and money realized from the sale of tax-supported bonds previously issued by the commissioners court.

(c) At the same time the financial statement is filed, the board shall file with the county judge a proposed budget of its needs for the next calendar year. To the extent that the board is able to finance its operations and to maintain its property from the revenues of facilities the income of which is pledged to the revenue bonds, no approval or authorization of the commissioners court is necessary. However, the budget may involve only anticipated supplemental expenditures.

(d) The county judge shall incorporate the requested budget in the county budget to be prepared each year. As part of the county's tentative budget, the items certified by the board are subject to the procedure for county budget prescribed by Chapter 111.

(e) The board shall operate the parks under its control the revenues of which are pledged to the payment of bonds in a manner that will produce gross revenues sufficient to pay the operation and maintenance expenses of the facilities without seeking from the commissioners court the appropriation of additional money for those expenses.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.355 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.355
§ 901.355. REGISTRATION FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN APPLICANTS.
Status: repealed

(a) The holder of a certificate, license, or degree authorizing the person to practice public accountancy in a foreign country who on or before September 1, 2023, registered with the board as the holder of a certificate, license, or degree issued by the foreign country may continue to practice in this state under that registration for as long as the person stays in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and board rules applicable to the person.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 447 (H.B. 2217), Sec. 17(4), eff. June 9, 2023.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 447 (H.B. 2217), Sec. 17(4), eff. June 9, 2023.

(d) A person's registration under this section is automatically revoked and may not be renewed if the person does not maintain the authority to practice public accountancy in the other country. The board shall adopt rules to ensure that the person maintains that authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3842.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3842 / Section 3842.161
§ 3842.161. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may designate all or any part of the district as a tax increment reinvestment zone, and the district may use tax increment financing under Chapter 311, Tax Code, in the manner provided by that chapter for a municipality, except as modified by this section.

(b) The district has all powers provided under Chapter 311, Tax Code.

(c) The district and an overlapping taxing unit may enter into an interlocal agreement for the payment of all or a portion of the tax increment of the unit to the district.

(d) For the purpose of tax increment financing under this section, the board functions as the board of directors of the reinvestment zone. Section 311.009, Tax Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.261 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.261
§ 45A.261. COMMITMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a judgment and sentence have been entered against a defendant and the defendant defaults in the discharge of the judgment, the judge may order the defendant confined in jail until discharged by law if the judge at a hearing makes a written determination that:

(1) the defendant is not indigent and has failed to make a good faith effort to discharge the fines or costs; or

(2) the defendant is indigent and:

(A) has failed to make a good faith effort to discharge the fines or costs under Article 45A.254; and

(B) could have discharged the fines or costs under Article 45A.254 without experiencing any undue hardship.

(b) A certified copy of the judgment, sentence, and order is sufficient to authorize confinement under Subsection (a).

(c) For purposes of a hearing described by Subsection (a), a defendant may be brought before the court in person or by means of an electronic broadcast system through which an image of the defendant is presented to the court. For purposes of this subsection, "electronic broadcast system" means a two-way electronic communication of image and sound between the defendant and the court and includes secure Internet videoconferencing.

(d) For purposes of a hearing described by Subsection (a), if the court that issued the capias pro fine is unavailable, the following may conduct the hearing:

(1) a justice court or county criminal law magistrate court with jurisdiction over Class C misdemeanors that is located in the same county as the issuing court, if the issuing court was a justice court; or

(2) a municipal court that is located in the same municipality as the issuing court, if the issuing court was a municipal court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982 / Section 7982.303
§ 7982.303. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.

(b) A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.
Tex. Labor Code § 310.006 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 310 / Section 310.006
§ 310.006. ADVERTISEMENT OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The network, through its members, shall inform parents, child-care consumers, child-care providers, and employers located in the member's service area of:

(1) the resource and referral services available from the network; and

(2) the methods by which a person may contact the member to access resource and referral services.

(b) A member may provide the information under Subsection (a) through the media and alternative means, including:

(1) state and local community, job, and health fairs;

(2) public service announcements and advertisements;

(3) career development centers;

(4) offices of health and human services agencies;

(5) Texas workforce centers that comprise the Texas Workforce Network; and

(6) direct contacts with employers and child-care providers.
Tex. Insurance Code § 441.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.251
§ 441.251. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to an insurer engaged in the business of insurance in this state but not domiciled in this state, regardless of whether the insurer is authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state.