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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.161
§ 1025.161. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district during the 12-month period following the date of the pledge that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) a district bond that has been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0215 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.0215
§ 361.0215. POLLUTION PREVENTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: repealed

(a) The pollution prevention advisory committee is composed of nine members with a balanced representation of environmental and public interest groups and the regulated community.

(b) The committee shall advise the commission and interagency coordination council on:

(1) the appropriate organization of state agencies and the financial and technical resources required to aid the state in its efforts to promote waste reduction and minimization;

(2) the development of public awareness programs to educate citizens about hazardous waste and the appropriate disposal of hazardous waste and hazardous materials that are used and collected by households;

(3) the provision of technical assistance to local governments for the development of waste management strategies designed to assist small quantity generators of hazardous waste; and

(4) other possible programs to more effectively implement the state's hierarchy of preferred waste management technologies as set forth in Section 361.023(a).

(c) The committee shall advise the commission on the creation and implementation of the strategically directed regulatory structure developed under Section 5.755, Water Code.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(3), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Election Code § 172.022 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.022
§ 172.022. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a place on the general primary election ballot must be filed with:

(1) the state chair, for an office filled by voters of more than one county; or

(2) the county chair or the secretary, if any, of the county executive committee, for an office filled by voters of a single county.

(b) Not later than the day before the last day of the filing period, the county chair shall post on the political party's Internet website or in the location where a candidate files for a place on the ballot notice of the address at which the county chair or secretary will be available to receive applications on the last day of the filing period. If both the county chair and the secretary will be available, the notice must contain the address at which each will be available. Section 1.006 does not apply to this subsection.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.097 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.097
§ 134.097. REMOVAL, STORAGE, AND REPLACEMENT OF SOIL AND OVERBURDEN WITHOUT REGARD TO SOIL HORIZONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to prime farmland to be mined and reclaimed.

(b) On proper documentation supporting the use of the mining technique to obtain crop yields equivalent to or higher than yields on surrounding nonmined soil of the same type, the commission may authorize the permit holder, without regard to soil horizons, to:

(1) remove the soil and overburden in one step;

(2) store the soil and overburden in one stockpile; and

(3) begin reclamation by replacing and grading the stockpile material.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 43.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 43 / Section 43.01
§ 43.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

A warehouse or transfer company that holds a local cartage permit may transport liquor for hire inside the corporate limits of any city or town in the state.(a) A warehouse or transfer company that holds a local cartage permit may transport liquor for hire inside the corporate limits of any city or town in the state.

(b) A package store, wine only package store, or local distributor's permittee who also holds a local cartage permit may transfer alcoholic beverages in accordance with Sections 22.08, 23.04, and 24.04 of this code.

(c) A package store, wine only package store, or wine and beer retailer's permittee who also holds a local cartage permit may make deliveries to and collections from customers in accordance with Section 22.03, 24.03, or 25.15, as appropriate.
Tex. Local Government Code § 341.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 341 / Section 341.003
§ 341.003. POLICE FORCE OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

A home-rule municipality may provide for a police department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.305
§ 1052.305. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in the election held under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district to Floyd County or another governmental entity in Floyd County; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If the district makes the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county or entity assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.

(c) If Subsection (a)(1) does not apply and the board administers the property, assets, and debts of the district under Subsection (a)(2), the district is dissolved when all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.
Tex. Education Code § 48.155 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.155
§ 48.155. COLLEGE PREPARATION AND CAREER READINESS ASSESSMENT REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A school district is entitled to reimbursement for the amount of fees paid by the district for the administration of an assessment instrument under Section 39.0261(a)(3).
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.002
§ 39.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter, other than Sections 39.151, 39.1516, 39.155, 39.157(e), 39.161, 39.162, 39.163, 39.169, 39.170, 39.203, 39.9051, 39.9052, and 39.914(e), and Subchapters M and N, does not apply to a municipally owned utility or an electric cooperative. Sections 39.157(e) and 39.203 apply only to a municipally owned utility or an electric cooperative that is offering customer choice. If there is a conflict between the specific provisions of this chapter and any other provisions of this title, except for Chapters 40 and 41, the provisions of this chapter control.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2155.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.052
§ 2155.052. LIABILITY FOR VALUABLES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a hotel, apartment hotel, or boardinghouse keeper who:

(1) continuously maintains a metal safe or vault in the keeper's hotel, apartment hotel, or boardinghouse that is in good order and fit for the custody of money, jewelry, silver or gold articles, precious stones, personal ornaments, or documents; and

(2) keeps suitable locks or bolts on the guests' sleeping room doors and proper fastenings on the transom and window of guest rooms.

(b) A hotel, apartment hotel, or boardinghouse keeper is not liable for a loss or injury suffered by a guest from the loss of valuables in an amount of more than $50 if:

(1) the valuables could reasonably have been kept in the safe or vault of the hotel, apartment hotel, or boardinghouse;

(2) the loss or injury does not occur through the negligence or wrongdoing of the keeper or an employee of the hotel, apartment hotel, or boardinghouse; and

(3) a printed copy of this section is posted on the door of the guest's sleeping room.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if:

(1) the guest offered to deliver the valuables to the hotel, apartment hotel, or boardinghouse keeper for custody in the safe or vault; and

(2) the hotel, apartment hotel, boarding hotel, or boardinghouse keeper did not:

(A) deposit the valuables in the safe or vault; and

(B) issue a receipt for the valuables.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.110 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.110
§ 14.110. ALTERNATIVE RULEMAKING AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission by rule shall develop a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of rules by the finance commission applicable to the office; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the office's jurisdiction.

(b) The procedures applicable to the office relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The office shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Water Code § 56.022 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.022
§ 56.022. SURVEY AND PRELIMINARY PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the time prescribed by the commissioners court, the engineer shall make a careful survey of the land proposed to be drained and protected by levees. For the purposes of the survey, the engineer may go on land located inside or outside the district, including land located in a different county.

(b) The engineer shall obtain information regarding land and outlets inside the proposed district from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and from other sources, and he shall cooperate with the commission in the discharge of its duties.

(c) The engineer shall use the survey to make preliminary plans:

(1) locating approximately the necessary canals, drains, ditches, laterals, and levees;

(2) designating the streams and bayous necessary to be cleaned, deepened, and straightened;

(3) estimating the cost in detail of each contemplated improvement; and

(4) estimating the probable annual cost of maintaining the improvements.

(d) The engineer shall ascertain and procure proper and necessary outlets for the proposed canals, drains, and ditches necessary to drain the district.

(e) The engineer shall immediately make a report of his work to the commissioners court.
Tex. Education Code § 48.258 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.258
§ 48.258. ADJUSTMENT FOR RAPID DECLINE IN TAXABLE VALUE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Chapters 46 and 49 and this chapter, and to the extent money specifically authorized to be used under this section is available, the commissioner shall adjust the taxable value of property in a school district that, due to factors beyond the control of the board of trustees, experiences a rapid decline in the tax base used in calculating taxable values in excess of four percent of the tax base used in the preceding year.

(b) To the extent that a sufficient amount of money is not available to fund all adjustments under this section, the commissioner shall reduce adjustments in the manner provided by Section 48.266(f) so that the total amount of adjustments equals the amount of money available to fund the adjustments.

(c) A decision of the commissioner under this section is final and may not be appealed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.157
§ 1153.157. BEGINNING OF TERM OF CREDIT INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the term of credit life insurance or credit accident and health insurance begins, subject to acceptance by the insurer, on the date that the debtor becomes obligated to the creditor.

(b) With respect to an obligation that exists when a group policy takes effect, coverage begins on the later of the effective date of the policy or the date of enrollment for coverage under the policy.

(c) If evidence of insurability is required and is provided after the 30th day after the date the debtor becomes obligated to the creditor, the term of the insurance may begin on the date the insurance company determines that the evidence is satisfactory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6610.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6610 / Section 6610.107
§ 6610.107. DISPOSAL OF IMPOUNDED WATER.
Status: in_force

The district may sell or otherwise dispose of any water impounded by a district improvement under conditions, contracts, and terms determined by the board, subject to the approval of any other political subdivision that has been granted rights to the water before May 13, 1969.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8307.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8307 / Section 8307.108
§ 8307.108. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8307.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1002.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.002
§ 1002.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION.
Status: in_force

The Angleton-Danbury Hospital District of Brazoria County, Texas, is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 44.129 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.129
§ 44.129. CALHOUN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Calhoun County shall attend each term and session of the district and inferior courts of Calhoun County, except municipal courts, held for the transaction of criminal business, and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts.

(b) The criminal district attorney shall represent Calhoun County in any court in which the county has pending business. This subsection does not prevent the county from retaining other legal counsel in a civil matter as it considers appropriate.

(c) The criminal district attorney has all the powers, duties, and privileges in Calhoun County that are conferred by law on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.

(d) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.

(e) The criminal district attorney is entitled to receive a salary from the state in the amount provided by general law for the compensation of district attorneys. The Commissioners Court of Calhoun County may supplement the compensation paid by the state.

(f) The criminal district attorney, for the purpose of conducting the affairs of the office, may appoint the assistant criminal district attorneys that the Commissioners Court of Calhoun County may authorize. The salary of an assistant criminal district attorney must be at least $4,800 a year.

(g) The criminal district attorney may employ as many stenographers as the Commissioners Court of Calhoun County may authorize. The salary of a stenographer employed by the criminal district attorney must be at least $3,000 a year.

(h) The supplemental compensation paid to the criminal district attorney by the county and the salaries of the assistant criminal district attorneys and stenographers employed by the criminal district attorney shall be paid from the officers' salary fund if that fund is adequate. If the officers' salary fund is not adequate, the commissioners court shall transfer the necessary funds from the general fund of the county to the officers' salary fund.
Tex. Government Code § 432.162 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.162
§ 432.162. EXTORTION.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this chapter who communicates threats to another person with the intent to obtain anything of value or any acquittance, advantage, or immunity is guilty of extortion and shall be punished as a court-martial directs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.105
§ 3949.105. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Utilities Code § 32.054 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 32 / Section 32.054
§ 32.054. RESTRICTIONS ON AUTHORITY OF CORPORATIONS OR RIVER AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not authorize a river authority to acquire, install, construct, make additions to, or operate steam generating plants having an aggregate capacity greater than 5,000 megawatts to serve a purchaser in the area served by the river authority on January 1, 1975.

(b) A river authority or a corporation acting on behalf of a river authority under this subchapter may provide retail service only to a retail customer served by the river authority or corporation on September 1, 1995.

(c) Except as provided by this subchapter, this subchapter does not limit a power granted a river authority in its enabling legislation or other applicable law.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.031 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.031
§ 751.031. GRANTS OF AUTHORITY IN GENERAL AND CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (b), (c), and (d) and Section 751.032, if a durable power of attorney grants to an agent the authority to perform all acts that the principal could perform, the agent has the general authority conferred by Subchapter C, Chapter 752.

(b) An agent may take the following actions on the principal's behalf or with respect to the principal's property only if the durable power of attorney designating the agent expressly grants the agent the authority and the exercise of the authority is not otherwise prohibited by another agreement or instrument to which the authority or property is subject:

(1) create, amend, revoke, or terminate an inter vivos trust;

(2) make a gift;

(3) create or change rights of survivorship;

(4) create or change a beneficiary designation; or

(5) delegate authority granted under the power of attorney.

(c) Notwithstanding a grant of authority to perform an act described by Subsection (b), unless the durable power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent who is not an ancestor, spouse, or descendant of the principal may not exercise authority under the power of attorney to create in the agent, or in an individual to whom the agent owes a legal obligation of support, an interest in the principal's property, whether by gift, right of survivorship, beneficiary designation, disclaimer, or otherwise.

(d) Subject to Subsections (b) and (c) and Section 751.032, if the subjects over which authority is granted in a durable power of attorney are similar or overlap, the broadest authority controls.

(e) Authority granted in a durable power of attorney is exercisable with respect to property that the principal has when the power of attorney is executed or acquires later, regardless of whether:

(1) the property is located in this state; and

(2) the authority is exercised in this state or the power of attorney is executed in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 62.1011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 62 / Section 62.1011
§ 62.1011. VERIFICATION OF INCOME.
Status: in_force

The commission shall continue employing methods of verifying the individual incomes of the individuals considered in the calculation of an applicant's household income. The commission shall verify income under this section unless the applicant reports a household income that exceeds the income eligibility level established under Section 62.101(b).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.202
§ 1305.202. SCOPE OF MUNICIPAL OR REGIONAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A license to perform electrical work issued by a municipality or region is valid only in the municipality or region or in another municipality or region under a reciprocal agreement.

(b) A person who holds a license to perform electrical work or electrical sign work issued by a municipality or region that elects to discontinue issuing or renewing licenses may apply for an equivalent license under this chapter without complying with the applicable examination requirement if the person:

(1) held the municipal or regional license for the preceding year; and

(2) submits an application for a license under this chapter within 90 days of the date the municipality or region stops issuing or renewing licenses.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 43.0105 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0105
§ 43.0105. REVOCATION OF PROBATION.
Status: in_force

The department may revoke the probation of a license holder if the license holder violates a term of the conditions of probation.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.5005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.5005
§ 121.5005. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a facility of a public elementary or secondary school, including a charter school, or a private elementary or secondary school, but does not apply to a home school.
Tex. Family Code § 6.109 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.109
§ 6.109. CONCEALED DIVORCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may grant an annulment of a marriage to a party to the marriage if:

(1) the other party was divorced from a third party within the 30-day period preceding the date of the marriage ceremony;

(2) at the time of the marriage ceremony the petitioner did not know, and a reasonably prudent person would not have known, of the divorce; and

(3) since the petitioner discovered or a reasonably prudent person would have discovered the fact of the divorce, the petitioner has not voluntarily cohabited with the other party.

(b) A suit may not be brought under this section after the first anniversary of the date of the marriage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3842.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3842 / Section 3842.006
§ 3842.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible, regardless of other statutory criteria, to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the City of Nassau Bay or another governmental entity under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the City of Nassau Bay or another governmental entity under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created by the City of Nassau Bay or another governmental entity under Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.373 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.373
§ 601.373. FAILURE TO RETURN DRIVER'S LICENSE OR VEHICLE REGISTRATION; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person wilfully fails to send a driver's license or vehicle registration as required by Section 601.372. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.

(b) The department may direct a department employee to obtain and send to the department the driver's license and vehicle registration of a person who fails to send the person's license or registration in accordance with Section 601.372. The director of the department or the person designated by the director may file a complaint against a person for an offense under Subsection (a).