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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0503
§ 4016.0503. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.

(b) The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(c) The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, if the improvement financed by the obligation issued under this section will be conveyed to or operated and maintained by a municipality or other retail utility provider pursuant to an agreement with the district entered into before the issuance of the obligation.
Tex. Education Code § 51.905 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.905
§ 51.905. STATE-OWNED MUSEUM BUILDINGS.
Status: repealed

(a) The governing board of each state-supported institution of higher education commonly referred to as a senior college shall formulate and adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the use of a state-owned museum building located on its campus, including the designation of rooms or areas in honor of donors or other benefactors, if appropriate, and shall administer the expenditure of all state funds appropriated for construction, equipment, operation, maintenance, or improvement of such museum, including restoration or refurbishing of collections.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1251, ch. 474, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.

(c) State funds appropriated for construction, equipment, operation, maintenance, or improvement of a museum located on a college or university campus referred to in Subsection (a) of this section which are used or expended conjunctively with funds belonging to a historical society or group incorporated as a nonprofit organization are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code, including all accounts, books, and other financial records of the state government and the nonprofit corporation pertaining to the expenditure of funds which have been used or expended jointly for constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, or improving such museum. The state auditor shall prepare a written report or reports of such audit or audits to the Legislative Audit Committee and the governing board of the state-supported institution of higher education.

(d) No employee of a museum located on a campus referred to in Subsection (a) of this section, who is paid in whole or in part by state funds may be employed or discharged except with the approval and consent of the governing board of the state-supported institution on which campus the museum is located.
Tex. Government Code § 823.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 823 / Section 823.301
§ 823.301. CREDITABLE MILITARY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 823.101(2), military service creditable in the retirement system is active federal duty in the armed forces of the United States, other than as a student at a service academy, that was performed:

(1) as a direct result of being inducted or of first enlisting for duty on a date when the federal government was actively inducting persons into the armed forces under federal draft laws;

(2) as a reservist or member of the national guard who was ordered to duty under the authority of federal law;

(3) during a time when the federal government was actively inducting persons into the armed forces under federal draft laws; or

(4) as a result of voluntarily entering on active duty.

(b) A member may not establish more than five years of service credit in the retirement system under this subchapter for military service. Service may be established in one-year increments except as otherwise provided by this subchapter.

(c) The board of trustees may adopt rules expanding the military service creditable in the retirement system in order to comply with the requirements of federal law.

(d) Military service that is terminated by sentence of a court-martial is not creditable under this section.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7824 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7824
§ 7824. LIST OF VOTERS.
Status: in_force

The tax collector of the county wherein such district is situated, prior to the election, shall make a certified list of the property taxpayers of said district and furnish to the presiding judge of each precinct a list of such voters in such precinct. No person whose name does not appear in said list shall vote at any election under this chapter, except as provided in the two succeeding articles.
Tex. Government Code § 3100.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3100 / Section 3100.003
§ 3100.003. DESCRIPTION UNDER GOVERNOR'S RULES.
Status: in_force

In addition to each requirement prescribed by Section 3100.002, the governor by executive order published in the Texas Register may prescribe changes or other rules relating to the description of the state flag.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9029.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9029 / Section 9029.054
§ 9029.054. DIRECTOR'S AND TREASURER'S BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall give bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The treasurer shall give bond in the amount required by the board, conditioned on the treasurer's faithful accounting for all money that comes into the treasurer's custody as authority treasurer.
Tex. Transportation Code § 391.252 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.252
§ 391.252. PROHIBITED COMMERCIAL SIGNS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not erect a commercial sign that is adjacent to and visible from:

(1) U.S. Highway 290 between the western city limits of the city of Austin and the eastern city limits of the city of Fredericksburg;

(2) State Highway 317 between the northern city limits of the city of Belton to the southern city limits of the city of Valley Mills;

(3) State Highway 16 between the northern city limits of the city of Kerrville and Interstate Highway 20;

(4) U.S. Highway 77 between State Highway 186 and State Highway 44;

(5) U.S. Highway 281 between:

(A) State Highway 186 and Interstate Highway 37, exclusive of the segment of U.S. Highway 281 located in the city limits of Three Rivers; and

(B) the southern boundary line of Comal County and State Highway 306;

(6) State Highway 17 between State Highway 118 and U.S. Highway 90;

(7) State Highway 67 between U.S. Highway 90 and Farm-to-Market Road 170;

(8) Farm-to-Market Road 170 between State Highway 67 and State Highway 118;

(9) State Highway 118 between Farm-to-Market Road 170 and State Highway 17;

(10) State Highway 105 between the western city limits of the city of Sour Lake to the eastern city limits of the city of Cleveland;

(11) State Highway 73 between the eastern city limits of the city of Winnie to the western city limits of the city of Port Arthur;

(12) State Highway 21 between the southern city limits of the city of College Station and U.S. Highway 290;

(13) a highway located in:

(A) the Sabine National Forest;

(B) the Davy Crockett National Forest; or

(C) the Sam Houston National Forest;

(14) Segments 1 through 4 of State Highway 130;

(15) a highway in Bandera County that is part of the state highway system;

(16) Farm-to-Market Road 3238 beginning at State Highway 71 and any extension of that road through Hays and Blanco Counties;

(17) Farm-to-Market Road 2978 between Farm-to-Market Road 1488 and the boundary line between Harris and Montgomery Counties;

(18) U.S. Highway 90 between the western city limits of the city of San Antonio and the eastern city limits of the city of Hondo; or

(19) the following highways in Austin County:

(A) State Highway 159;

(B) Farm-to-Market Road 331;

(C) Farm-to-Market Road 529;

(D) Farm-to-Market Road 1094; and

(E) Farm-to-Market Road 2502.

(b) This section does not affect the ability of a municipality to regulate a sign located on the portion of a roadway listed in Subsection (a) that is within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality in accordance with Chapter 216, Local Government Code.

(c) This section does not prohibit a person from erecting a commercial sign permitted by other law, rule, or regulation that is adjacent to and visible from a roadway not listed in this section and is visible from a roadway listed under this section if the intended purpose of the sign is to be visible only from the roadway not listed under this section.
Tex. Election Code § 111.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 111 / Section 111.004
§ 111.004. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

An application for a restricted ballot must include, in addition to the information required by the applicable provisions of Section 84.002, the information necessary to indicate that the applicant is eligible to vote the restricted ballot requested.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7996.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7996 / Section 7996.0501
§ 7996.0501. 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. Health and Safety Code § 401.223 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.223
§ 401.223. HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SURVEY.
Status: in_force

The commission, the department, and local public health officials shall develop a health surveillance survey for the population located in the vicinity of the disposal facility site.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.851 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.851
§ 2301.851. CERTAIN CHARGES INCLUDED IN CUSTOMER AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to register under Section 152.065, Tax Code, may include in a customer agreement subject to Subsection (b) a separate charge for the proportionate amount of title fees, registration fees, and property taxes paid in the preceding calendar year on the person's vehicle fleet.

(b) A person who includes the charge must do so:

(1) on a nondiscriminatory basis; and

(2) in each agreement other than an agreement that is exempt from the tax imposed under Section 152.026, Tax Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1683.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1683 / Section 1683.007
§ 1683.007. ACTUARIAL SOUNDNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A postsecondary educational institution that offers higher education health benefits under this chapter shall administer the benefits in a manner that is actuarially sound.

(b) The postsecondary educational institution shall ensure the higher education health benefits offered by the postsecondary educational institution are actuarially sound by:

(1) obtaining an actuarial opinion from an actuary who is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries or a member of the American Academy of Actuaries that recommends the amount of cash reserves and the level of specific and aggregate stop-loss insurance the postsecondary educational institution should maintain for purposes of administering the benefits; and

(2) maintaining the levels of cash reserves and stop-loss insurance recommended by the actuarial opinion obtained under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Government Code § 2306.6731 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6731
§ 2306.6731. ALLOCATION DECISION; REEVALUATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Department staff shall provide written, documented recommendations to the board concerning the financial or programmatic viability of each application for a low income housing tax credit before the board makes a decision relating to the allocation of tax credits. The board may not make without good cause an allocation decision that conflicts with the recommendations of department staff.

(b) Regardless of project stage, the board must reevaluate a project that undergoes a substantial change between the time of initial board approval of the project and the time of issuance of a tax credit commitment for the project. The board may revoke any tax credit commitment issued for a project that has been unfavorably reevaluated by the board under this subsection.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.002
§ 116.002. MONEY AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to money collected or held by a district, county, or precinct officer in a county and by the officers of a defined district or subdivision in the county, including the funds of a municipal or quasi-municipal subdivision or corporation that has the power to select its own depository but has not done so. The money shall be deposited under this chapter, and the money shall be considered in fixing, and is protected by, a county depository's bond.

(b) Orders for payment, checks, and vouchers evidencing the money deposited in the county depository under Subsection (a) are subject to audit and countersignature as provided by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.156
§ 3885.156. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A contract to design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project is considered a contract for a good or service under Subchapter I, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.184 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.184
§ 52.184. STATEMENT OF CONSIDERATION.
Status: in_force

No lease executed under this subchapter after September 17, 1939, is binding on the state unless it recites the actual and true consideration paid or promised.
Tex. Government Code § 501.063 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.063
§ 501.063. INMATE FEE FOR HEALTH CARE.
Status: repealed

(a)(1) An inmate confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the department, other than a halfway house, who initiates a visit to a health care provider shall pay a health care services fee to the department in the amount of $13.55 per visit, except that an inmate may not be required to pay more than $100 during a state fiscal year.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 812), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.

(3) The inmate shall pay the fee out of the inmate's trust fund. If the balance in the fund is insufficient to cover the fee, 50 percent of each deposit to the fund shall be applied toward the balance owed until the total amount owed is paid.

(b) The department shall adopt policies to ensure that before any deductions are made from an inmate's trust fund under this section, the inmate is informed that the health care services fee will be deducted from the inmate's trust fund as required by Subsection (a).

(c) The department may not deny an inmate access to health care as a result of the inmate's failure or inability to pay a fee under this section.

(d) The department shall deposit money received under this section in an account in the general revenue fund that may be used only to pay the cost of correctional health care. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the comptroller shall transfer any surplus from the preceding fiscal year to the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8106.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8106 / Section 8106.105
§ 8106.105. CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF WATER, SEWER, OR DRAINAGE SERVICES; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enter into a contract with a political subdivision for water, sewer, or drainage services or any combination of those services without the necessity of an election by any contracting party.

(b) The district may pay for an obligation incurred by entering into a contract under this section by issuing bonds that, if otherwise necessary, have been approved by the voters in the manner provided by this chapter.

(c) The district may deliver the district's bonds to any of the following parties that enters into a contract with the district under this section:

(1) the United States;

(2) an agency or instrumentality of the United States;

(3) this state; or

(4) an agency or instrumentality of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8354.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8354 / Section 8354.154
§ 8354.154. DIVISION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8354.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(c) An order dividing the district:

(1) must:

(A) name each new district;

(B) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(C) appoint temporary directors for each new district, or provide that temporary directors are appointed in the manner provided by Section 8354.052(a); and

(D) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts; and

(2) is subject to a confirmation election in each new district.

(d) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.152 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.152
§ 58.152. DESIGNATION OF PSEUDONYM; PSEUDONYM FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) A victim may choose a pseudonym to be used instead of the victim's name to designate the victim in all public files and records concerning the offense, including police summary reports, press releases, and records of judicial proceedings. A victim who elects to use a pseudonym as provided by this subchapter must complete a pseudonym form developed under Subsection (b) and return the form to the law enforcement agency investigating the offense.

(b) The office of the attorney general shall develop and distribute to all law enforcement agencies of the state a pseudonym form to record the name, address, telephone number, and pseudonym of a victim.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.203
§ 1095.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters.

(b) The order calling the election shall provide for clerks as in county elections and must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding and alternate election judges for each polling place;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.109
§ 2308.109. DUTY TO DEVELOP SKILL STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall provide advice to the governor and the legislature on the development of a statewide system of industry-defined and industry-recognized skill standards and credentials for all major skilled occupations that:

(1) provide strong employment and earnings opportunities in this state; and

(2) require less than a baccalaureate degree.

(b) The council shall:

(1) validate and recognize nationally established skill standards to guide curriculum development, training, assessment, and certification of workforce skills;

(2) convene industry groups to develop skill standards and certification procedures for industries and occupations in which standards have not been established or adopted and recognize the skill standards and certification procedures;

(3) review the standards developed by other states and foreign countries and enter into agreements for mutual recognition of standards and credentials to enhance portability of skills; and

(4) promote the use of standards and credentials among employers.

(c) The council shall:

(1) report on the council's duties under this section to the governor; and

(2) provide annual reports on the council's duties under this section to the governor, the division, and the legislature.
Tex. Insurance Code § 101.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 101 / Section 101.102
§ 101.102. UNAUTHORIZED INSURANCE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including an insurer, may not directly or indirectly do an act that constitutes the business of insurance under this chapter except as authorized by statute.

(b) With respect to insurance of a subject that is resident, located, or to be performed in this state, this section does not prohibit an act performed outside this state, including the collection of premiums, by a person, including an insurer, authorized to do business in this state if the transaction and insurance contract otherwise comply with statute.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.224 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.224
§ 22.224. DELEGATION OF INVESTMENT AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors of a corporation may:

(1) contract with an advisor who is an investment counsel or a trust company, bank, investment advisor, or investment manager; and

(2) confer on that advisor the authority to:

(A) purchase or otherwise acquire a stock, bond, security, or other investment on behalf of the corporation; and

(B) sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of an asset or property of the corporation at a time and for a consideration the advisor considers appropriate.

(b) The board of directors may:

(1) confer on an advisor described by Subsection (a) other powers regarding the corporation's investments as the board considers appropriate; and

(2) authorize the advisor to hold title to an asset or property of the corporation, in the advisor's own name or in the name of a nominee, for the benefit of the corporation.

(c) The board of directors is not liable for an action taken or not taken by an advisor under this section if the board acted in good faith and with ordinary care in selecting the advisor. The board of directors may remove or replace the advisor, with or without cause, if the board considers that action appropriate or necessary.
Tex. Education Code § 61.307 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.307
§ 61.307. AMENDMENTS TO APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief administrative officers of each institution which has been issued a certificate of authority shall immediately notify the board of any change in administrative personnel, faculty, or facilities at the institution or any other changes of a nature specified by the board.

(b) An institution which wishes to amend an existing program of study to award a new or different degree during the period of time covered by a current certificate may file an application for amendment of the certificate with the board. The application shall be accompanied by a fee set by the board to cover the cost of program evaluation. If the board finds that the new program of study meets the required standards, the board may amend the institution's certificate accordingly.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.058
§ 1065.058. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties on approval of the expenses by the board.