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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.204
§ 3901.204. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district regardless of whether the part of the district where the assessment is to be imposed is subject to an assessment previously imposed by the board.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district are:

(1) a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 142.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 142 / Section 142.007
§ 142.007. JUSTICE COURT PETITION.
Status: in_force

A petition seeking a justice court determination of the amount of a redemption payment or the amount of a collection fee must contain the following information:

(1) the name of the owner of the estray;

(2) a description of the estray;

(3) the number of days the estray was trespassing;

(4) the name of the owner or occupant of the property;

(5) the purpose for which the land on which the trespass occurred is used; and

(6) a statement that the estray owner and the owner or occupant of the property are unable to agree on the amount of the payment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 847.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 847 / Section 847.009
§ 847.009. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
Status: in_force

The commissioner and the commission must enter into a memorandum of understanding to specify the responsibilities of the department and the commission under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.184 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.184
§ 81.184. ORDER FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of the health authority, a municipal, county, or district attorney, as appropriate, shall file a sworn application for the person's temporary detention pending a modification hearing under Section 81.183. At the request of the department, the attorney general shall file a sworn application for the person's temporary detention pending a modification hearing under Section 81.183.

(b) The application must state the applicant's opinion and detail the reason for the applicant's opinion that:

(1) the person meets the criteria described by this chapter; and

(2) detention in an inpatient health care facility is necessary to evaluate the appropriate setting for continued court-ordered care.

(c) The court shall decide from the information in the application. The court may issue an order for temporary detention if a modification hearing is set and the court finds that there is probable cause to believe that the opinions stated in the application are valid.

(d) The judge shall appoint an attorney to represent a person who does not have an attorney when the order for temporary detention is signed.

(e) Within 24 hours after the time detention begins, the court that issued the temporary detention order shall provide to the person and the person's attorney a written notice that contains:

(1) a statement that the person has been placed under a temporary detention order;

(2) the grounds for the order; and

(3) the time and place of the modification hearing.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.303 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.303
§ 21.303. LIMITATIONS ON DISTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may not make a distribution that violates the corporation's certificate of formation.

(b) Unless the distribution is made in compliance with Chapter 11, a corporation may not make a distribution:

(1) if the corporation would be insolvent after the distribution; or

(2) that exceeds the distribution limit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 562.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 562 / Section 562.004
§ 562.004. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a program operator, including the operator of a freestanding discount health care program or a discount health care program marketed by an insurer or a health maintenance organization, shall comply with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3869.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3869 / Section 3869.008
§ 3869.008. LIABILITY RESULTING FROM DISTRICT ACTION.
Status: in_force

An action of the district or the board does not create a liability against the city or any other political subdivision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7929A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7929A / Section 7929A.0501
§ 7929A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8113.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8113 / Section 8113.004
§ 8113.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Government Code § 472.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 472 / Section 472.112
§ 472.112. OPEN GOVERNMENT.
Status: in_force

Subject to the confidentiality provisions of an agency's enabling legislation:

(1) meetings of the agency are subject to Chapter 551; and

(2) records maintained by the agency are subject to Chapter 552.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 74.503 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 74 / Section 74.503
§ 74.503. COURT ORDER FOR PERIODIC PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of a defendant physician or health care provider or claimant, the court shall order that medical, health care, or custodial services awarded in a health care liability claim be paid in whole or in part in periodic payments rather than by a lump-sum payment.

(b) At the request of a defendant physician or health care provider or claimant, the court may order that future damages other than medical, health care, or custodial services awarded in a health care liability claim be paid in whole or in part in periodic payments rather than by a lump sum payment.

(c) The court shall make a specific finding of the dollar amount of periodic payments that will compensate the claimant for the future damages.

(d) The court shall specify in its judgment ordering the payment of future damages by periodic payments the:

(1) recipient of the payments;

(2) dollar amount of the payments;

(3) interval between payments; and

(4) number of payments or the period of time over which payments must be made.
Tex. Government Code § 864.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 864 / Section 864.016
§ 864.016. CLAIM AND APPEAL PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for disability retirement benefits or a death benefit must be filed with the local board. On receiving an application under this subsection, the local board shall hold a hearing to decide the merits of the application and whether to approve or deny the application. The local board shall send a written copy of its decision to the claimant, the applicant, and the executive director.

(a-1) A claim for a service retirement annuity must be filed with the executive director.

(b) A person aggrieved by a decision of a local board or of the executive director relating to eligibility for or the amount of benefits under this subtitle may appeal the decision to the state board.

(c) An appeal of a local board or executive director decision under this section is begun by delivering a notice of appeal to the presiding officer or secretary of the local board that made the decision or to the executive director, as applicable. The notice must be delivered not later than the 20th day after the date of the decision and contain a brief description of the reasons for the appeal. The aggrieved person must file a copy of the notice with the state board.

(d) An appeal of a local board or executive director decision under this section is held in Austin and is a contested case under Chapter 2001, conducted as a de novo hearing by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(e) After a hearing under Subsection (d), the state board shall decide each appeal from a local board or executive director decision, issue a written opinion, and notify the local board or executive director, as applicable, and the claimant if the state board overrules the decision.

(f) A final decision of the state board under this section is subject to judicial review under Chapter 2001. The standard of review is by substantial evidence. Venue of the appeal is only in a district court in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3830.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3830 / Section 3830.005
§ 3830.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 777, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(2) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 4, Chapter 777, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.203
§ 651.203. HEARINGS AND INVESTIGATIONS; SUBPOENA POWER.
Status: in_force

In conducting a hearing or investigation under this chapter, the department or a person designated by the department may:

(1) administer oaths;

(2) subpoena witnesses;

(3) take depositions of witnesses who reside outside of this state in the manner provided for in a civil action in district court; and

(4) pay to those witnesses a fee and mileage for attendance as provided for a witness in a civil action in district court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8345.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8345 / Section 8345.151
§ 8345.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8345.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.306
§ 801.306. INACTIVE STATUS.
Status: in_force

The board by rule may provide for the placement of a license holder on inactive status. The rules adopted under this section may not include a limit on the time a license holder may remain on inactive status.
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.158 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.158
§ 1104.158. PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

A properly executed and witnessed self-proving declaration, including a declaration and self-proving affidavit described by Section 1104.152(c), is prima facie evidence that:

(1) the declarant was competent at the time the declarant executed the declaration; and

(2) the guardian named in the declaration would serve the best interests of the ward or incapacitated person.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.005
§ 251.005. CONVERSION OF FACILITY OR OPERATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator of an underground facility that is exempted under this subchapter may voluntarily convert that facility to a Class A underground facility by sending written communication from a competent authority of the operator to the corporation advising of the status change.

(b) An operator of a Class B underground facility may voluntarily convert to a Class A underground facility operator by sending written communication from a competent authority of the operator to the corporation advising of the status change.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8492.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8492 / Section 8492.151
§ 8492.151. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES.
Status: in_force

The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.105 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.105
§ 21.105. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND.
Status: in_force

The Texas park development bonds interest and sinking fund, referred to as the "interest and sinking fund," is created to be used exclusively for:

(1) paying the principal of Texas Park Development Bonds as they mature;

(2) paying the interest on the bonds as it comes due; and

(3) paying exchange and collection charges in connection with the bonds.
Tex. Penal Code § 36.09 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 36 / Section 36.09
§ 36.09. OFFERING GIFT TO PUBLIC SERVANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if he offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit on a public servant that he knows the public servant is prohibited by law from accepting.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Family Code § 101.008 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 101 / Section 101.008
§ 101.008. COURT.
Status: in_force

"Court" means the district court, juvenile court having the same jurisdiction as a district court, or other court expressly given jurisdiction of a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.251 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.251
§ 104.251. GENERAL STANDARD.
Status: in_force

A gas utility shall furnish service, instrumentalities, and facilities that are safe, adequate, efficient, and reasonable.
Tex. Government Code § 46.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 46 / Section 46.003
§ 46.003. COMPENSATION OF STATE PROSECUTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state prosecuting attorney and each state prosecutor is entitled to receive from the state:

(1) a salary in an amount equal to the state annual salary as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 paid to a district judge with comparable years of service as the state prosecuting attorney or state prosecutor; and

(2) a monthly amount of longevity pay based on the state prosecuting attorney's or state prosecutor's years of service that would be paid to the state prosecuting attorney or state prosecutor under Section 659.0445 if the state prosecuting attorney or state prosecutor were a judge or justice described by Section 659.0445(a).

(a-1) For purposes of this section, the years of service of the state prosecuting attorney or a state prosecutor include any years of service as:

(1) a county attorney; or

(2) an appellate court justice, district judge, judge of a statutory county court, judge of a multicounty statutory county court, or judge or justice of a statutory probate court.

(b) A commissioners court may supplement the state prosecutor's state salary but may not pay the state prosecutor an amount less than the compensation it pays its highest paid district judge.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the amount of a state prosecutor's total annual salary from state and county sources exceeds the amount of the maximum combined base salary from all state and county sources provided by Section 659.012 for a district judge with comparable years of service as the state prosecutor, the comptroller shall reduce the state prosecutor's state annual salary by the amount equal to the excess amount, except that the comptroller may not reduce the state prosecutor's state annual salary to an amount that is less than the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012(a).

(d) The comptroller shall calculate the amount of the state annual salary to be paid to a state prosecutor under this section for a state fiscal year based on sworn statements the state prosecutor files annually with the comptroller at the time and in the manner the comptroller requires that specify the amount of county compensation to be paid to the state prosecutor for that year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8318.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8318 / Section 8318.051
§ 8318.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8318.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0402 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0402
§ 549.0402. PROVISION OF PROGRAM INFORMATION BY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY.
Status: in_force

Each pharmaceutical company that does business in this state and that offers a patient assistance program shall inform the commission of:

(1) the existence of the program;

(2) the eligibility requirements for the program;

(3) the drugs covered by the program; and

(4) information used for applying for the program, such as a telephone number.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.255
§ 11005.255. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds issued may be secured by a pledge of all or part of the district's revenue, or by all or part of the revenue of one or more contracts previously or subsequently made or other revenue or income specified by board resolution or a trust indenture securing the bonds. The pledge may reserve the right, under conditions specified by the pledge, to issue additional bonds that will be on a parity with or subordinate to the bonds then being issued.

(b) The district may issue bonds secured by both taxes and revenue of the district described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7934.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7934 / Section 7934.005
§ 7934.005. 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. Government Code § 1205.066 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.066
§ 1205.066. COURT COSTS AND OTHER EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer that brings an action under this chapter shall pay costs of the action, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) The court may require a person other than the attorney general who appears and contests or intervenes in the action to pay all or part of the costs as the court determines equitable and just.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.256 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.256
§ 248A.256. DECISION BY DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Based on the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and proposal for a decision, the department by order may:

(1) find that a violation occurred and impose a penalty; or

(2) find that a violation did not occur.

(b) The notice of the department's order under Subsection (a) that is sent to the person in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code, must include a statement of the right of the person to judicial review of the order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8219.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8219 / Section 8219.004
§ 8219.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 411, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0401
§ 5010.0401. DEPOSITORY; DEPOSIT AND USE OF DISTRICT MONEY; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select a depository or depositories for the district in the manner provided by law for the selection of a county depository.

(b) The board in selecting a depository shall act in the same capacity and perform the same duties as the county judge and the commissioners court in selecting a county depository.

(c) A depository selected by the board:

(1) has the powers and duties provided by law for a county depository; and

(2) shall execute a depository bond, or pledge collateral in lieu of or in addition to a surety company bond, as provided by law for a county depository.

(d) After the depository or depositories have given bond or bonds as provided by law and the bond or bonds have been approved by the board, all district money shall be deposited in the depository or depositories by the officers or agents of the district appointed by the board to collect and deposit district money.

(e) District money shall be deposited in the appropriate account and kept separate. The accounts of the district are the:

(1) interest and sinking fund account;

(2) construction account; and

(3) maintenance and operations account.

(f) Money in the interest and sinking fund account may be used only to pay the interest on and principal of the appropriate indebtedness.

(g) Each district depository shall prepare a report of all money received and all money paid out by the depository at the end of each month and shall file the report, along with vouchers and records of the district, with the secretary and treasurer of the board.