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Tex. Government Code § 54.2606 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2606
§ 54.2606. PROCEEDING THAT MAY BE REFERRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge may refer to a magistrate any criminal case or matter relating to a criminal case for proceedings involving:

(1) a negotiated plea of guilty or no contest and sentencing before the court;

(2) a bond forfeiture, remittitur, and related proceedings;

(3) a pretrial motion;

(4) a writ of habeas corpus;

(5) an examining trial;

(6) an occupational driver's license;

(7) a petition for an order of expunction under Chapter 55A, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(8) an asset forfeiture hearing as provided by Chapter 59, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(9) a petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information or an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information that does not require a petition provided by Subchapter E-1, Chapter 411;

(10) a motion to modify or revoke community supervision or to proceed with an adjudication of guilty;

(11) setting conditions, modifying, revoking, and surrendering of bonds, including surety bonds;

(12) specialty court proceedings;

(13) a waiver of extradition; and

(14) any other matter the judge considers necessary and proper.

(b) A judge may refer to a magistrate a civil case arising out of Chapter 59, Code of Criminal Procedure, for any purpose authorized by that chapter, including issuing orders, accepting agreed judgments, enforcing judgments, and presiding over a case on the merits if a party has not requested a jury trial.

(c) A magistrate may accept a plea of guilty from a defendant charged with misdemeanor, felony, or both misdemeanor and felony offenses.

(d) A magistrate may select a jury. A magistrate may not preside over a criminal trial on the merits, whether or not the trial is before a jury.

(e) A magistrate may not hear a jury trial on the merits of a bond forfeiture.

(f) A judge of a designated juvenile court may refer to a magistrate any proceeding over which a juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction under Title 3, Family Code, including any matter ancillary to the proceeding.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.064
§ 1477.064. RATES AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) If bonds issued under this subchapter are secured solely by a pledge of net revenue of the project, the commissioners court shall contract for and impose rates and charges for water supplied by the project that will be sufficient to:

(1) operate and maintain the project;

(2) pay when due the principal of and interest on the bonds; and

(3) establish any reserves provided in the order authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(b) A bond secured solely by a pledge of net revenue:

(1) is not a debt of the county issuing the bond;

(2) may be a charge only on pledged revenue of a project;

(3) may not be included in determining the power of the county to issue bonds or incur other debt for any purpose authorized by law; and

(4) must contain the following provision: "The holder of this bond is not entitled to demand payment of this obligation out of any money raised by taxation."
Tex. Occupations Code § 156.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 156 / Section 156.003
§ 156.003. STAGGERED RENEWAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may adopt a system under which registration permits expire on various dates during the two-year registration period.

(b) For the registration period in which the expiration date is changed, registration permit fees shall be prorated. On renewal of the registration on the new expiration date, the total registration permit fee is payable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3828.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3828 / Section 3828.112
§ 3828.112. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

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

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) The division procedure is prescribed by Sections 53.030 through 53.041, Water Code.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land:

(1) outside Henderson County; or

(2) in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, unless the municipality consents.

(d) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.501 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.501
§ 1369.501. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Animal health product" means a medical product approved and licensed for use in animal or veterinary medicine, including a pharmaceutical, a biologic, an insecticide, and a parasiticide.

(2) "Health benefit plan" means an individual, blanket, or group plan, policy, or contract for health care services issued or delivered by a health benefit plan issuer in this state.

(3) "Health benefit plan issuer" means an insurance company, a health maintenance organization, or a hospital and medical service corporation.

(4) "Pharmaceutical drug manufacturer" means a person engaged in the business of producing, preparing, propagating, compounding, converting, processing, packaging, labeling, or distributing a prescription drug. The term does not include a wholesale distributor or retailer of prescription drugs or a pharmacist licensed under Subtitle J, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(5) "Pharmacy benefit manager" has the meaning assigned by Section 4151.151.

(6) "Prescription drug" has the meaning assigned by Section 551.003, Occupations Code, except that the term "prescription drug" does not include a device or an animal health product.

(7) "Rebate" means a discount or concession that affects the price of a prescription drug to a pharmacy benefit manager or health benefit plan issuer for a prescription drug manufactured by the pharmaceutical drug manufacturer.

(8) "Specialty drug" means a prescription drug covered under Medicare Part D that exceeds the specialty tier cost threshold established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

(9) "Utilization management" means a set of formal techniques designed to monitor the use of, or evaluate the medical necessity, appropriateness, efficacy, or efficiency of, health care services, procedures, or settings.
Tex. Election Code § 101.055 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 101 / Section 101.055
§ 101.055. FPCA VOTER REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The submission of a federal postcard application that complies with the applicable requirements by an unregistered applicant constitutes registration by the applicant:

(1) for the purpose of voting in the election for which a ballot is requested; and

(2) under Title 2 unless the person indicates on the application that the person is residing outside the United States indefinitely.

(b) For purposes of registering to vote under this chapter, a person shall provide the address of the last place of residence of the person in this state or the last place of residence in this state of the person's parent or legal guardian.

(c) The registrar shall register the person at the address provided under Subsection (b) unless that address no longer is recognized as a residential address, in which event the registrar shall assign the person to an address under procedures prescribed by the secretary of state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.061
§ 841.061. ACTION ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In considering the application, the commissioner shall determine if:

(1) the minimum capital and surplus required by Section 841.054 are the bona fide property of the domestic insurance company;

(2) the proposed officers, directors, and managing executive of the company have sufficient insurance experience, ability, and standing to make success of the proposed company probable; and

(3) the applicants are acting in good faith.

(b) If the commissioner determines that the applicant has not met the standards set out by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall deny the application in writing, giving the reason for the denial. An application may not be granted unless it is adequately supported by competent evidence.

(b-1) On the applicant's request, the commissioner shall hold a hearing on a denial. Not later than the 30th day after the date of the applicant's request for a hearing, the commissioner shall request a hearing date.

(b-2) An interested party may participate fully and in all respects in any proceeding related to the application. An intervenor has the rights and privileges of a proper or necessary party in a civil suit in the courts of this state, including the right to be represented by counsel.

(c) If the commissioner does not deny the application under Subsection (b), the commissioner shall approve the application. On approval of an application, the department shall record the information required by Section 841.058 in records maintained for that purpose. On receipt of a fee in the amount determined under Chapter 202, the commissioner shall provide to the incorporators a certified copy of the application, articles of incorporation, and submitted affidavit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.160
§ 3836.160. TAX AND BOND ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes an ad valorem tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1057.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.253
§ 1057.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The tax assessor-collector of Matagorda County shall collect taxes imposed by the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.610 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.610
§ 460.610. USE OF SURPLUS TAX INCREMENT PAYMENT AMOUNTS.
Status: in_force

After any applicable capital recovery fee has been paid, the authority and the municipality shall negotiate to determine use of the amount of tax increment payments that exceeds the amount necessary to compensate the authority for the annual maintenance and operating expenses of providing service to the public transportation financing area. The excess amounts may be used to develop infrastructure enhancement, replacement, or improvement projects in the public transportation financing area that benefit both the municipality and the authority.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1110.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.005
§ 1110.005. FREQUENCY OF ADJUSTABLE INTEREST RATE DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

A life insurer shall determine the adjustable interest rate under Section 1110.004(b)(2) at regular intervals at least once every 12 months but not more frequently than once in any three-month period. At the intervals specified in the life insurance policy, the insurer:

(1) may increase the rate charged when the interest rate determined under Section 1110.004(b)(2) would result in a rate increase of at least one-half of one percent per year; and

(2) shall reduce the rate charged when the interest rate determined under Section 1110.004(b)(2) would result in a rate decrease of at least one-half of one percent per year.
Tex. Water Code § 62.191 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.191
§ 62.191. ISSUANCE OF NAVIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the commission determines the cost of proposed improvements, incidental expenses, and maintenance costs, it shall certify to the commissioners court of the county of jurisdiction the amount of bonds necessary to be issued.

(b) The commissioners court, at a regular or special meeting, shall issue an order directing the issuance of navigation bonds for the district in the amount so certified. The amount of bonds may not be more than the amount authorized by the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.559 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.559
§ 201.559. DETERMINATION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a court sustains the finding that a violation occurred after the court reviews the order of the board imposing an administrative penalty, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced penalty.

(b) If the court does not sustain the finding that a violation occurred, the court shall order that an administrative penalty is not owed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 395.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 395 / Section 395.001
§ 395.001. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to:

(1) the governing body of a toll road authority:

(A) in which a county with a population of 3.3 million or more is located; or

(B) that is adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more and in which a municipality with a population of more than 60,000 is located; and

(2) an outdoor sign.

(b) Chapter 393 does not apply to the placement of a sign to which this subchapter applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1080.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1080 / Section 1080.105
§ 1080.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules for the efficient operation of the district, including district facilities.

(b) The board shall:

(1) publish the rules in book form; and

(2) provide copies to interested persons on request at district expense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982 / Section 7982.203
§ 7982.203. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An assessment or a reassessment imposed under this subchapter by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

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

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

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

(b) 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.

(c) 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. Water Code § 16.321 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.321
§ 16.321. COASTAL FLOODING.
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of the General Land Office shall adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations necessary for protection from flooding on barrier islands, peninsulas, and mainland areas fronting on the Gulf of Mexico. Rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be limited to those matters that political subdivisions are authorized to address under Section 16.315 of this code. Except as otherwise provided by this section, all actions taken by political subdivisions under Section 16.315 of this code with respect to flooding on barrier islands, peninsulas, and mainland areas fronting on the Gulf of Mexico must comply with rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner under this section. A political subdivision may adopt rules that are more stringent than those adopted by the commissioner under this section, provided the stricter provisions are intended to ensure compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program's rules, regulations, and policies.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 9.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 9 / Section 9.004
§ 9.004. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code) or to Chapter 21, Insurance Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2003.901 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.901
§ 2003.901. APPEALS FROM APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD DETERMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

As an alternative to filing an appeal under Section 42.01, Tax Code, a property owner may appeal to the office an appraisal review board order determining a protest concerning the appraised or market value of property brought under Section 41.41(a)(1) or (2), Tax Code, if the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property that was the subject of the protest, as determined by the board order, is more than $1 million.
Tex. Election Code § 241.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 241 / Section 241.004
§ 241.004. ANSWER.
Status: in_force

(a) The contestee must reply to the contestant's petition in an answer in the same manner as an answer to a petition in an election contest in the district court.

(b) The contestee must file the answer with the secretary of state not later than the seventh day after the date the contestee receives the copy of the petition. The contestee must deliver a copy of the answer to the contestant by the same deadline.

(c) Section 1.006 does not apply to this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0702 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0702
§ 3971.0702. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter:

(1) a reference in Chapter 352, Tax Code, to a county is a reference to the district; and

(2) a reference in Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the commissioners court is a reference to the board.

(b) Except as inconsistent with this subchapter, Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, governs a hotel occupancy tax authorized by this subchapter, including the collection of the tax, subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 352.002(b) and (c), Tax Code.
Tex. Water Code § 56.116 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.116
§ 56.116. MAPS AND ESTIMATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The map and profile shall include the relation that each canal, drain, ditch, or levee bears to each tract of land through which it passes and the shape into which the canal, drain, ditch, or levee divides each tract.

(b) If any canal, drain, ditch, or levee cuts off any tract containing less than 20 acres of land, the map shall show:

(1) the number of acres divided from the tract;

(2) the number of acres in the whole tract;

(3) the shape of the small tract; and

(4) the relation of the small tract to the canal, ditch, drain, or levee.

(c) The profile may show the number of cubic yards necessary to be excavated to make each canal, drain, or ditch and to build any levee located in the district and may give the estimated cost of each.

(d) When the map, profile, and estimates are completed, the engineer shall sign them in his official capacity and file them with the clerk of the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6917.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6917 / Section 6917.101
§ 6917.101. ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an assessment on property in the district to pay for an improvement project or an obligation described by Section 6917.151 in the manner provided for:

(1) a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; or

(2) a municipality or county under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.

(b) The district may impose an assessment for any district operation and maintenance or authorized improvement or supplemental service, including public safety services, in the manner provided for:

(1) a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; or

(2) a municipality or county under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.

(c) The district may not impose an assessment on a municipality, county, or other political subdivision.
Tex. Estates Code § 152.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 152 / Section 152.053
§ 152.053. DURATION OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

The authority of an applicant under an emergency intervention order expires on the earlier of:

(1) the 90th day after the date the order is issued; or

(2) the date a personal representative of the decedent's estate qualifies.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 162.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 162 / Section 162.001
§ 162.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter:

(1) "Caretaker" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.002 of this code.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Animal Health Commission.

(b) References to animals in this chapter shall be construed to include all or part of the carcasses of the animals.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.155 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.155
§ 2A.155. CLERK'S DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN EXHIBITS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "eligible exhibit" means an exhibit filed with the clerk of a court that:

(1) is not a firearm or contraband;

(2) has not been ordered by the court to be returned to its owner; and

(3) is not an exhibit in another pending criminal action.

(b) An eligible exhibit may be disposed of as provided by this article:

(1) on or after the first anniversary of the date on which a conviction becomes final in the case, if the case is a misdemeanor or a felony for which the sentence imposed by the court is five years or less;

(2) on or after the second anniversary of the date on which a conviction becomes final in the case, if the case is a noncapital felony for which the sentence imposed by the court is greater than five years;

(3) on or after the first anniversary of the date of the acquittal of the defendant; or

(4) on or after the first anniversary of the date of the death of the defendant.

(c) Subject to Subsections (d), (e), and (f), a clerk may dispose of an eligible exhibit, including by delivery of the exhibit to the county purchasing agent for disposal as surplus or salvage property under Section 263.152, Local Government Code, if on the date provided by Subsection (b) the clerk has not received a request for the exhibit from either the attorney representing the state in the case or the attorney representing the defendant.

(d) Before a clerk in a county with a population of less than 2.5 million disposes of an eligible exhibit, the clerk must provide written notice by mail to the attorney representing the state in the case and the attorney representing the defendant. The notice must:

(1) describe the exhibit;

(2) include the name and address of the court holding the exhibit; and

(3) state that the exhibit will be disposed of unless a written request is received by the clerk before the 31st day after the date of notice.

(e) If a request is not received by a clerk to whom Subsection (d) applies before the 31st day after the date of notice, the clerk may dispose of the eligible exhibit in the manner permitted by this article.

(f) If a request is timely received, the clerk shall deliver the eligible exhibit to the person making the request if the court determines the requestor is the owner of the exhibit.

(g) Notwithstanding Section 263.156, Local Government Code, or any other law, the commissioners court shall remit 50 percent of any proceeds of the disposal of an eligible exhibit as surplus or salvage property as described by Subsection (c), less the reasonable expense of keeping the exhibit before disposal and the costs of that disposal, to each of the following:

(1) the county treasury, to be used only to defray the costs incurred by the district clerk of the county for the management, maintenance, or destruction of eligible exhibits in the county; and

(2) the state treasury to the credit of the compensation to victims of crime fund established under Subchapter J, Chapter 56B.