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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8477.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8477 / Section 8477.104
§ 8477.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8477.103 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.16 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.16
§ 5.16. REPRESENTATION IN APPEAL TO COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

No member of the legislature or other person may appear for compensation in a representational capacity in an appeal to the commission unless he first files an affidavit supplied by the commission and makes a full disclosure of whom he represents and of the fact that he is being compensated for doing so. The commission shall provide appropriate forms, and these records are a public record of the commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.001
§ 1954.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Asbestos Health Protection Act.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.220 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.220
§ 232.220. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A subdivider commits an offense if the subdivider knowingly fails to file a plat required by this subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) A subdivider who owns a subdivision commits an offense if the subdivider knowingly fails to timely provide for the construction or installation of water or sewer service as required by Section 232.216 or fails to make a reasonable effort to have electric utility service and gas utility service installed by a utility as required by Section 232.216. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) If it is shown at the trial of an offense under Subsection (a) that the defendant caused five or more residences in the subdivision to be inhabited, the offense is a state jail felony.

(d) A subdivider commits an offense if the subdivider allows the conveyance of a lot in the subdivision without the appropriate water and sewer utilities as required by Section 232.216 or without having made a reasonable effort to have electric utility service and gas utility service installed by a utility as required by Section 232.216. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Each lot conveyed constitutes a separate offense.

(e) Venue for prosecution for a violation under this section is in the county in which any element of the violation is alleged to have occurred or in Travis County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.104 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.104
§ 142.104. CERTIFICATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a certification election ordered under Section 142.103(a)(3) to determine whether a firefighters association represents a majority of the covered firefighters shall be conducted according to procedures agreeable to the parties.

(b) If the parties are unable to agree on procedures for the certification election, either party may request the American Arbitration Association to conduct the election and to certify the results of the election.

(c) Certification of the results of an election under this section resolves the question concerning representation.

(d) The association is liable for the expenses of the certification election, except that if two or more associations seeking recognition as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent submit a petition signed by at least 30 percent of the firefighters eligible to sign the petition for recognition, all the associations named in any petition shall share equally the costs of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9074.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9074 / Section 9074.005
§ 9074.005. 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 water control and improvement 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8805.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8805 / Section 8805.003
§ 8805.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

(1) the creation of the district is feasible and practicable;

(2) the district will benefit the land in the district;

(3) there is a public necessity for the district; and

(4) the district will provide a public use and benefit.
Tex. Transportation Code § 681.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 681 / Section 681.006
§ 681.006.
Status: in_force

Sec. 681.006. PARKING PRIVILEGES: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) Subject to Section 681.009(e), a vehicle may be parked for an unlimited period in a parking space or area that is designated specifically for persons with physical disabilities if:

(1) the vehicle is being operated by or for the transportation of a person with a disability; and

(2) there are:

(A) displayed on the vehicle special license plates issued under Section 504.201; or

(B) placed on the rearview mirror of the vehicle's front windshield a disabled parking placard.

(b) The owner of a vehicle is exempt from the payment of a fee or penalty imposed by a governmental unit for parking at a meter if:

(1) the vehicle is being operated by or for the transportation of a person with a disability; and

(2) there are:

(A) displayed on the vehicle special license plates issued under Section 504.201; or

(B) placed on the rearview mirror of the vehicle's front windshield a disabled parking placard.

(c) The exemption provided by Subsection (b) or (e) does not apply to a fee or penalty:

(1) imposed by a branch of the United States government; or

(2) imposed by a governmental unit for parking at a meter, in a parking garage or lot, or in a space located within the boundaries of a municipal airport.

(d) This section does not permit a vehicle to be parked at a time when or a place where parking is prohibited.

(e) A governmental unit may provide by ordinance or order that the exemption provided by Subsection (b) also applies to payment of a fee or penalty imposed by the governmental unit for parking in a parking garage or lot or in a space with a limitation on the length of time for parking.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.014 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.014
§ 22.014. RULES AND JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government may adopt ordinances, resolutions, rules, and orders necessary to manage, govern, and use an airport or air navigation facility under its control or an airport hazard area relating to the airport. This authority applies to an airport, air navigation facility, or airport hazard area in or outside the territory of the local government.

(b) An airport, air navigation facility, or airport hazard area that is controlled and operated by a local government and that is located outside the territory of the local government is, subject to federal and state law, under the jurisdiction and control of that local government. Another local government may not impose a license fee or occupation tax for operations on the airport, air navigation facility, or airport hazard area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3841.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3841 / Section 3841.052
§ 3841.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.0511 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.0511
§ 603.0511. PUBLIC MEMBER ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A person may not be a public member of the advisory committee if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in a health care profession;

(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the medical board;

(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the medical board; or

(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the medical board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for advisory committee membership, attendance, or expenses.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.056
§ 841.056. REQUIREMENTS FOR SHARES OF STOCK WITH PAR VALUE.
Status: repealed

(a) The shares of stock of an insurance company operating under this chapter that are divided or converted into par value shares, if any, must have a par value of not less than $1 or more than $100.

(b) Each par value share of stock must be fully paid for before issuance in an amount that is not less than the share's par value.

(c) When an application for charter or an amendment to the charter authorizing the issuance of shares of stock with a par value is filed, the insurance company shall file with the department a statement under oath stating:

(1) the total number of par value shares subscribed; and

(2) the actual total consideration the company received for those shares.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 825 (H.B. 1903), Sec. 3(3), eff. September 1, 2023.

(e) If all of the authorized par value shares of stock are not subscribed and paid for when the charter is granted or the amendment is filed, respectively, the insurance company shall file with the department a certificate authenticated by a majority of the directors stating the total number of par value shares issued and the actual total consideration received for those shares. The company shall file the certificate not later than the 90th day after the date of issuance of those remaining shares. The company is not required to file an amendment to its charter or take further action to effect the increase in the capital and surplus of the company.

(f) The actual consideration received by an insurance company for a par value share constitutes capital to the extent of its par value and the remainder, if any, constitutes surplus.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.151
§ 3911.151. BOARD DETERMINATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not undertake an improvement project or service unless the board determines the project or service:

(1) is necessary to accomplish a public purpose of the district; and

(2) complies with the development agreement or the parties to the development agreement agree to the project or service, in writing.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.303 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.303
§ 201.303. TAX LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) If a tax imposed by this chapter is delinquent or if interest or a penalty on a delinquent tax has not been paid, the state has a prior lien for the tax, penalty, and interest on all property and equipment used by the producer to produce gas.

(b) The lien may be enforced by a suit filed by the attorney general. Venue of the suit is in Travis County.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.047 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.047
§ 12.047. USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall implement a policy requiring the department to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the department's ability to perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the department on the Internet.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8302.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8302 / Section 8302.002
§ 8302.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Montgomery County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9061.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9061 / Section 9061.052
§ 9061.052. APPOINTMENT OF TREASURER.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint the treasurer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8398.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8398 / Section 8398.001
§ 8398.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a member of the board.

(4) "District" means the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6.
Tex. Labor Code § 409.012 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 409 / Section 409.012
§ 409.012. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION INFORMATION.
Status: repealed

(a) The division shall analyze each report of injury received from an employer under this chapter to determine whether the injured employee would be assisted by vocational rehabilitation.

(b) If the division determines that an injured employee would be assisted by vocational rehabilitation, the division shall notify:

(1) the injured employee in writing of the services and facilities available through the Texas Workforce Commission and private providers of vocational rehabilitation; and

(2) the Texas Workforce Commission that the injured employee has been identified as one who could be assisted by vocational rehabilitation.

(c) The division shall cooperate with the office of injured employee counsel, the Texas Workforce Commission, and private providers of vocational rehabilitation in the provision of services and facilities to employees by the Texas Workforce Commission.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 2112), Sec. 11(6), eff. June 9, 2017.

(e) The commissioner by rule may require that a private provider of vocational rehabilitation services maintain certain credentials and qualifications in order to provide services in connection with a workers' compensation insurance claim.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(127), eff. June 17, 2011.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.059
§ 2166.059. ASSIGNMENT OF COMMISSION EMPLOYEE TO OTHER AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may assign a qualified professional employee to a using agency if, because of the volume of projects, the commission and using agency agree that full-time coordination between them is beneficial. The commission and using agency shall jointly determine the qualifications and duties of the assigned employee.

(b) The salary and related expenses of an assigned employee shall be charged against the projects of the using agency to which the employee is assigned.

(c) The commission shall terminate the assignment if the commission determines it is not required.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3853.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3853 / Section 3853.008
§ 3853.008. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.209 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.209
§ 801.209. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Anonymous complaint" means a complaint that lacks sufficient information to identify the source or the name of the person who filed the complaint.

(2) "Insurance professional" means a person licensed under Title 13, Insurance Code.

(3) "Insurer" means an insurance company or other entity authorized to engage in the business of insurance under Title 6, Insurance Code.

(b) The board may not accept anonymous complaints.

(c) Notwithstanding any confidentiality requirements under Chapter 552, Government Code, or this chapter, a complaint filed with the board against a license holder by a pharmaceutical company or by an insurance professional or insurer relating to insurance covering veterinary services must include the name and address of the pharmaceutical company, insurance professional, or insurer filing the complaint. Not later than the 15th day after the date the complaint is filed with the board, the board shall notify the license holder who is the subject of the complaint of the name and address of the pharmaceutical company, insurance professional, or insurer who filed the complaint, unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0005
§ 8508.0005. REVIEW SCHEDULE UNDER SUNSET ACT.
Status: in_force

A review of the authority under Section 325.025, Government Code, shall be conducted as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2029, and every 12th year after that year.
Tex. Election Code § 66.054 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 66 / Section 66.054
§ 66.054. FAILURE TO DELIVER ELECTION RETURNS AND VOTED BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An election officer responsible for delivering precinct election returns or voted ballots commits an offense if the officer:

(1) fails to make the delivery to the appropriate authority;

(2) fails to make the delivery by the deadline prescribed by Section 66.053(c); or

(3) fails to prevent another person from handling in an unauthorized manner the returns or voted ballots that the officer is responsible for delivering while they are in the officer's custody.

(b) If the officer is an election clerk, it is an exception to the application of Subsection (a)(2) that the election clerk did not receive the returns from the presiding judge in time to permit a timely delivery.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.102 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.102
§ 5.102. LIMITATION ON THE RESERVATION OF CERTAIN NAMES.
Status: reserved

(a) The secretary of state may reserve a name under this subchapter only if the name is distinguishable in the records of the secretary of state from:

(1) the name of an existing filing entity;

(2) the name of a foreign filing entity that is registered under Chapter 9;

(3) the fictitious name under which a foreign filing entity is registered to transact business in this state;

(4) a name that is reserved under this subchapter;

(5) a name that is registered under Subchapter D; or

(6) the name of an existing registered series of a domestic limited liability company.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the other entity or the person for whom the name is reserved or registered, as appropriate, provides to the secretary of state a notarized written statement of the entity's or person's consent to the subsequent reservation of the name.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if the secretary of state determines that the names are the same.
Tex. Government Code § 4005.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.105
§ 4005.105. WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

At any time, the commissioner, on 10 days' notice and hearing, may withdraw approval of a stock exchange that at the time of the hearing does not meet the standards for approval under this title. On the withdrawal of approval, securities listed on the exchange are not exempt from this title until the commissioner issues an order approving the exchange.
Tex. Government Code § 670.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 670 / Section 670.002
§ 670.002. HUMAN RESOURCES STAFFING FOR LARGE STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

A state agency with 500 or more full-time equivalent employees shall adjust the agency's human resources staff to achieve a human resources employee-to-staff ratio of not more than one human resources employee for every 85 staff members.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3808.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3808 / Section 3808.157
§ 3808.157. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXES, IMPACT FEES, AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose:

(1) a tax, impact fee, or assessment on a residential property or condominium; or

(2) an impact fee or assessment on the property, equipment, or facilities of a person that provides to the public cable television, gas, light, power, telephone, sewage, or water service.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.063 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.063
§ 111.063. ITEMIZED BUDGET; CONTENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The budget officer shall itemize the budget to allow as clear a comparison as practicable between expenditures included in the proposed budget and actual or estimated expenditures for the same or similar purposes that were made for the preceding fiscal year. The budget must show with reasonable accuracy each of the projects for which an appropriation is established in the budget and the estimated amount of money carried in the budget for each project.

(b) The budget officer shall obtain from the county auditor any information necessary to prepare a complete financial statement for inclusion in the budget. The financial statement must show:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the county;

(2) the cash on hand to the credit of each fund of the county government;

(3) funds received from all sources during the preceding fiscal year;

(4) the funds and revenue estimated by the auditor to be received from all sources during the preceding fiscal year;

(5) the funds and revenue estimated by the auditor to be received during the ensuing year; and

(6) a statement of all accounts and contracts on which sums are due to or owed by the county as of the last day of the preceding fiscal year, except for taxes and court costs.

(c) If actual amounts for the information described by Subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(6) are not available at the time the budget officer prepares the financial statement, the budget officer may use in the preparation of the statement estimates of that information made by the county auditor.

(d) Subsection (c) does not prevent the commissioners court from adopting a budget before the beginning of the fiscal year for which the budget is prepared.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.153
§ 1004.153. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Ballinger Memorial Hospital District."