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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8453.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8453 / Section 8453.052
§ 8453.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8453.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8453.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8453.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Water Code § 36.254 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.254
§ 36.254. SUBCHAPTER CUMULATIVE.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter do not affect other legal or equitable remedies that may be available.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1953.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1953 / Section 1953.104
§ 1953.104. SWORN STATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may require a sworn statement from an insurer affected by this subchapter that shows:

(1) the insurer's experience on any classification or classifications of risks; and

(2) other information that is necessary or helpful in performing duties or exercising authority imposed by law.

(b) The department shall prescribe the necessary forms for statements and reports required under Subsection (a) with due regard for the rules, methods, and forms in use in other states for similar purposes so that uniformity of statistics is not disturbed.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.125 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.125
§ 161.125. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds may be sold at public or private sale at a price or prices and on terms determined by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 403.0141 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.0141
§ 403.0141. REPORT ON INCIDENCE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Before each regular session of the legislature, the comptroller shall report to the legislature and the governor on the overall incidence of the school district property tax and any state tax generating more than 2.5 percent of state tax revenue in the prior fiscal year. The analysis shall report on the distribution of the tax burden for the taxes included in the report.

(b) At the request of the chair of a committee of the senate or house of representatives to which has been referred a bill or resolution to change the tax system that would increase, decrease, or redistribute tax by more than $20 million, the Legislative Budget Board with the assistance, as requested, of the comptroller shall prepare an incidence impact analysis of the bill or resolution. The analysis shall report on the incidence effects that would result if the bill or resolution were enacted.

(c) To the extent data is available, the incidence impact analysis under Subsections (a) and (b):

(1) shall evaluate the tax burden:

(A) on the overall income distribution, using a systemwide incidence measure or other appropriate measures of equality and inequality; and

(B) on income classes, including, at a minimum, quintiles of the income distribution, on renters and homeowners, on industry or business classes, as appropriate, and on various types of business organizations;

(2) may evaluate the tax burden:

(A) by other appropriate taxpayer characteristics, such as whether the taxpayer is a farmer, rancher, retired elderly, or resident or nonresident of the state; and

(B) by distribution of impact on consumers, labor, capital, and out-of-state persons and entities;

(3) shall evaluate the effect of each tax on total income by income group; and

(4) shall:

(A) use the broadest measure of economic income for which reliable data is available; and

(B) include a statement of the incidence assumptions that were used in making the analysis.
Tex. Local Government Code § 615.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 615 / Section 615.021
§ 615.021. GRANTS FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may provide grants to an eligible nonprofit corporation that provides transportation services to residents of the county.

(b) An eligible nonprofit corporation is one that was organized before September 1, 1985, to coordinate the public transportation services of state agencies in a regional rural area and to provide public transportation in a county or multicounty rural area.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.006
§ 1508.006. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless authorized at an election by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the municipality, a municipality may not:

(1) encumber a facility or land described by Section 1508.001 for more than $5,000 except:

(A) for purchase money;

(B) for funds to construct and equip the facility; or

(C) to refund existing debt that was authorized by law; or

(2) sell a facility or land described by Section 1508.001.

(b) The governing body of the municipality shall hold an election under this section in the manner provided for other bond elections in the municipality.

(c) If approved by a majority vote of the qualified voters at an election held for that purpose before November 14, 1935, an election is not required to encumber:

(1) a golf course or golf course clubhouse;

(2) a fairground or an exposition building;

(3) an airport; or

(4) land for a facility described by Subdivisions (1)-(3).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.104 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.104
§ 134.104.
Status: in_force

Sec. 134.104. RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVEGETATION: AREA OF LOW PRECIPITATION. Notwithstanding Section 134.092(a)(20), in areas or regions of the state where the annual average precipitation is 26 inches or less, an operator's assumption of responsibility and liability extends for:

(1) 10 years after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing, irrigation, or other work, if the land is not previously mined land; or

(2) five years after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing, irrigation, or other work, if the land is previously mined land.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3956.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3956 / Section 3956.154
§ 3956.154. 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.

(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:

(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.

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7947A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7947A / Section 7947A.0303
§ 7947A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Education Code § 51.294 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.294
§ 51.294. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of higher education shall establish an advisory committee to:

(1) make recommendations to the coordinating board regarding rules for adoption under Section 51.295; and

(2) develop recommended training for responsible and confidential employees designated under Section 51.290 and for Title IX coordinators at postsecondary educational institutions.

(b) The advisory committee consists of nine members appointed by the commissioner of higher education. Each member must be a chief executive officer of a postsecondary educational institution or a representative designated by that officer.

(c) The advisory committee shall annually review and, if necessary, update the training recommended under Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3915.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3915 / Section 3915.004
§ 3915.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, rail facilities, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street or road and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.

(g) Rail facilities and improvements are necessary and convenient for the:

(1) use and implementation of the district's road facilities and improvements; and

(2) development and expansion of transportation in this state.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.401 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.401
§ 2A.401.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2A.401. INSECURITY: ADEQUATE ASSURANCE OF PERFORMANCE. (a) A lease contract imposes an obligation on each party that the other's expectation of receiving due performance will not be impaired.

(b) If reasonable grounds for insecurity arise with respect to the performance of either party, the insecure party may demand in writing adequate assurance of due performance. Until the insecure party receives that assurance, if commercially reasonable, the insecure party may suspend any performance for which the party has not already received the agreed return.

(c) A repudiation of the lease contract occurs if assurance of due performance adequate under the circumstances of the particular case is not provided to the insecure party within a reasonable time, not to exceed 30 days after receipt of a demand by the other party.

(d) Between merchants, the reasonableness of grounds for insecurity and the adequacy of any assurance offered must be determined according to commercial standards.

(e) Acceptance of any nonconforming delivery or payment does not prejudice the aggrieved party's right to demand adequate assurance of future performance.
Tex. Government Code § 24.948 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.948
§ 24.948. EFFECT OF REAPPORTIONMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) After the effective date of a reapportionment order, the judicial districts affected by the order contain only the counties designated for the judicial districts in the reapportionment order, and the district courts shall have and exercise jurisdiction coextensive with the newly defined limits of the judicial districts in all actions, proceedings, matters, and causes of which district courts have jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of the state.

(b) If a county in which any part of the jurisdiction vested by general law in the county court has been transferred or made concurrent in a district court is removed by reapportionment under this subchapter from the judicial districts of all district courts having the county court jurisdiction, the board shall specify whether, after the effective date of the reapportionment order, the transferred county court jurisdiction is vested in the district court of the judicial districts in which the county is included under the reapportionment order or whether the transferred county court jurisdiction is revested in the county court.

(c) If the office of district attorney is authorized by law in or for a judicial district, a reapportionment under this subchapter does not change the county or counties included in the district for purposes of election, functions, duties, and authority of the district attorney, his assistants, and their successors in office.
Tex. Government Code § 845.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.112
§ 845.112. RECORDS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall keep, in convenient form, data necessary for required computations and valuations by the actuary.

(b) The board shall keep a permanent record of all of its proceedings.

(c) Records of the board are open to the public.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.061
§ 326.061. GENERAL POWERS OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A district has all of the powers, authority, rights, and duties that will permit the accomplishment of the purposes for which the district was created, including the power to borrow money, purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, or improve any land, works, materials, supplies, improvements, facilities, equipment, vehicles, machinery, or appliances as necessary for the district.

(b) If a district acquires existing improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances, the district may assume the contracts and obligations of the previous owner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.063
§ 1020.063. CONTINUING EDUCATION; RETRAINING.
Status: in_force

The board may spend district money for continuing education and retraining of employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007 / Section 8007.101
§ 8007.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7993.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7993 / Section 7993.055
§ 7993.055. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the acreage requirement under Section 54.801(a), Water Code, the district may establish and administer defined areas as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Water Code § 51.047 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.047
§ 51.047. CREATION OF MASTER DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A master district may be created under this chapter and may include all or any part of the area of one or more districts created and operating under the provisions of this chapter or Chapters 53, 55, 56, 57, 60-63 of this code or Chapter 3, Title 128, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925.
Tex. Education Code § 32.106 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 32 / Section 32.106
§ 32.106. RETURN OF EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a student who receives data processing equipment from a school district or open-enrollment charter school under this subchapter shall return the equipment to the district or school not later than the earliest of:

(1) five years after the date the student receives the equipment;

(2) the date the student graduates;

(3) the date the student transfers to another school district or open-enrollment charter school; or

(4) the date the student withdraws from school.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if, at the time the student is required to return the data processing equipment under that subsection, the district or school determines that the equipment has no marketable value.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8041.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8041 / Section 8041.0301
§ 8041.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 2003.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.023
§ 2003.023. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The State Office of Administrative Hearings is subject to review under Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The office shall be reviewed during the periods in which state agencies abolished in 2031 and every 12th year after 2031 are reviewed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2402.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2402 / Section 2402.107
§ 2402.107. DRIVER REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before permitting an individual to log in as a driver on the company's digital network, a transportation network company must:

(1) confirm that the individual:

(A) is at least 18 years of age;

(B) maintains a valid driver's license issued by this state, another state, or the District of Columbia; and

(C) possesses proof of registration and automobile financial responsibility for each motor vehicle to be used to provide digitally prearranged rides;

(2) conduct, or cause to be conducted, a local, state, and national criminal background check for the individual that includes the use of:

(A) a commercial multistate and multijurisdiction criminal records locator or other similar commercial nationwide database;

(B) the national sex offender public website maintained by the United States Department of Justice or a successor agency; and

(C) the state sex offender public website maintained by the Department of Public Safety; and

(3) obtain and review the individual's driving record.

(b) A transportation network company may not permit an individual to log in as a driver on the company's digital network if the individual:

(1) has been convicted in the three-year period preceding the issue date of the driving record obtained under Subsection (a)(3) of:

(A) more than three offenses classified by the Department of Public Safety as moving violations; or

(B) one or more of the following offenses:

(i) fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer under Section 545.421, Transportation Code;

(ii) reckless driving under Section 545.401, Transportation Code;

(iii) driving without a valid driver's license under Section 521.025, Transportation Code; or

(iv) driving with an invalid driver's license under Section 521.457, Transportation Code;

(2) has been convicted in the preceding seven-year period of any of the following:

(A) driving while intoxicated under Section 49.04 or 49.045, Penal Code;

(B) use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony;

(C) a felony crime involving property damage;

(D) fraud;

(E) theft;

(F) an act of violence; or

(G) an act of terrorism; or

(3) is found to be registered in the national sex offender public website maintained by the United States Department of Justice or a successor agency or in the state sex offender public website maintained by the Department of Public Safety.

(c) A transportation network company shall conduct or cause to be conducted an annual criminal background check described by Subsection (a)(2) for each driver authorized to access the company's digital network.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913 / Section 7913.152
§ 7913.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7913.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1042.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1042 / Section 1042.055
§ 1042.055. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.208 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.208
§ 173.208. OPERATION OR USE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may:

(1) lease all or part of the commuter rail facilities to any operator; or

(2) contract for the use or operation of all or part of the commuter rail facilities by any operator.

(b) To the maximum extent practicable, the district shall encourage the participation of private enterprise in the operation of commuter rail facilities.

(c) The term of an operating contract under this section may not exceed 20 years.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.003
§ 4055.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter and to meet the minimum requirements of federal law, including regulations.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.103
§ 463.103. DEPOSITORY; DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive committee shall designate one or more banks as depositories for authority funds.

(b) An authority shall deposit all funds of the authority that are not otherwise invested in one or more of the authority's depository banks unless otherwise required by an order or resolution authorizing the issuance of an authority bond or note or other contractual undertaking.

(c) Funds in a depository, to the extent that those funds are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, shall be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.061
§ 351.061. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the commissioners court of a county may contract with a nongovernmental association for the provision of law enforcement services by the county on a fee basis in the geographical area represented by the association.