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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.222 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.222
§ 772.222. REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds by pledging all or any part of the district's revenues from the 9-1-1 emergency service fee or from other sources.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 552.154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 552 / Section 552.154
§ 552.154. STATE HOSPITAL SUPERINTENDENT.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall require each state hospital to employ a superintendent.
Tex. Government Code § 498.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 498 / Section 498.001
§ 498.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Inmate" means a person imprisoned by order of a court, whether the person is actually imprisoned in a facility operated by or under contract with the institutional division or is under the supervision or custody of the parole division.

(2) "Term" means:

(A) the term of confinement in the institutional division stated in the sentence of the convicting court, if the inmate is serving a sentence for a single offense;

(B) the term of confinement established by Section 508.150, if the inmate is serving two or more sentences consecutively; or

(C) the longest term of confinement in the institutional division stated in the sentence of the convicting court, if the inmate is serving two or more concurrent sentences.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7961.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7961 / Section 7961.0402
§ 7961.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7961.0401, 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 § 8282.163 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8282 / Section 8282.163
§ 8282.163. DISTRICT ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall order each election the district is required to hold.

(b) Notice of a district election must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper with general circulation in the city, with the first publication occurring at least 14 days before the date of the election.

(c) A district election held for any purpose may be held separately or at the same time as an election for another purpose including a director or maintenance tax election that may be held on the same day as a bond election or another election. An election held at the same time as an election for another purpose may be called by the board in a single election order, and the results may be canvassed in a single order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.303
§ 3952.303. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due; and

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date.
Tex. Government Code § 1435.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1435 / Section 1435.051
§ 1435.051. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) To obtain money for a purpose described by Section 1435.003, the governing body of a municipality or county may, without an election, issue revenue bonds payable from and secured by a pledge of the net revenue from one or more of its park facilities or from leases of or contracts for the operation of the park facilities.

(b) A bond issued under this chapter must state on its face substantially the following: "The holder of this bond is not entitled to demand payment of this bond out of money raised by taxation."
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 376.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 376 / Section 376.001
§ 376.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Tex. Occupations Code § 605.257 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 605 / Section 605.257
§ 605.257. TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a temporary license to an individual who:

(1) has applied for a license as an orthotist, prosthetist, or both;

(2) has regularly practiced orthotics, prosthetics, or both for the five years preceding the date of the application; and

(3) has been licensed by a state that has license requirements that are equal to or exceed the requirements of this chapter.

(b) A temporary license is valid for one year from the date issued. A temporary license may be renewed for not more than one additional year if the applicant presents evidence sufficient to the department of good cause for renewal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3927.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3927 / Section 3927.052
§ 3927.052. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold an election for directors on the uniform election date in May in even-numbered years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7898.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7898 / Section 7898.0102
§ 7898.0102. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(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. Family Code § 3.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.003
§ 3.003. PRESUMPTION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Property possessed by either spouse during or on dissolution of marriage is presumed to be community property.

(b) The degree of proof necessary to establish that property is separate property is clear and convincing evidence.
Tex. Water Code § 65.015 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.015
§ 65.015. CONTENTS OF RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

In addition to the requirements stated in Section 65.014, the resolution shall:

(1) describe the boundaries of the proposed district by metes and bounds or by lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area, or by any other commonly recognized means in a certificate attached to the resolution executed by a registered professional engineer;

(2) state the general nature of the services presently performed by the water supply or sewer service corporation, the general nature of the services proposed to be provided by the district, and the necessity for the services provided by the district;

(3) include a name of the district that is generally descriptive of the location of the district followed by the words special utility district, but may not be the same name as any other district in the same county;

(4) include the names of not less than five and not more than 11 qualified persons to serve as the initial board of directors of the district; and

(5) specify each purpose for which the district is being established.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.052
§ 846.052. APPLICATION FOR INITIAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who wants to establish an employee welfare benefit plan that is a multiple employer welfare arrangement must apply for an initial certificate of authority on an application form prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) The application form must be completed and submitted along with all information required by the commissioner, including:

(1) a copy of each organizational document;

(2) current financial statements of the arrangement;

(3) a fully detailed statement indicating the plan under which the arrangement proposes to transact business;

(4) an initial actuarial opinion in compliance with the requirements of Section 846.153(a)(2) and subject to Section 846.157(b); and

(5) demonstration by the applicant that the arrangement is in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, as determined by the commissioner.

(c) The application must be accompanied by proof of a fidelity bond that:

(1) protects against acts of fraud or dishonesty in servicing the multiple employer welfare arrangement;

(2) covers each person responsible for servicing the employee welfare benefit plan; and

(3) is in an amount equal to the greater of 10 percent of the premiums and contributions received by the arrangement or 10 percent of the benefits paid, during the preceding calendar year, with a minimum of $10,000 and a maximum of $500,000.

(d) A third-party administrator licensed to engage in business in this state is not required to submit a fidelity bond under Subsection (c).

(e) The commissioner shall promptly examine the application and documents submitted by the applicant and may:

(1) conduct any investigation that the commissioner considers necessary; and

(2) examine under oath any person interested in or connected with the multiple employer welfare arrangement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.453 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.453
§ 1201.453. HABITABILITY.
Status: in_force

Manufactured housing is habitable only if:

(1) there is no defect or deterioration in or damage to the home that creates a dangerous situation;

(2) the plumbing, heating, and electrical systems are in safe working order;

(3) the walls, floor, and roof are:

(A) free from a substantial opening that was not designed; and

(B) structurally sound; and

(4) all exterior doors and windows are in place and operate properly.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.151 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.151
§ 81.151. PENALTY FOR CAMPAIGNING.
Status: in_force

A person who receives a salary from funds provided under this title and who uses his time or a state-owned automobile for campaign purposes or for the purpose of furthering the candidacy of his employer or any other candidate for state office is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 and shall be confined in jail for not less than 30 nor more than 90 days.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7931A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7931A / Section 7931A.0301
§ 7931A.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 § 573.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 573 / Section 573.061
§ 573.061. GENERAL EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Section 573.041 does not apply to:

(1) an appointment to the office of a notary public or to the confirmation of that appointment;

(2) an appointment of a page, secretary, attendant, or other employee by the legislature for attendance on any member of the legislature who, because of physical infirmities, is required to have a personal attendant;

(3) a confirmation of the appointment of an appointee appointed to a first term on a date when no individual related to the appointee within a degree described by Section 573.002 was a member of or a candidate for the legislature, or confirmation on reappointment of the appointee to any subsequent consecutive term;

(4) an appointment or employment of a bus driver by a school district if:

(A) the district is located wholly in a county with a population of less than 35,000;

(B) the district is located in more than one county and the county in which the largest part of the district is located has a population of less than 35,000; or

(C) the board of trustees of the district approves the appointment or employment;

(5) an appointment or employment of a personal attendant by an officer of the state or a political subdivision of the state for attendance on the officer who, because of physical infirmities, is required to have a personal attendant;

(6) an appointment or employment of a substitute teacher by a school district;

(7) an appointment or employment of a person by a municipality that has a population of less than 200; or

(8) an appointment of an election clerk under Section 32.031, Election Code, who is not related in the first degree by consanguinity or affinity to an elected official of the authority that appoints the election judges for that election.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.007 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 4 / Section 4.007
§ 4.007. LIABILITY FOR FALSE FILING INSTRUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may recover damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees if the person incurs a loss and:

(1) the loss is caused by a:

(A) forged filing instrument; or

(B) filed filing instrument that constitutes an offense under Section 4.008; or

(2) the person reasonably relies on:

(A) a false statement of material fact in a filed filing instrument; or

(B) the omission in a filed filing instrument of a material fact required by this code to be included in the instrument.

(b) A person may recover under Subsection (a) from:

(1) each person who forged the forged filing instrument or signed the filing instrument and knew when the instrument was signed of the false statement or omission;

(2) any managerial official of the entity who directed the signing and filing of the filing instrument who knew or should have known when the instrument was signed or filed of the false statement or omission; or

(3) the entity that authorizes the filing of the filing instrument.
Tex. Government Code § 825.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.203
§ 825.203. LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general of the state is the legal adviser of the board of trustees. The attorney general shall represent the board in all litigation.

(b) The board may not employ outside legal counsel to provide legal services to the retirement system except as provided by this section and Section 402.0212, regardless of the source of funds to be used to pay the outside counsel. For purposes of this section, "legal services" includes services provided by an attorney regarding ethics and fiduciary responsibilities.

(c) If the attorney general denies the board's request for approval of a contract for outside legal services, the board may select alternative outside legal counsel, subject to approval by the attorney general in accordance with this section and Section 402.0212.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 505.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 505 / Section 505.007
§ 505.007. DIRECT CITIZEN ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person may request in writing copies of the facility's existing workplace chemical list for community right-to-know purposes.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, any facility covered by this chapter shall furnish or mail, within 10 working days of the date of receipt of a request under Subsection (a), either a copy of the facility's existing workplace chemical list or a modified version of the most recent tier two form using a 500-pound threshold.

(c) Any facility that has received five requests under Subsection (a) in a calendar month, four requests in a calendar month for two or more months in a row, or more than 10 requests in a year may elect to furnish the material to the commission.

(d) Any facility electing to furnish the material to the commission under Subsection (c) may during that same filing period inform persons making requests under Subsection (a) of the availability of the information at the commission and refer the request to the commission for that filing period. The notice to persons making requests shall state the address of the commission and shall be mailed within seven days of the date of receipt of the request, if by mail, and at the time of the request if in person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.101
§ 1059.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) operating hospital facilities; and

(2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3838.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3838 / Section 3838.102
§ 3838.102. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a member of the board of the nonprofit corporation is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Election Code § 254.094 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.094
§ 254.094. REPORT FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) An officeholder who appoints a campaign treasurer shall file a report as provided by this section.

(b) The report covers the period beginning the first day after the period covered by the last report required to be filed under this chapter or the day the officeholder takes office, as applicable, and continuing through the day before the date the officeholder's campaign treasurer is appointed.

(c) The report shall be filed not later than the 15th day after the date the officeholder's campaign treasurer is appointed.
Tex. Family Code § 160.401 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.401
§ 160.401. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

A registry of paternity is established in the vital statistics unit.
Tex. Labor Code § 52.041 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 52 / Section 52.041
§ 52.041. COERCION OF EMPLOYEE TRADE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, firm, or corporation commits an offense if the person, firm, or corporation requires or attempts to require by coercion an employee to:

(1) deal with a person, association, corporation, or company; or

(2) purchase an article of food, clothing, or other merchandise at a place or store.

(b) A person, firm, or corporation commits an offense if the person, firm, or corporation excludes from work, punishes, or blacklists an employee for failure to:

(1) deal with the person, firm, or corporation; or

(2) purchase an article of food, clothing, or other merchandise at a place or store.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.304 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.304
§ 206.304. CONDUCT INDICATING LACK OF FITNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board may take action under Section 206.301 against an applicant or license holder who:

(1) habitually uses drugs or intoxicating liquors to the extent that, in the medical board's opinion, the person cannot safely perform as a surgical assistant;

(2) has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent;

(3) has a mental or physical condition that renders the person unable to safely perform as a surgical assistant;

(4) has committed an act of moral turpitude;

(5) has failed to practice as a surgical assistant in an acceptable manner consistent with public health and welfare;

(6) has had the person's license or other authorization to practice as a surgical assistant suspended, revoked, or restricted;

(7) has had other disciplinary action taken by another state or by the uniformed services of the United States regarding practice as a surgical assistant;

(8) is removed or suspended or has disciplinary action taken by the person's peers in any professional association or society or is being disciplined by a licensed hospital or medical staff of a hospital, including removal, suspension, limitation of privileges, or other disciplinary action, if that action, in the opinion of the medical board, was based on unprofessional conduct or professional incompetence that was likely to harm the public;

(9) has repeated or recurring meritorious health care liability claims that, in the medical board's opinion, are evidence of professional incompetence likely to harm the public; or

(10) sexually abuses or exploits another person during the license holder's practice as a surgical assistant.

(b) For the purpose of Subsection (a)(7), a certified copy of the record of the state or uniformed services of the United States taking the action constitutes conclusive evidence of that action.

(c) An action described by Subsection (a)(8) does not constitute state action on the part of the association, society, or hospital medical staff.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7920.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7920 / Section 7920.152
§ 7920.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7920.151, 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 § 8125.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8125 / Section 8125.004
§ 8125.004. 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; or

(3) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.154
§ 8104.154. CONTRACT WITH CITY OF BAYTOWN FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "administrative functions" has the meaning assigned by Section 791.003, Government Code.

(b) The authority shall offer to enter into an interlocal contract under Chapter 791, Government Code, with the City of Baytown for the performance of administrative functions.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.156 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.156
§ 501.156. DUTY OF TRANSPORTERS TO DETERMINE RIGHT OF POSSESSION; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The master or captain of a ship or airplane or a person who owns or controls the operation of a ship or airplane, in whole or part:

(1) may not take on board or allow to be taken on board the ship or airplane in this state for transport a motor vehicle without inquiring of the motor vehicle titles and registration division of the department as to the recorded ownership of the motor vehicle; and

(2) must make a reasonable inquiry as to the right of possession of a motor vehicle by the person delivering the vehicle for transport if the recorded owner of the vehicle is a person other than the person delivering the vehicle for transport.

(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $500 for a first offense and, at the jury's discretion, not less than $100 or more than $1,000 for a subsequent offense.