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Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1661 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1661
§ 152.1661. MASON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mason County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Mason County.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members an annual salary of not less than $600, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county. The commissioners court may increase the compensation at any time.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005(b), and 152.0006 do not apply to the juvenile board of Mason County.

(e) The juvenile board shall hold regular annual meetings on dates set by the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.

(f) The Mason County Juvenile Board and the juvenile boards of one or more counties that are adjacent to or in close proximity to Mason County may agree to operate together. Juvenile boards operating together may appoint one fiscal officer to receive and disburse funds for the boards.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.102
§ 1575.102. SELF-INSURED PLANS.
Status: in_force

The trustee may self-insure any plan established under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.105
§ 846.105. OFFICERS; AGENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select officers for the multiple employer welfare arrangement as designated in the organizational documents and may appoint agents as necessary for the arrangement to engage in business. Each officer and agent may exercise the authority and perform the duties required in the management of the property and affairs of the arrangement as delegated by the board.

(b) The board may remove an officer or agent if the board determines that the business interests of the multiple employer welfare arrangement are served by the removal.

(c) The board shall secure the fidelity of any or all of the officers or agents who handle the funds of the multiple employer welfare arrangement by bond or otherwise.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.109
§ 3898.109. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a municipality.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 58.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 58 / Section 58.003
§ 58.003. DISASTER REMEDIATION CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS; CERTAIN CONDUCT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract subject to this chapter must be in writing.

(b) A disaster remediation contractor:

(1) may not require a person to make a full or partial payment under a contract before the contractor begins work;

(2) may not require that the amount of any partial payment under the contract exceed an amount reasonably proportionate to the work performed, including any materials delivered; and

(3) shall include in any contract for disaster remediation services the following statement in conspicuous, boldfaced type of at least 10 points in size: "This contract is subject to Chapter 58, Business & Commerce Code. A contractor may not require a full or partial payment before the contractor begins work and may not require partial payments in an amount that exceeds an amount reasonably proportionate to the work performed, including any materials delivered."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8004A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8004A / Section 8004A.0403
§ 8004A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Education Code § 160.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 160 / Section 160.01
§ 160.01. STATE POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the policy of the State of Texas to promote the development and maintenance of regional educational services and facilities in the Southern States in the professional, technological, scientific, literary, and other fields so as to provide greater educational advantages for the citizens of the State of Texas and the citizens of the States in the Southern Region. This policy can best be accomplished under the plan embodied in the regional compact entered into by the State of Texas and thirteen other States February 8, 1948, through their respective Governors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3826.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3826 / Section 3826.003
§ 3826.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the area of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8080.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8080 / Section 8080.0302
§ 8080.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 62.046 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 62 / Section 62.046
§ 62.046. LIABILITY FOR FRUIT OF REPLEVIED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit for enforcement of a mortgage or lien on property, a defendant who replevies the property is not required to account for the fruits, hire, revenue, or rent of the property.

(b) This section does not apply to a plaintiff who replevies the property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 65.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 65 / Section 65.052
§ 65.052. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION RELATED TO PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall oversee the implementation of the program and coordinate the activities of each state agency involved in that implementation.

(b) The commission shall design the program to be cost neutral by collecting prescription drug rebates after using money in the fund in amounts equal to the rebate amounts to purchase prescription drugs.

(c) The commission shall develop procedures for accepting applications for program enrollment, including a process to:

(1) determine eligibility, screening, and enrollment procedures that allow applicants to self attest to the extent authorized by federal law; and

(2) resolve disputes related to eligibility determinations.

(d) The commission shall publish on an Internet website all average consumer costs for each prescription drug available through the program.

(e) The commission and the contracted pharmacy benefit manager shall integrate manufacturer and other third-party patient assistance programs into the program to the extent feasible. A manufacturer or other third party may decline to link the manufacturer's or third party's patient assistance program to the program. The commission shall give preference to integrating patient assistance programs by listing information on those patient assistance programs in a central location on the Internet website described by Subsection (d) that directs patients to those patient assistance programs as appropriate.

(f) The commission shall ensure the program has access to an adequate pharmacy network and give preference to conducting the program using a state pharmaceutical assistance program.

(g) The commission is not required to enter into stand-alone contracts under this chapter. The commission may add the program, wholly or partly, to existing contracts to increase efficiency.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.11 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.11
§ 18.11. CUSTODY OF PROPERTY FOUND.
Status: in_force

Property seized pursuant to a search warrant shall be kept as provided by the order of a magistrate issued in accordance with Article 18.10 of this code.
Tex. Education Code § 130.0021 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.0021
§ 130.0021. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A public junior college or a public junior college district may donate, exchange, convey, sell, or lease land, improvements, or any other interest in any real property for less than the fair market value of the real property interest if the donation, conveyance, exchange, sale, or lease is being made to a university system and the governing board of the public junior college or the public junior college district also finds that the donation, conveyance, exchange, sale, or lease of the interest promotes a public purpose related to higher education within the service area of the public junior college or the public junior college district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2104.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2104 / Section 2104.102
§ 2104.102. HEALTH REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the filing of a permit application under Section 2104.101, the county clerk shall forward a copy of the application to the county health officer.

(b) The county health officer shall make a written report to the commissioners court. A report made under this subsection must:

(1) state whether the county health officer believes that the preparations described in the application would, if carried out, be sufficient to:

(A) protect the community and the persons attending the outdoor music festival from health dangers; and

(B) avoid a violation of Chapter 341, Health and Safety Code; and

(2) be filed with the county clerk before the second day before the date of the hearing on the permit application.

(c) The county health officer shall be present at the hearing on the permit application and may be called to testify by a person having an interest in the permit.
Tex. Local Government Code § 371.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 371 / Section 371.001
§ 371.001. AUTHORITY TO APPROPRIATE; CREATION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality with a population of 1.3 million or less may appropriate from its general fund an amount not to exceed one percent of the general fund budget for that year for the purpose of advertising the municipality and promoting its growth and development.

(b) Before the governing body may spend money appropriated under this section, the governing body shall create a citizens' advisory board in accordance with this subchapter. The governing body may give the board the name Municipal Board of Development or another name.
Tex. Local Government Code § 171.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 171 / Section 171.002
§ 171.002. SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN BUSINESS ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter, a person has a substantial interest in a business entity if:

(1) the person owns 10 percent or more of the voting stock or shares of the business entity or owns either 10 percent or more or $15,000 or more of the fair market value of the business entity; or

(2) funds received by the person from the business entity exceed 10 percent of the person's gross income for the previous year.

(b) A person has a substantial interest in real property if the interest is an equitable or legal ownership with a fair market value of $2,500 or more.

(c) A local public official is considered to have a substantial interest under this section if a person related to the official in the first degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, has a substantial interest under this section.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 83.014 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 83 / Section 83.014
§ 83.014. LIMITATION OF POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental entity may not impose a regulation, rule, or ordinance related to endangered species unless the regulation, rule, or ordinance is necessary to implement a habitat conservation plan or regional habitat conservation plan for which the governmental entity was issued a federal permit. This subsection does not limit the authority of a governmental entity to adopt a rule, regulation, or ordinance restricting the withdrawal of groundwater.

(b) A governmental entity may not discriminate against a permit application, permit approval, or the provision of utility service for land that:

(1) is or has been designated as habitat preserve or potential habitat preserve in a regional habitat conservation plan or habitat conservation plan;

(2) is designated as critical habitat under the federal act; or

(3) has endangered species or endangered species habitat.

(c) A governmental entity may not deny or limit available water or wastewater service to land in the service area of the governmental entity that has been designated as habitat preserve or potential habitat preserve in a regional habitat conservation plan or in a habitat conservation plan. For purposes of this subsection, a governmental entity may not remove land from its water or wastewater utility service areas after the date established under Section 83.018(b).

(d) A governmental entity may not, as a condition for the issuance of a permit, approval, or service, require a person to:

(1) pay a mitigation fee to a plan participant;

(2) set aside, lease, or convey land as habitat preserve; or

(3) pay a mitigation fee for land set aside or restricted from development under local, state, or federal law or regulation.
Tex. Tax Code § 181.051 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 181 / Section 181.051
§ 181.051. REPORT.
Status: in_force

On or before the 25th day of each month, a person on whom the tax is imposed by this chapter shall file with the comptroller a report stating:

(1) the amount of taxable cement distributed, sold, or used by the person during the preceding month;

(2) the amount of cement produced in, imported into, or exported out of the state by the person during the preceding month; and

(3) other information that the comptroller requires to be in the report.
Tex. Labor Code § 211.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 211 / Section 211.002
§ 211.002. LOCATION OF SERVICE OF STATE EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may enter into a reciprocal arrangement with the appropriate agency of another state under which a state employee who performs services in the state that is not the employing state is considered to be engaged in employment performed entirely in the employing state.

(b) The commission shall enter the arrangement on request of an agency of this state that has an employee performing a service in another state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2305.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2305 / Section 2305.154
§ 2305.154.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2305.154. OFFENSE: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RECORD. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly fails to maintain a record as required by Section 2305.153.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another provision of this chapter, the person may be prosecuted only under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 60.151 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.151
§ 60.151. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter to confer on districts individually, jointly, or mutually interested in a navigation project, including a project relating to improvements and facilities described in Sections 60.032 and 60.101 of this code, the fullest possible power of contract with regard to navigation or other projects of individual or common interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.058
§ 1100.058. EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 35.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 35 / Section 35.005
§ 35.005. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN FEDERAL LAWS.
Status: in_force

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the provisions of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq.) as authorized by Section 102 of that Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7002).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 671.105 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 671 / Section 671.105
§ 671.105. DEPOSITORY; ORDER TO DISBURSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The treasurer of the authority shall deposit money collected by the authority in a separate account in a bank or trust company.

(b) Money of the authority may be paid out on the warrant or other order of the presiding officer of the board or another person designated by the authority.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.243 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.243
§ 401.243. COMPLIANCE HISTORY.
Status: in_force

After an opportunity for a hearing, the commission shall deny an application for a license under this subchapter or an amendment or renewal for a license under this subchapter if the applicant's compliance history reveals a recurring pattern of conduct that demonstrates a consistent disregard for the regulatory process through a history of violations of this chapter or the commission's rules under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.141 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.141
§ 521.141. GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for an original or renewal of a driver's license must apply in a manner prescribed by the department.

(b) An application for an original license must be verified by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths. An officer or employee of the department may administer the oath. An officer or employee of this state may not charge for the administration of the oath.

(c) The application must be accompanied by the required fee and must be submitted to the department before the department may administer an examination.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.3141 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.3141
§ 151.3141. FOOD STAMP PURCHASES.
Status: in_force

(a) Items purchased in whole or in part with food coupons issued under the food stamp program from a business approved for participation in the food stamp program are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter. The exemption applies only to items permitted by law to be purchased with food coupons under the food stamp program. If two or more items are purchased together and paid for with a combination of food stamps and other means of payment, for purposes of this section the food stamps are applied first to the purchase of items that would be taxable under this chapter in the absence of the exemption provided by this section.

(b) For purposes of this section, "food stamp program" means the program operated under 7 U.S.C. Chapter 51.

(c) This section and Subsection (e) of Section 151.412 of this code expire on the first day of the next calendar quarter after the comptroller certifies and publishes in the Texas Register notice of the certification that federal law no longer prohibits a state from participating in the food stamp program if the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture determines that state or local sales taxes are collected on items purchased with food coupons issued under the food stamp program or that for any other reason the exemption provided by this section is no longer required for this state to participate in the food stamp program. The comptroller shall make a certification under this subsection if information sufficient to make the determination becomes known to the comptroller.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.059
§ 301.059. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing the board's operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the board;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the board's rulemaking authority;

(4) the types of board rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that may implicate federal antitrust law by limiting competition or impacting prices charged by persons engaged in a profession or business the board regulates, including rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that:

(A) regulate the scope of practice of persons in a profession or business the board regulates;

(B) restrict advertising by persons in a profession or business the board regulates;

(C) affect the price of goods or services provided by persons in a profession or business the board regulates; and

(D) restrict participation in a profession or business the board regulates;

(5) the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;

(6) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of the board in performing their duties; and

(7) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The executive director of the board shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each board member. On receipt of the training manual, each board member shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging receipt of the training manual.