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Tex. Local Government Code § 22.073 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.073
§ 22.073. POWERS AND DUTIES OF SECRETARY.
Status: repealed

(a) The secretary of the municipality shall attend each meeting of the governing body of the municipality and shall keep, in a record provided for that purpose, accurate minutes of the governing body's proceedings.

(b) The secretary shall:

(1) engross and enroll all laws, resolutions, and ordinances of the governing body;

(2) keep the corporate seal;

(3) take charge of, arrange, and maintain the records of the governing body;

(4) countersign all commissions issued to municipal officers and all licenses issued by the mayor, and keep a record of those commissions and licenses; and

(5) prepare all notices required under any regulation or ordinance of the municipality.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1324, Sec. 5(2), eff. June 17, 2011.

(d) The secretary shall draw all the warrants on the treasurer, countersign the warrants, and keep, in a record provided for that purpose, an accurate account of the warrants.

(e) The secretary serves as the general accountant of the municipality and shall keep regular accounts of the municipal receipts and disbursements. The secretary shall keep each cause of receipt and disbursement separately and under proper headings. The secretary shall also keep separate accounts with each person, including each officer, who has monetary transactions with the municipality. The secretary shall credit accounts allowed by proper authority and shall specify the particular transaction to which each entry applies. The secretary shall keep records of the accounts and other information covered by this subsection.

(f) The secretary shall keep a register of bonds and bills issued by the municipality and all evidence of debt due and payable to the municipality, noting the relevant particulars and facts as they occur.

(g) The secretary shall carefully keep all contracts made by the governing body.

(h) The secretary shall perform all other duties required by law, ordinance, resolution, or order of the governing body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8320.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8320 / Section 8320.102
§ 8320.102. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the district shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.301 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.301
§ 111.301. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person that is a common carrier under Subsection (5), Section 111.002 of this code must apply for and be issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the commission pursuant to the commission's authority to issue certificates under Section 111.302 of this code if the commission finds after a hearing that the public convenience and necessity will be served by the construction and operation of the pipeline.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 541.054 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 541 / Section 541.054
§ 541.054. WAIVER OR LIMITATION OF CONSUMER RIGHTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Any provision of a contract or agreement that waives or limits in any way a consumer right described by Sections 541.051, 541.052, and 541.053 is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.2522 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.2522
§ 1122.2522. VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

If in any year the board adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate calculated as provided by Chapter 26, Tax Code, an election under Section 26.07 of that code must be held to determine whether or not to approve the tax rate adopted by the board for that year.
Tex. Water Code § 51.315 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.315
§ 51.315. SURPLUS ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

If assessments made under this subchapter are more than sufficient to pay the necessary expenses of the district, the balance shall be carried over to the next year.
Tex. Transportation Code § 313.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 313 / Section 313.003
§ 313.003. GENERAL POWERS OF GOVERNING BODY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may:

(1) determine the necessity for and order the improvement of a highway in the municipality;

(2) contract for the construction of the improvement in the name of the municipality; and

(3) provide for the payment of the cost of the improvement by the municipality or partly by the municipality and partly by assessments as provided by this chapter.

(b) The governing body by resolution, motion, order, or ordinance may exercise a power granted by this chapter unless this chapter specifically prescribes that the governing body act by ordinance.

(c) The governing body by resolution or ordinance may adopt rules appropriate to:

(1) the exercise of a power granted by this chapter;

(2) the method and manner of ordering or holding a hearing; and

(3) giving notice of a hearing.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.201
§ 59.201. ELECTRONIC TERMINALS AUTHORIZED; SHARING OF ELECTRONIC TERMINAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may install, maintain, and operate one or more electronic terminals at any location for the convenience of customers of financial institutions.

(b) Financial institutions may agree in writing to share in the use of an electronic terminal on a reasonable, nondiscriminatory basis and on the condition that a financial institution using an electronic terminal may be required to meet necessary and reasonable technical standards and to pay charges for the use of the electronic terminal. The standards or charges imposed must be reasonable, fair, equitable, and nondiscriminatory among the financial institutions. Any charges imposed:

(1) may not exceed an equitable proportion of the cost of establishing the electronic terminal, including provisions for amortization of development costs and capital expenditures over a reasonable period, and the cost of operation and maintenance of the electronic terminal, plus a reasonable return on those costs; and

(2) must be related to the services provided to the financial institution or its customers.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) an electronic terminal located at the domicile or home office or a branch of a financial institution; or

(2) the use by a person of an electronic terminal, regardless of location, solely to withdraw cash, make account balance inquiries, or make transfers between the person's accounts in the same financial institution.

(d) In this section, the term "financial institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 201.101.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.101
§ 3873.101. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3810.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3810 / Section 3810.157
§ 3810.157. MUNICIPALITY NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, a municipality is not obligated to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.206
§ 3919.206. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 352.115 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 352 / Section 352.115
§ 352.115. ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In a gated community or multi-unit housing project that has one or more vehicular gates:

(1) at least one vehicular gate must be wide enough for fire-fighting vehicles, fire-fighting equipment, emergency medical services vehicles, or law enforcement vehicles to enter; and

(2) at least one driveway apron or entrance from the public right-of-way must be free of permanent obstacles that might impede entry by a vehicle or equipment listed in Subdivision (1).

(b) The county fire marshal or other authority shall waive the vehicular gate width requirements of Subsection (a) for a multi-unit housing project completed before January 1, 2002, if the requirements cannot readily be met because of space limitations or excessive cost. For purposes of this subsection, $6,000 per entrance based on the value of the dollar on January 1, 2000, is considered an excessive cost for expanding gate width and achieving an obstacle-free driveway apron or entrance.

(c) A pedestrian gate in a gated community or multi-unit housing project must be located so as to provide firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other emergency personnel reasonable access to each building.

(d) This section does not require a multi-unit housing project to have a vehicular gate or a pedestrian gate.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 153.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 153 / Section 153.004
§ 153.004. ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Program rules must establish a per-head regulatory assessment in an amount necessary to reimburse the association for direct costs incurred under this chapter.

(b) In determining the amount of the assessment, the department shall consider:

(1) the amount of similar assessments or charges authorized by the laws of other states or the United States;

(2) the direct operating costs of the program; and

(3) the expertise required to operate the program.

(c) On request by the association, the department shall review the amount of the assessment and consider any necessary revision.

(d) Each livestock auction market shall collect the assessment and remit the amount collected to the association.

(e) Assessments collected under this section are not state funds and are not required to be deposited in the state treasury.

(f) A person who has possession, custody, or control of an assessment collected under this section and not remitted to the association before the 31st day after the date collected is subject to an administrative penalty in an amount provided by department rule.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.0028 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0028
§ 12.0028. LIMITATION ON SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR SALE OF FOODS OF MINIMAL NUTRITIONAL VALUE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "food of minimal nutritional value" has the meaning assigned by 7 C.F.R. Section 210.11(a)(2).

(b) The department may not impose on a school district a sanction, including disallowing meal reimbursement, based on the sale to students at a high school of food of minimal nutritional value, if the sale is approved in advance by the school and is made:

(1) outside of a school area designated for food service or food consumption or during a period other than a school meal service period; and

(2) for the purpose of raising money for a student organization or activity sponsored or sanctioned by the school or the school district in which the school is located.
Tex. Government Code § 316.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 316 / Section 316.003
§ 316.003. PUBLICATION.
Status: in_force

Before the Legislative Budget Board approves the items of information required by Section 316.002, the board shall publish in the Texas Register the proposed items of information and a description of the methodology and sources used in the calculations.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.002
§ 1207.002. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE.
Status: in_force

An issuer may issue refunding bonds under this chapter to refund all or any part of the issuer's outstanding bonds, notes, or other general or special obligations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.201
§ 1074.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements;

(2) equipping buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquiring and operating a mobile emergency service.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.305 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.305
§ 504.305. MEMBERS OF TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD, STATE GUARD, OR UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES RESERVES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for:

(1) active members of the Texas National Guard or Texas State Guard;

(2) retired members of the Texas National Guard or Texas State Guard; and

(3) members of a reserve component of the United States armed forces.

(b) The department shall design the license plates in consultation with the adjutant general. The license plates must include the words "Texas Guard" or "Armed Forces Reserve," as applicable.

(c) Satisfactory proof of eligibility for a license plate issued under this section to a retired member of the Texas National Guard or Texas State Guard may be demonstrated by:

(1) a letter from the United States Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or the Department of the Air Force stating that a retired guard member has 20 or more years of satisfactory federal service; or

(2) an identification card issued by the United States Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or the Department of the Air Force indicating that the member is retired.
Tex. Local Government Code § 71.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 71 / Section 71.021
§ 71.021. ATTACHMENT OF COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Until a new county is legally organized, the territory of the new county remains subject to the county from which it is taken.

(b) A legally organized county that, for any reason, loses its county organization is attached to the organized county whose county seat is closest to that of the disorganized county. The attachment is made for judicial and surveying purposes and for the registration of a deed, mortgage, or other instrument that is required or permitted by law to be recorded. The disorganized county remains attached until it is again legally organized.
Tex. Property Code § 5.010 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.010
§ 5.010. NOTICE OF ADDITIONAL TAX LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is the owner of an interest in vacant land and who contracts for the transfer of that interest shall include in the contract the following bold-faced notice:

If for the current ad valorem tax year the taxable value of the land that is the subject of this contract is determined by a special appraisal method that allows for appraisal of the land at less than its market value, the person to whom the land is transferred may not be allowed to qualify the land for that special appraisal in a subsequent tax year and the land may then be appraised at its full market value. In addition, the transfer of the land or a subsequent change in the use of the land may result in the imposition of an additional tax plus interest as a penalty for the transfer or the change in the use of the land. The taxable value of the land and the applicable method of appraisal for the current tax year is public information and may be obtained from the tax appraisal district established for the county in which the land is located.

(b) This section does not apply to a contract for a transfer:

(1) under a court order or foreclosure sale;

(2) by a trustee in bankruptcy;

(3) to a mortgagee by a mortgagor or successor in interest or to a beneficiary of a deed of trust by a trustor or successor in interest;

(4) by a mortgagee or a beneficiary under a deed of trust who has acquired the land at a sale conducted under a power of sale under a deed of trust or a sale under a court-ordered foreclosure or has acquired the land by a deed in lieu of foreclosure;

(5) by a fiduciary in the course of the administration of a decedent's estate, guardianship, conservatorship, or trust;

(6) of only a mineral interest, leasehold interest, or security interest; or

(7) to or from a governmental entity.

(c) The notice described by Subsection (a) is not required to be included in a contract for transfer of an interest in land if every transferee under the contract is:

(1) a person who is a co-owner with an owner described by Subsection (a) of an undivided interest in the land; or

(2) a spouse or a person in the lineal line of consanguinity of an owner described by Subsection (a).

(d) The notice described by Subsection (a) is not required to be given if in a separate paragraph of the contract the contract expressly provides for the payment of any additional ad valorem taxes and interest that become due as a penalty because of:

(1) the transfer of the land; or

(2) a subsequent change in the use of the land.

(e) If the owner fails to include in the contract the notice described by Subsection (a), the person to whom the land is transferred is entitled to recover from that owner an amount equal to the amount of any additional taxes and interest that the person is required to pay as a penalty because of:

(1) the transfer of the land; or

(2) a subsequent change in the use of the land that occurs before the fifth anniversary of the date of the transfer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437B.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437B / Section 437B.153
§ 437B.153. INSPECTIONS; COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT WITH LOCAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To protect public health and safety, the department shall ensure ongoing, randomized inspections are conducted on each mobile food vendor based on the mobile food vendor's classification and previous health inspection results.

(b) On request by a local authority, the department may enter into a collaborative agreement with the local authority for conducting health inspections. The department shall reimburse the local authority acting under a collaborative agreement for the cost of conducting a health inspection using money collected for health inspection fees under Section 437B.058(c).
Tex. Transportation Code § 24.022 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 24 / Section 24.022
§ 24.022. USE OF AIRCRAFT ON COUNTY ROADS.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court of a county may enact ordinances to ensure the safe use of county roads by aircraft. An ordinance may:

(1) limit the kinds of aircraft that may use the roads;

(2) establish the procedure that a pilot shall follow before using a road, including requiring the pilot to furnish persons with flags at both ends of the road to be used; or

(3) establish other requirements considered necessary for the safe use of the roads by aircraft.

(b) A pilot who follows the ordinances adopted under Subsection (a):

(1) may land or take off in the aircraft on a county road; and

(2) is not subject to the traffic laws of this state during the landing or takeoff.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0703 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0703
§ 8511.0703. POWER TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of carrying out any power conferred by this chapter, including preparation of the master plan and payment of engineering and related expenses, the authority may issue bonds in three general classes:

(1) bonds secured by ad valorem taxes;

(2) bonds secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue accruing to the authority from any source other than ad valorem taxes, including the revenue received from:

(A) the sale of water or other products;

(B) the rendition of services;

(C) tolls; and

(D) charges; and

(3) bonds secured by a combination pledge of:

(A) taxes; and

(B) all or part of the revenue described by Subdivision (2).

(b) The bonds must be authorized by a board resolution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.422 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.422
§ 545.422. CROSSING SIDEWALK OR HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not drive a motor vehicle on a sidewalk, sidewalk area, or hike and bike trail except on a permanent or authorized temporary driveway.

(b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle on a hike and bike trail in connection with maintenance of the trail.

(c) In this section, "hike and bike trail" means a trail designed for the exclusive use of pedestrians, bicyclists, or both.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.263 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.263
§ 463.263. DEPOSIT TO BE PAID TO ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A deposit in this state, held under law or required by the commissioner for the benefit of creditors, including policy owners, that is not turned over to the domiciliary receiver on the entry of a final order of liquidation or order approving a rehabilitation plan of an insurer domiciled in this state or a reciprocal state in accordance with Section 443.402 shall be promptly paid to the association.

(b) The association is entitled to retain a portion of any amount paid to the association under this section equal to the percentage determined by dividing the aggregate amount of policy owners' claims related to that insolvency for which the association has provided statutory benefits by the aggregate amount of all policy owners' claims in this state related to that insolvency and shall remit to the domiciliary receiver the amount paid to the association less the amount retained under this section.

(c) The amount paid to the association under this section, less the amount retained by the association under this section, is treated as a distribution of estate assets under Section 443.303 or the similar law of the state of domicile of the impaired or insolvent insurer.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.101
§ 505.101. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW; CONFLICTS.
Status: in_force

A Type B corporation has the powers granted by this chapter and by other chapters of this subtitle and is subject to the limitations of a corporation created under another provision of this subtitle. To the extent of a conflict between this chapter and another provision of this subtitle, this chapter prevails.
Tex. Government Code § 419.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.026
§ 419.026. FEES FOR CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall set and collect a fee for each certificate that the commission issues or renews under this subchapter, except that if a person holds more than one certificate the commission may collect only one fee for the renewal of those certificates. The commission by rule shall set the amount of the fee under this subsection in an amount designed to recover the commission's costs in connection with issuing certificates under this subchapter, including the cost to the commission of obtaining fingerprint-based criminal history record information under Section 419.0325. The employing agency or entity shall pay the fee in the manner prescribed by commission rule. A certificate issued under this subchapter is valid for one or two years as determined by commission rule.

(b) The commission shall set and collect a fee for each examination given to fire protection personnel for basic certification under this subchapter. The amount of the fee may not exceed the cost of preparing, printing, administering, and grading the examination.

(c) The commission may revoke, refuse to issue, or refuse to renew the certificate of fire protection personnel for failure to pay a fee required under Subsection (a).

(d) The commission shall send the fees authorized by Subsection (a) and Section 419.033(b) to the comptroller. The comptroller shall deposit the fees in the general revenue fund.