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Tex. Government Code § 480.00515 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.00515
§ 480.00515. SINGLE YEAR CLASSIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY PURPOSES FOR CERTAIN SPORTING EVENTS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of Sections 480.0051(1) and (3), a sporting event is considered to be held one time in each year if the event is held only one time in any annual season for that sport.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.302
§ 1069.302. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of the taxable property in the district subject to hospital district taxation.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Estates Code § 1203.104 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.104
§ 1203.104. APPOINTMENT WHEN GUARDIAN NAMED IN WILL BECOMES AN ADULT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person named as guardian in a will who was not an adult when the will was probated is entitled to have letters of guardianship that were granted to another person revoked and appropriate letters granted to the named guardian on proof that the named guardian has become an adult and is not otherwise disqualified from serving as a guardian.

(b) This subsection applies only if a will names two or more persons as guardian. A person named as a guardian in the will who was a minor when the will was probated may, on becoming an adult, qualify and receive letters of guardianship if:

(1) letters have been issued to the named guardians in the will who are adults; and

(2) the person is not otherwise disqualified from receiving letters.
Tex. Government Code § 542.0112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 542 / Section 542.0112
§ 542.0112. PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING.
Status: in_force

The commission, in collaboration with the advisory committee and pilot program work group, shall ensure that each pilot program participant or the participant's legally authorized representative has access to a comprehensive, facilitated, person-centered plan that identifies outcomes for the participant and drives the development of the individualized budget. The consumer direction model must be an available option for a participant to achieve self-determination, choice, and control.
Tex. Tax Code § 156.052 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 156 / Section 156.052
§ 156.052. RATE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

The rate of the tax imposed by this chapter is six percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.023
§ 441.023. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the notice requirements of Chapter 2001, Government Code, and not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing, the commission shall give written notice of the hearing to:

(1) the commissioners court of each county in which all or part of the district is to be located; and

(2) the governing body of each municipality in which or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of which the district is to be located.

(b) Once a week for two consecutive weeks the commission shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the district is to be located. The first publication must be not later than 30 days before the date of the hearing.

(c) Not later than 30 days before the date of the hearing, the commission shall mail notice of the hearing by first class mail to each owner of real property to be included in the district, as shown on the county tax rolls.

(d) A county, municipality, or property owner receiving notice under Subsection (a) or (c) may appear at the hearing through an official representative or in person and may present testimony and evidence relating to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.508 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.508
§ 621.508. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE FOR OPERATING VEHICLE OVER MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), it is an affirmative defense to prosecution of, or an action under Subchapter F for, the offense of operating a vehicle with a single axle weight or tandem axle weight heavier than the axle weight authorized by law that at the time of the offense the vehicle:

(1) had a single axle weight or tandem axle weight that was not heavier than the axle weight authorized by law plus 12 percent;

(2) was loaded with timber, pulp wood, wood chips, or cotton, livestock, or other agricultural products that are:

(A) in their natural state; and

(B) being transported from the place of production to the place of first marketing or first processing; and

(3) was not being operated on a portion of the national system of interstate and defense highways.

(a-1) The affirmative defense provided by Subsection (a) does not apply to the excess weights authorized under Section 623.421(b).

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of, or an action under Subchapter F for, the offense of operating a vehicle with a single axle weight, tandem axle weight, or gross weight heavier than the weight authorized by law that at the time of the offense the weight enforcement officer failed to follow the weighing procedures established under Section 621.402(e) when determining the weight of the vehicle.
Tex. Government Code § 404.047 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.047
§ 404.047. ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall keep accounts of the receipt and expenditure of the money in the treasury and close the accounts on August 31 of each year. The comptroller shall keep proper records, distinguishing between the receipts and disbursements of each fiscal year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8821.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8821 / Section 8821.005
§ 8821.005. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve the legislative intent and purposes of Chapter 36, Water Code. A power granted by Chapter 36, Water Code, or this chapter shall be broadly interpreted to achieve that intent and those purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9028.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9028 / Section 9028.102
§ 9028.102. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted by this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, pipeline, or telephone or telegraph property or facility, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 703.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 703 / Section 703.002
§ 703.002. RIGHT OF INTERVENTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect the right of any person, including a state agency, to intervene in an antifraud action brought under this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.011
§ 71.011. PROTECTION OF CARRIER FROM DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

A carrier, including a railway, steamship, motorboat, bus, or truck, is not liable to a consignor or consignee for damages for refusing to receive and transport, or refusing to deliver across or into an area protected by a quarantine, any fruit, plant, shrub, or other carrier of an insect pest or plant disease in violation of an order or rule of the department under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 253.0055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 253 / Section 253.0055
§ 253.0055. REMOVAL OF NURSE AIDE FINDING.
Status: in_force

If a finding of reportable conduct is the basis for an entry in the nurse aide registry maintained under Chapter 250 and the entry is subsequently removed from the nurse aide registry, the department shall immediately remove the record of reportable conduct from the employee misconduct registry maintained under Section 253.007.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8358.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8358 / Section 8358.104
§ 8358.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8358.103 unless:

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

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

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1801.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1801 / Section 1801.055
§ 1801.055. SUIT ON BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A person damaged by a breach of a condition of the bond may bring suit and recover under the bond.

(b) The suit shall be filed in the county in which the bond is filed.

(c) A bond is not void on first recovery and may be sued on until the total amount is exhausted.

(d) If the amount of the bond is reduced to $1,500 or less, the commission merchant shall file a new bond in an amount equal to $3,000. The new bond is liable for all future contracts entered into by the commission merchant and a consignor.

(e) A commission merchant who does not file a new bond under Subsection (d) may not do business in this state.
Tex. Election Code § 63.0015 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 63 / Section 63.0015
§ 63.0015. ACCEPTING VOTERS WITH CERTAIN DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "mobility problem that substantially impairs a person's ability to ambulate" has the meaning assigned by Section 681.001, Transportation Code.

(b) An election officer shall accept a person with a mobility problem that substantially impairs a person's ability to ambulate who is offering to vote before accepting others offering to vote at the polling place who arrived before the person.

(c) Notice of the priority given to persons with a mobility problem that substantially impairs a person's ability to ambulate shall be posted:

(1) at each entrance to a polling place where it can be read by persons waiting to vote;

(2) on the Internet website of the secretary of state; and

(3) on each Internet website relating to elections maintained by a county.

(d) The notice required by Subsection (c) must read: "Pursuant to Section 63.0015, Election Code, an election officer shall give voting order priority to individuals with a mobility problem that substantially impairs the person's ability to move around. A person assisting an individual with a mobility problem may also, at the individual's request, be given voting order priority. Disabilities and conditions that may qualify you for voting order priority include paralysis, lung disease, the use of portable oxygen, cardiac deficiency, severe limitation in the ability to walk due to arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition, wheelchair confinement, arthritis, foot disorder, the inability to walk 200 feet without stopping to rest, or use of a brace, cane, crutch, or other assistive device."

(e) A person assisting a voter in accordance with Section 64.032(c) may be accepted to vote concurrently with a person accepted under Subsection (b) of this section at the voter's request.

(f) All procedures and accommodations available for voters with disabilities, including voting under Section 64.009, shall be posted in an accessible manner on the county clerk's Internet website.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.157
§ 1093.157. INSPECTION OF AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The audit and other district records shall be open to inspection at the district's principal office.
Tex. Local Government Code § 171.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 171 / Section 171.004
§ 171.004. AFFIDAVIT AND ABSTENTION FROM VOTING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) If a local public official has a substantial interest in a business entity or in real property, the official shall file, before a vote or decision on any matter involving the business entity or the real property, an affidavit stating the nature and extent of the interest and shall abstain from further participation in the matter if:

(1) in the case of a substantial interest in a business entity the action on the matter will have a special economic effect on the business entity that is distinguishable from the effect on the public; or

(2) in the case of a substantial interest in real property, it is reasonably foreseeable that an action on the matter will have a special economic effect on the value of the property, distinguishable from its effect on the public.

(b) The affidavit must be filed with the official record keeper of the governmental entity.

(c) If a local public official is required to file and does file an affidavit under Subsection (a), the official is not required to abstain from further participation in the matter requiring the affidavit if a majority of the members of the governmental entity of which the official is a member is composed of persons who are likewise required to file and who do file affidavits of similar interests on the same official action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3822.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3822 / Section 3822.007
§ 3822.007. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 469.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 469 / Section 469.107
§ 469.107. REVIEW OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR STRUCTURES NOT SUBJECT TO CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The commission may:

(1) review plans and specifications and make inspections of a structure not otherwise subject to this chapter; and

(2) issue a certification that a structure not otherwise subject to this chapter is free of architectural barriers and in compliance with this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.201 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.201
§ 463.201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "bond" includes a note.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.253 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.253
§ 342.253. MAXIMUM INTEREST CHARGE FOR LOAN WITH SINGLE REPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

A loan contract to which Section 342.251 applies and that is payable in a single installment may provide for an acquisition charge and an interest charge on the cash advance that does not exceed a rate or amount that would produce the same effective return, determined as a true daily earnings rate, as allowed under Section 342.252 considering the amount and term of the loan. If a loan that has a term in excess of one month under this section is prepaid in full, the lender may earn a minimum of the acquisition charge and interest charge for one month. If a loan under this section has an initial term of less than one month, the lender may earn a minimum of the acquisition charge and an interest charge that produces the same effective return as the installment account handling charge computed at a daily rate for the term the loan is outstanding.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.230 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.230
§ 231.230. COOPERATION WITH MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court by order may enter into agreements with any municipality located in the county to assist in the implementation and enforcement of development regulations adopted under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 437.2121 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.2121
§ 437.2121. EXTENDED STATE ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The adjutant general may hire service members of the Texas military forces to fill state military positions with the department as authorized by the General Appropriations Act. A service member hired under this section is considered to be on extended state active duty service.

(b) A service member called to extended state active duty service under this section is entitled to the benefits and paid leave generally provided to state employees.

(c) The adjutant general shall establish and the department shall maintain the criteria for activating a service member under this section.

(d) A state military position may have a limited term with a defined end date or may be a continuing position without a defined end date.

(e) As soon as practicable before the end of each state fiscal year, the department shall notify each service member called to extended state active duty service under this section whether the department will continue the service member's state military position for the next state fiscal year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8039.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8039 / Section 8039.0503
§ 8039.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8246.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8246 / Section 8246.101
§ 8246.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS; GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has and may exercise the powers, functions, duties, and privileges provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including those conferred by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.

(b) The district may exercise the rights, privileges, and functions provided by this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.0226 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0226
§ 522.0226. POST OFFICE BOX NOT VALID AS ADDRESS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "post office box address" means a United States Postal Service post office box address or a private mailbox address.

(b) Unless an exception exists under state or federal law, an applicant may receive delivery of a commercial driver's license at a post office box address only if the applicant has provided the department the physical address where the applicant resides.

(c) The department may require the applicant to provide documentation that the department determines necessary to verify the validity of the physical address provided under Subsection (b).

(d) The department may contract with a third-party personal data verification service to assist the department in verifying whether the physical address provided by the applicant is the applicant's actual residence.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101.0081 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101 / Section 101.0081
§ 101.0081. INFORMATION ABOUT STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall provide to members of the council, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office under this chapter, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.108
§ 3949.108. ANNEXATION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.0851 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.0851
§ 204.0851. CONTRIBUTION RATE FOR SUCCESSOR EMPLOYERS WHEN SUBSTANTIALLY COMMON MANAGEMENT OR CONTROL OR SUBSTANTIALLY COMMON OWNERSHIP EXISTS; OTHER ACQUISITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) For a transfer of compensation experience required by Section 204.083 other than a transfer described by Section 204.085(a), the contribution rate shall be computed as provided by this section.

(b) A successor employing unit that acquires compensation experience under Section 204.083 and is an experience-rated employer on the date of the acquisition shall pay contributions from the date of the acquisition until the end of the calendar year in which the acquisition occurred at the rate computed by using the prior 36-month combined compensation experience of the predecessor employing unit and the successor employing unit on the date of the acquisition.

(c) A successor employing unit that acquires compensation experience under Section 204.083 and is not an experience-rated employer on the date of the acquisition shall pay contributions from the date of the acquisition until the end of the calendar year at the highest rate applicable at the time of the acquisition to any predecessor employing unit that is a party to the acquisition.

(d) The contribution rate for experience-rated and nonexperience-rated successor employing units shall, for the years following the year of acquisition, be computed as follows:

(1) for the first year following acquisition, the successor employing unit's compensation experience plus the predecessor employing unit's 24-month compensation experience ending on September 30 preceding the year of acquisition, combined with the predecessor employing unit's compensation experience from that date to the date of the acquisition;

(2) for the second year following acquisition, the successor employing unit's compensation experience plus the predecessor employing unit's 12-month compensation experience ending on September 30 preceding the year of acquisition, combined with the predecessor employing unit's compensation experience from that date to the date of the acquisition;

(3) for the third year following acquisition, compensation experience available to the successor employing unit plus the predecessor employing unit's compensation experience from September 30 preceding the year of acquisition to the date of the acquisition; and

(4) for years subsequent to the acquisition and to the transfer of compensation experience required under Section 204.083, the predecessor employing unit's contribution rate is computed without regard to any transfer of compensation experience required by that section.
Tex. Government Code § 482.603 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.603
§ 482.603. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium is established as an advisory committee to the board to:

(1) identify research opportunities for entities within this state that:

(A) strengthen this state's proven leadership in civil, commercial, and military space-related activity;

(B) enhance this state's position in aeronautics research and development, space commercialization, and space flight infrastructure and in the development of space travel technologies; and

(C) enhance the integration of the space and aeronautics industries into this state's economy; and

(2) provide research recommendations to the commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.530 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.530
§ 772.530. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds are legal and authorized investments for:

(1) a bank;

(2) a savings bank;

(3) a credit union;

(4) a trust company;

(5) a savings and loan association;

(6) an insurance company;

(7) a fiduciary;

(8) a trustee;

(9) a guardian; and

(10) a sinking fund of a municipality, county, school district, special district, and other political subdivision of this state and other public funds of this state and state agencies, including the permanent school fund.

(b) District bonds may secure deposits of public funds of the state or a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision of this state. The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of the bonds' value if accompanied by all unmatured coupons.

(c) District bonds are authorized investments under Chapter 2256, Government Code.