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Tex. Local Government Code § 87.0131 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 87 / Section 87.0131
§ 87.0131. DEFENSE IN CERTAIN CASES.
Status: in_force

It is a defense in an action alleging a prosecuting attorney committed official misconduct described by Section 87.011(3)(C) that the prosecuting attorney took action immediately on discovering an attorney employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the prosecuting attorney was acting as described by Section 87.011(3)(C).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9058.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9058 / Section 9058.0302
§ 9058.0302. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT 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 51, Water Code, applicable to water control and improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and specifically including the powers and duties authorized under Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.302
§ 1952.302. PROHIBITED ACTS IN CONNECTION WITH REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

In connection with the repair of damage to a motor vehicle covered under an automobile insurance policy, an insurer, an employee or agent of an insurer, an insurance adjuster, or an entity that employs an insurance adjuster may not:

(1) solicit or accept a referral fee or gratuity in exchange for referring a beneficiary or third-party claimant to a repair person or facility to repair the damage;

(2) state or suggest, either orally or in writing, to a beneficiary that the beneficiary must use a specific repair person or facility or a repair person or facility identified on a preferred list compiled by an insurer for the damage repair or parts replacement to be covered by the policy; or

(3) restrict the right of a beneficiary or third-party claimant to choose a repair person or facility by requiring the beneficiary or third-party claimant to travel an unreasonable distance to repair the damage.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.212 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.212
§ 463.212. TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

The interest on bonds issued by an authority is exempt from state and local taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.153
§ 1071.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.056
§ 1069.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect:

(1) a president and a vice president from among its members; and

(2) a secretary, who need not be a director.

(b) Each officer of the board serves a one-year term.

(c) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.261 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.261
§ 11003.261. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On default or threatened default in the payment of the principal of or interest on district bonds that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may, on petition of the holders of outstanding bonds, appoint a receiver for the district.

(b) The receiver may collect and receive all district income, except taxes, employ and discharge district agents and employees, take charge of money on hand, except money received from taxes, unless commingled, and manage the proprietary affairs of the district without consent or hindrance by the board.

(c) The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for the sale of water or to renew those contracts with the approval of the court that appointed the receiver.

(d) The court may vest the receiver with any other power or duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.224 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.224
§ 431.224. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall collect fees for:

(1) a license that is filed or renewed;

(2) a license that is amended, including a notification of a change in the location of a licensed place of business required under Section 431.2251; and

(3) an inspection performed to enforce this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.

(b) The department may charge fees every two years.

(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fees in amounts that allow the department to recover the biennial expenditures of state funds by the department in:

(1) reviewing and acting on a license;

(2) amending and renewing a license;

(3) inspecting a licensed facility; and

(4) implementing and enforcing this subchapter, including a rule or order adopted or a license issued under this subchapter.

(d) The department shall use not less than one-half of license fees collected for inspecting a licensed place of business or enforcing this subchapter, and the remainder for the administration of this subchapter.

(e) All license fees received by the department under this subchapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the food and drug registration account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8083.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8083 / Section 8083.0403
§ 8083.0403. 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. Health and Safety Code § 364.0341 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 364 / Section 364.0341
§ 364.0341. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality wholly or partly located in a county with a population of more than 57,000 and less than 57,900.

(b) Notwithstanding Sections 364.011(a) and 364.034(a), a county may offer, require the use of, and charge a fee for solid waste disposal services in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.

(c) A municipality may not provide solid waste disposal services or charge a fee for those services in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction if the county provides those services under Subsection (b).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 164.017 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 164 / Section 164.017
§ 164.017. TAX EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Since the board is performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred on it by this chapter, the bonds issued under this chapter, and the interest and income from the bonds, including any profit made on the sale of bonds, and all fees, charges, gifts, grants, revenues, receipts, and other money received or pledged to pay or secure the payment of bonds are free from taxation and assessments of every kind by this state and any city, county, district, authority, or other political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 71.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 71 / Section 71.012
§ 71.012. EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

The ex officio members are:

(1) the chief justice of the supreme court;

(2) the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals;

(3) two members of the senate, appointed by the lieutenant governor;

(4) the chair of the House Judicial Affairs Committee;

(5) one member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house;

(6) two justices of the courts of appeals designated by the chief justice of the supreme court;

(7) two district judges designated by the chief justice of the supreme court;

(8) two judges of county courts, statutory county courts, or statutory probate courts designated by the chief justice of the supreme court;

(9) two justices of the peace designated by the chief justice of the supreme court;

(10) two municipal court judges designated by the chief justice of the supreme court; and

(11) the administrative presiding judge of the business court.
Tex. Family Code § 154.009 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.009
§ 154.009. RETROACTIVE CHILD SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may order a parent to pay retroactive child support if the parent:

(1) has not previously been ordered to pay support for the child; and

(2) was not a party to a suit in which support was ordered.

(b) In ordering retroactive child support, the court shall apply the child support guidelines provided by this chapter.

(c) Unless the Title IV-D agency is a party to an agreement concerning support or purporting to settle past, present, or future support obligations by prepayment or otherwise, an agreement between the parties does not reduce or terminate retroactive support that the agency may request.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the court may order a parent subject to a previous child support order to pay retroactive child support if:

(1) the previous child support order terminated as a result of the marriage or remarriage of the child's parents;

(2) the child's parents separated after the marriage or remarriage; and

(3) a new child support order is sought after the date of the separation.

(e) In rendering an order under Subsection (d), the court may order retroactive child support back to the date of the separation of the child's parents.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.0591 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.0591
§ 382.0591. DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR PERMIT; ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY FORMER OR CURRENT EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall deny an application for the issuance, amendment, renewal, or transfer of a permit and may not issue, amend, renew, or transfer the permit if the commission determines that:

(1) a former employee participated personally and substantially as an employee in the commission's review, evaluation, or processing of the application before leaving employment with the commission; and

(2) after leaving employment with the commission, that former employee provided assistance to the applicant for the issuance, amendment, renewal, or transfer of the permit, including assistance with preparation or presentation of the application or legal representation of the applicant.

(b) The commission or the executive director may not issue a federal operating permit for a solid waste incineration unit if a member of the commission or the executive director is also responsible in whole or in part for the design and construction or the operation of the unit.

(c) The commission shall provide an opportunity for a hearing to an applicant before denying an application under this section.

(d) Action taken under this section does not prejudice any application other than an application in which the former employee provided assistance.

(e) In this section, "former employee" means a person:

(1) who was previously employed by the commission as a supervisory or exempt employee; and

(2) whose duties during employment with the commission included involvement in or supervision of the commission's review, evaluation, or processing of applications.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.143 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.143
§ 286.143. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the qualified voters of the district voting at an election called and held for that purpose under this section or under Subchapter B.

(b) The board may order a bond election. The order calling the election must state:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(3) the location of the polling places;

(4) the amount of bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(d) The board shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the election.
Tex. Family Code § 58.306 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.306
§ 58.306. ACCESS TO INFORMATION; LEVELS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section describes the level of access to information to which each partner agency in a local juvenile justice information system is entitled.

(b) Information is at Access Level 1 if the information relates to a child:

(1) who:

(A) a school official has reasonable grounds to believe has committed an offense for which a report is required under Section 37.015, Education Code; or

(B) has been expelled, the expulsion of which is required to be reported under Section 52.041; and

(2) who has not been charged with a fineable only offense, a status offense, or delinquent conduct.

(c) Information is at Access Level 2 if the information relates to a child who:

(1) is alleged in a justice or municipal court to have committed a fineable only offense, municipal ordinance violation, or status offense; and

(2) has not been charged with delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision.

(d) Information is at Access Level 3 if the information relates to a child who is alleged to have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision.

(e) Except as provided by Subsection (i), Level 1 Access is by public school districts in the county or region served by the local juvenile justice information system.

(f) Except as provided by Subsection (i), Level 2 Access is by:

(1) justice of the peace courts that process juvenile cases; and

(2) municipal courts that process juvenile cases.

(g) Except as provided by Subsection (i), Level 3 Access is by:

(1) the juvenile court and court clerk;

(2) the prosecuting attorney;

(3) the county juvenile probation department;

(4) law enforcement agencies;

(5) governmental service providers that are partner agencies;

(6) governmental juvenile facilities that are partner agencies; and

(7) a private juvenile facility that is a partner agency, except the access is limited to information that relates to a child detained or placed in the custody of the facility.

(h) Access for Level 1 agencies is only to information at Level 1. Access for Level 2 agencies is only to information at Levels 1 and 2. Access for Level 3 agencies is to information at Levels 1, 2, and 3.

(i) Information described by Section 58.304(b)(23) may be accessed only by:

(1) the juvenile court and court clerk;

(2) the county juvenile probation department;

(3) a governmental juvenile facility that is a partner agency; and

(4) a private juvenile facility that is a partner agency, except the access is limited to information that relates to a child detained or placed in the custody of the facility.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 33.09 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.09
§ 33.09. JURY DRAWN.
Status: in_force

Jury panels, including special venires, for the trial of criminal cases shall be selected and summoned (with return on summons) in the same manner as the selection of panels for the trial of civil cases except as otherwise provided in this Code.
Tex. Election Code § 13.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 13 / Section 13.005
§ 13.005. UNLAWFULLY ACTING AS AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person acts as an agent for an applicant but is not eligible for appointment as an agent under Section 13.003(b).

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379A.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379A / Section 379A.055
§ 379A.055. ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) In providing funds to an accredited postsecondary educational institution to be used for scholarships as authorized by Section 379A.051, the corporation by agreement with the institution shall ensure that:

(1) the funds are distributed to individuals as scholarships connected with the institution; and

(2) no more than a maximum amount, as set by the corporation, of the funds are spent on administering the award of the scholarship.

(b) An accredited postsecondary educational institution receiving the funds for scholarships shall develop, in consultation with the corporation, a plan for awarding scholarships that will have the goal of having an eventual beneficial effect on the economic growth and vitality of and the elimination of unemployment and underemployment in the municipality that created the corporation and that will ensure that the recipient:

(1) meets financial need requirements as defined by the corporation;

(2) is enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program;

(3) is enrolled for at least three-fourths of a full course load for an undergraduate student, as determined by the corporation;

(4) makes satisfactory academic progress toward an undergraduate degree or certificate; and

(5) complies with any additional nonacademic requirement adopted by the corporation.

(c) If the municipality that created the corporation has established an education partnership composed of community-based organizations, school districts, public or private sector entities, or postsecondary institutions for the purpose of distributing scholarships to students of local schools, the corporation may provide funds to the education partnership to enable the partnership to award scholarships to directly facilitate the development of a skilled workforce.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.007 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.007
§ 355.007. WAIVER OF CERTAIN DEFECTS OF FORM OR CLAIMS OF INSUFFICIENCY.
Status: in_force

A defect of form or a claim of insufficiency of a presented exhibit or voucher is considered waived by the personal representative unless a written objection to the defect or insufficiency is made not later than the 30th day after the date the claim is presented and is filed with the county clerk.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.505 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.505
§ 2A.505. CANCELLATION AND TERMINATION AND EFFECT OF CANCELLATION, TERMINATION, RESCISSION, OR FRAUD ON RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) On cancellation of the lease contract, all obligations that are still executory on both sides are discharged, but any right based on prior default or performance survives, and the canceling party also retains any remedy for default of the whole lease contract or any unperformed balance.

(b) On termination of the lease contract, all obligations that are still executory on both sides are discharged but any right based on a prior default or performance survives.

(c) Unless the contrary intention clearly appears, expressions of "cancellation," "rescission," or the like of the lease contract may not be construed as a renunciation or discharge of any claim in damages for an antecedent default.

(d) Rights and remedies for material misrepresentation or fraud include all rights and remedies available under this chapter for default.

(e) Neither rescission nor a claim for rescission of the lease contract nor rejection or return of the goods may bar or be deemed inconsistent with a claim for damages or other right or remedy.
Tex. Government Code § 480.0155 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0155
§ 480.0155. STATE TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller, at the direction of the office, shall transfer to the events trust fund a portion of the state tax revenue in an amount equal to 6.25 multiplied by the amount of the municipal and county tax revenue retained or remitted under this chapter, including:

(1) local sales and use tax revenue;

(2) mixed beverage tax revenue;

(3) hotel occupancy tax revenue; and

(4) surcharge and user fee revenue.

(b) The amount transferred under Subsection (a) may not exceed the incremental increase in tax receipts determined under Section 480.0102(a)(1).
Tex. Tax Code § 183.051 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 183 / Section 183.051
§ 183.051. MIXED BEVERAGE TAX CLEARANCE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the last day of the month following a calendar quarter, the comptroller shall calculate the total amount of taxes received under Subchapters B and B-1 during the quarter from permittees outside an incorporated municipality within each county and the total amount received from permittees within each incorporated municipality in each county.

(b) The comptroller shall issue to each county described in Subsection (a) a warrant drawn on the general revenue fund in an amount appropriated by the legislature that may not be less than 10.7143 percent of the taxes received from permittees within the county during the quarter and shall issue to each incorporated municipality described in Subsection (a) a warrant drawn on that fund in an amount appropriated by the legislature that may not be less than 10.7143 percent of the taxes received from permittees within the incorporated municipality during the quarter.
Tex. Government Code § 404.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.033
§ 404.033. WITHDRAWALS AND REMITTANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) Funds on deposit with a depository are subject to withdrawal at any time by the comptroller, except funds designated as time deposits, which may be withdrawn in the manner agreed on in the contract under which the funds were deposited. The depository shall remit the withdrawal on demand and free of charge, except charges that the depository is not permitted to pay by reason of an Act of Congress or a rule or regulation adopted under such an Act by the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System or the board of directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(b) A remittance to the comptroller by a state depository or another person may be made by any method authorized by the comptroller, including cash, money order, or bank draft. The liability of the depository or other person making the remittance continues until the money is received by the comptroller. A depository that refuses to make a remittance required by this chapter forfeits its right to receive further deposits, on order of the comptroller. The comptroller may withdraw all funds from the depository, which after the withdrawal ceases to be a state depository.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.023 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.023
§ 41.023. NOTICE OF REFERENDUM AND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The certified organization shall give public notice of:

(1) the date, hours, and polling places for voting in the referendum and election;

(2) the estimated amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected;

(3) whether a producer exemption is to be allowed in accordance with Section 41.082; and

(4) a description of the manner in which the assessment is to be collected and the proceeds administered and used.

(b) The commissioner by rule shall prescribe the manner for providing public notice under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9086.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9086 / Section 9086.0303
§ 9086.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.201
§ 3802.201. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

Despite this section and Section 375.264, Local Government Code, the district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, if the district has debt. If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its bonds or other obligations according to their terms.