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Tex. Government Code § 1403.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1403 / Section 1403.003
§ 1403.003. SET-ASIDE FOR COLONIAS LOCATED IN RURAL BORDER COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Border colonia" means a border colonia as defined by commission rule under Section 1403.002.

(2) "Rural border county" means a county that:

(A) has a population of less than 55,000; and

(B) is adjacent to an international border.

(3) "Set-aside" means a reservation of a portion of the proceeds from the sale of general obligation bonds and notes under this chapter to provide financial assistance for specific colonia access roadway projects proposed by rural border counties.

(b) The authority shall set aside an amount equal to 10 percent of the proceeds from each sale of general obligation bonds and notes under this chapter to provide financial assistance for colonia access roadway projects designed to pave roads serving border colonias located in rural border counties.

(c) The authority, as directed by the Texas Department of Transportation, shall provide a grant from the set-aside on a priority basis to a rural border county that proposes to pave for the first time a road serving a border colonia located in that county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3924.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3924 / Section 3924.202
§ 3924.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 3924.201, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.409 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.409
§ 153.409. ALLEGATIONS AFTER DEMAND REJECTED.
Status: in_force

If a derivative proceeding is instituted after a demand is rejected, the petition must allege with particularity facts that establish that the rejection was not made in accordance with the requirements and standards under Sections 153.404 and 153.408.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8283.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8283 / Section 8283.202
§ 8283.202. BONDS FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

If the authority operates a facility under contract with a municipal corporation, it may, if the contract permits the issuance, issue bonds to improve or extend the facility.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.6011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.6011
§ 504.6011. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION SOLD THROUGH PRIVATE VENDOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The sponsor of a specialty license plate may contract with the private vendor authorized under Subchapter J for the marketing and sale of the specialty license plate.

(b) The fee for issuance of a specialty license plate described by Subsection (a) is the amount established under Section 504.851.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, from each fee received for the issuance of a specialty license plate described by Subsection (a), the department shall:

(1) deduct the administrative costs described by Section 504.601(a)(2);

(2) deposit to the credit of the account designated by the law authorizing the specialty license plate the portion of the fee for the sale of the plate that the state would ordinarily receive under the contract described by Section 504.851(a); and

(3) pay to the private vendor the remainder of the fee.

(d) A sponsor of a specialty license plate authorized to be issued under this subchapter before November 19, 2009, may reestablish its specialty license plate under Sections 504.601 and 504.702 and be credited its previous deposit with the department if a contract entered into by the sponsor under Subsection (a) terminates.
Tex. Labor Code § 409.009 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 409 / Section 409.009
§ 409.009. SUBCLAIMS.
Status: in_force

A person may file a written claim with the division as a subclaimant if the person has:

(1) provided compensation, including health care provided by a health care insurer, directly or indirectly, to or for an employee or legal beneficiary; and

(2) sought and been refused reimbursement from the insurance carrier.
Tex. Government Code § 552.325 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.325
§ 552.325. PARTIES TO SUIT SEEKING TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental body, officer for public information, or other person or entity that files a suit seeking to withhold information from a requestor may not file suit against the person requesting the information. The requestor is entitled to intervene in the suit.

(b) The governmental body, officer for public information, or other person or entity that files the suit shall demonstrate to the court that the governmental body, officer for public information, or other person or entity made a timely good faith effort to inform the requestor, by certified mail or by another written method of notice that requires the return of a receipt, of:

(1) the existence of the suit, including the subject matter and cause number of the suit and the court in which the suit is filed;

(2) the requestor's right to intervene in the suit or to choose to not participate in the suit;

(3) the fact that the suit is against the attorney general in Travis County district court; and

(4) the address and phone number of the office of the attorney general.

(c) If the attorney general enters into a proposed settlement that all or part of the information that is the subject of the suit should be withheld, the attorney general shall notify the requestor of that decision and, if the requestor has not intervened in the suit, of the requestor's right to intervene to contest the withholding. The attorney general shall notify the requestor:

(1) in the manner required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, if the requestor has intervened in the suit; or

(2) by certified mail or by another written method of notice that requires the return of a receipt, if the requestor has not intervened in the suit.

(d) The court shall allow the requestor a reasonable period to intervene after the attorney general attempts to give notice under Subsection (c)(2).
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.025 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.025
§ 202.025.
Status: in_force

Sec. 202.025. EXECUTION OF DEED: METHOD. The governor, on the recommendation of the commission, may execute a deed relinquishing and conveying under this subchapter the state's interest in real property as follows:

(1) if the state's title was acquired by donation, convey to the grantor or the grantor's heirs or assigns;

(2) if the state's title was acquired by purchase by a county or municipality, convey to the county or municipality, or to the grantor or the grantor's heirs or assigns at the request of the county or municipality;

(3) if the interest conveyed to the state is only the right to use the property, convey to the owner of the fee in the property;

(4) if the interest in the property was acquired and held by a county or municipality in its own name for use by the state, quitclaim to the county or municipality any interest that might have accrued to the state by use of the property;

(5) if there is no record title to the property, quitclaim any interest that might have accrued to the state by use of the property to the county or municipality where the property is located or to abutting property owners at the request of the county or municipality; or

(6) if necessary to comply with a reversionary clause contained in the instrument that originally conveyed the interest to the state, quitclaim the state's interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3883.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3883 / Section 3883.051
§ 3883.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of seven voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with three or four directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board, but only if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than 15 voting directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0102
§ 3943.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.601 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.601
§ 171.601. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "clean energy project" has the meaning assigned by Section 120.001, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Government Code § 522.0205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0205
§ 522.0205. EXEMPTION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

An agency is exempt from the requirements of this subchapter to the extent a catastrophe, as defined by Section 551.0411, or a technical breakdown prevents the agency from complying with this subchapter. Following the catastrophe or technical breakdown, the agency shall make all reasonable efforts to make available in a timely manner the required video and audio recording of the open meeting.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1151.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.055
§ 1151.055. INCONTESTABILITY OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

An industrial life insurance policy must provide that, after the policy has been in force for two years from its date of issue during the lifetime of the insured, the policy is incontestable except:

(1) for nonpayment of a premium;

(2) for violation of any policy condition relating to naval or military service in time of war; and

(3) concerning a provision relating to:

(A) benefits in case of total or permanent disability as defined by the policy; or

(B) additional insurance:

(i) specifically against accidental death; or

(ii) against loss of, or loss of use of, specific parts of the body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7999.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7999 / Section 7999.101
§ 7999.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7934.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7934 / Section 7934.203
§ 7934.203. 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. Insurance Code § 1575.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.253
§ 1575.253. MONTHLY CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

An employer shall monthly certify to the trustee in a form prescribed by the trustee:

(1) the total amount of salary paid from federal funds and private grants; and

(2) the total amount of state contributions provided by the funds and grants.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.504 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.504
§ 42A.504. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES INVOLVING FAMILY VIOLENCE; SPECIAL CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article:

(1) "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code.

(2) "Family violence center" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code.

(b) If a judge grants community supervision to a defendant convicted of an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, that the court determines involves family violence, the judge shall require the defendant to pay a fine of $100 to a family violence center that:

(1) receives state or federal funds; and

(2) serves the county in which the court is located.

(c) If the court grants community supervision to a defendant convicted of an offense involving family violence, the court may require the defendant, at the direction of the supervision officer, to:

(1) attend a battering intervention and prevention program or counsel with a provider of battering intervention and prevention services if the program or provider has been accredited under Section 4A, Article 42.141, as conforming to program guidelines under that article; or

(2) if the referral option under Subdivision (1) is not available, attend counseling sessions for the elimination of violent behavior with a licensed counselor, social worker, or other professional who has completed family violence intervention training that the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has approved, after consultation with the licensing authorities described by Chapters 152, 501, 502, 503, and 505, Occupations Code, and experts in the field of family violence.

(d) If the court requires the defendant to attend counseling or a program, the court shall require the defendant to begin attendance not later than the 60th day after the date the court grants community supervision, notify the supervision officer of the name, address, and phone number of the counselor or program, and report the defendant's attendance to the supervision officer. The court shall require the defendant to pay all the reasonable costs of the counseling sessions or attendance in the program on a finding that the defendant is financially able to make payment. If the court finds the defendant is unable to make payment, the court shall make the counseling sessions or enrollment in the program available without cost to the defendant. The court may also require the defendant to pay all or a part of the reasonable costs incurred by the victim for counseling made necessary by the offense, on a finding that the defendant is financially able to make payment. The court may order the defendant to make payments under this subsection for a period not to exceed one year after the date on which the order is entered.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.6011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.6011
§ 901.6011. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general at the request of the board may petition a district court for an injunction to prohibit a person who is violating this chapter from continuing the violation.

(b) Venue in a suit for injunctive relief is in Travis County.

(c) After application and a finding that a person is violating this chapter, the district court shall grant the injunctive relief the facts warrant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8432.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8432 / Section 8432.105
§ 8432.105. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8432.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8432.003.

(i) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.2071 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.2071
§ 843.2071. NOTICE OF INCREASE IN CHARGE FOR COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not less than 60 days before the date on which an increase in a charge for coverage under this chapter takes effect, a health maintenance organization shall:

(1) give to each enrollee under an individual evidence of coverage written notice of the effective date of the increase; and

(2) provide the enrollee a table that clearly lists:

(A) the actual dollar amount of the charge for coverage on the date of the notice;

(B) the actual dollar amount of the charge for coverage after the charge increase; and

(C) the percentage change between the amounts described by Paragraphs (A) and (B).

(b) The notice required by this section must be based on coverage in effect on the date of the notice.

(c) This section may not be construed to prevent a health maintenance organization, at the request of an enrollee, from negotiating a change in benefits or rates after delivery of the notice required by this section.

(d) A health maintenance organization may not require an enrollee entitled to notice under this section to respond to the health maintenance organization to renew the coverage or take other action relating to the renewal or extension of the coverage before the 45th day after the date the notice described by Subsection (a) is given.

(e) The notice required by this section must include:

(1) contact information for the department, including information concerning how to file a complaint with the department;

(2) contact information for the Texas Consumer Health Assistance Program, including information concerning how to request from the program consumer protection information or assistance with filing a complaint; and

(3) the addresses of Internet websites that provide consumer information related to rate increase justifications, including the websites of the department and the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 614.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 614 / Section 614.014
§ 614.014. CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR ELDERLY OFFENDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes the respective responsibilities of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Department of State Health Services, the Health and Human Services Commission, and the Texas Workforce Commission to institute a continuity of care and service program for elderly offenders in the criminal justice system. The office shall coordinate and monitor the development and implementation of the memorandum of understanding.

(b) The memorandum of understanding must establish methods for:

(1) identifying elderly offenders in the criminal justice system;

(2) developing interagency rules, policies, and procedures for the coordination of care of and the exchange of information on elderly offenders by local and state criminal justice agencies, the Department of State Health Services, the Health and Human Services Commission, and the Texas Workforce Commission; and

(3) identifying the services needed by elderly offenders to reenter the community successfully.

(c) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Department of State Health Services, the Health and Human Services Commission, and the Texas Workforce Commission shall:

(1) operate the continuity of care and service program for elderly offenders in the criminal justice system with funds appropriated for that purpose; and

(2) actively seek federal grants or funds to operate and expand the program.
Tex. Water Code § 7.173 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.173
§ 7.173. VIOLATION RELATING TO SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a rule adopted by the commission under Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code, or an order or resolution adopted by an authorized agent under Subchapter C, Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code.

(b) Except as provided by this subsection, an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A) or Section 7.187(2)(A) or both.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.0172 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.0172
§ 58.0172. BOARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of agriculture may not be a member of the board.

(b) A person who is the spouse of an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of agriculture may not be a member of the board.

(c) For the purposes of this section, a Texas trade association is a nonprofit, cooperative, and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(d) A person may not serve as a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.

(e) A lending institution is not ineligible to participate in the programs administered by the board solely because a member of the board is also an officer, director, or employee of the lending institution, provided that a board member shall recuse himself or herself from any action taken by the board on an application involving a lending institution by which the board member is employed or for which the board member serves as an officer or director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8308.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8308 / Section 8308.104
§ 8308.104. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.

(b) Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section 2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter in accordance with Subsection (a).
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.078 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.078
§ 441.078. GENERAL MANAGER.
Status: in_force

The board may employ a general manager and delegate to the general manager full authority to manage and operate the affairs of the district, subject only to board orders. The general manager is the chief administrative officer of the district.