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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.185 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.185
§ 134.185. INTERVENTION BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The commission may intervene as a matter of right in an action brought under Section 134.182.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.018 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.018
§ 111.018. EFFECT OF COMMISSION ORDER.
Status: in_force

A common carrier is not guilty of discrimination when obeying an order of the commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.201
§ 1951.201. SOLE LICENSING AUTHORITY; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department is the sole authority in this state for licensing persons engaged in the business of structural pest control.

(b) The department, with the advice of the committee, shall establish fees under this chapter in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering the department's programs and activities under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.065 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.065
§ 452.065.
Status: in_force

Sec. 452.065. ELECTRIC POWER FOR RAIL SYSTEM: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) An authority in which the public transportation system includes or is to include passenger rail service propelled by electric power and in which all or a part of the service area is served by the electric power distribution systems of more than one electric utility company or municipally owned electric utility system may:

(1) acquire, construct, own, and operate, for the sole purpose of powering its rail vehicles over its rail transportation system, sources of electric power, including wholly owned or partially owned generating facilities of any type and at any location, including fuel reserves and supplies;

(2) in conjunction with owning a generating facility, acquire, construct, own, and operate transmission and distribution facilities needed to deliver power from the generating facility to its public transportation system; and

(3) contract for the purchase of power and energy with any supplier of power and energy that serves any part of the authority's public transportation service area for the sole purpose of supplying the power and energy necessary to operate the authority's rail vehicles.

(b) The parties to a contract made under Subsection (a)(3) may fulfill the terms of the contract notwithstanding any order or rule of the Public Utility Commission of Texas with respect to certification, except that any supply of power or energy by one utility into the service area of another utility must be provided over transmission or distribution lines owned by the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6610.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6610 / Section 6610.109
§ 6610.109. ARRANGEMENTS WITH UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may cooperate with, contract with, or receive a grant, loan, or advancement from the United States to carry out a district power or to further a district purpose.

(b) The district may contribute to the United States in connection with any project that is undertaken by the United States and affects or relates to a district purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 58.514 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.514
§ 58.514. NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF PLAN AND HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) After the tax plan is adopted, the board shall publish notice once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the county or counties in which the district is located.

(b) The notice shall state:

(1) that the tax plan has been adopted;

(2) that the plan is available for public inspection in the district's office;

(3) that a hearing on the plan will be held by the board at a specified place and at a particular time, which shall not be less than 15 days nor more than 20 days after the first publication of notice; and

(4) that all interested persons may appear and support or oppose all or part of the proposed tax plan and offer testimony.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292B.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292B / Section 292B.003
§ 292B.003. COUNTY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM; PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A county health care provider participation program authorizes a county to collect a mandatory payment from each institutional health care provider located in the county to be deposited in a local provider participation fund established by the county. Money in the fund may be used by the county to fund certain intergovernmental transfers and indigent care programs as provided by this chapter.

(b) The commissioners court may adopt an order authorizing a county to participate in the program, subject to the limitations provided by this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 56.0642 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.0642
§ 56.0642. APPLICABILITY TO SPECIAL LAW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

Subsection (b) of Section 56.064 and Section 56.0641 of this code apply to drainage districts created or governed by special law where the special law expressly adopts the provisions of Section 56.064 of this code or its predecessor statute (Article 8119, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925) or repeats its provisions, without change in substance, as those provisions existed at the time the special law was enacted; but they do not apply to any district established, reestablished, or otherwise affected by special law where the special law contains specific provisions relating to the method of selecting the governing body of the district which were at variance with the provisions of Section 56.064 of this code or its predecessor at the time the special law was enacted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.114
§ 1078.114. CONTRACTS FOR CARE.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with any lessee of the district's hospital facilities or any other person to provide hospital care to needy district inhabitants for payments and under terms that the board considers to be in the district's best interests.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8805.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8805 / Section 8805.105
§ 8805.105. SOIL CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may construct and maintain terraces or other structures on land in the district and may engage in or promote land treatment measures for soil conservation and improvement.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.020 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.020
§ 265.020. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

Sections 265.017-265.019 apply only to a hospital located in a county with a population of 75,000 or more.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.303
§ 8504.303. HOLDER OF OBLIGATION MAY COMPEL PERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A holder of obligations issued under this chapter or of coupons originally attached to the obligations may enforce and compel the board's performance of all duties required by this chapter, including:

(1) setting and collecting reasonable and sufficient fees or charges for the use of the authority's improvements and facilities;

(2) segregating the income and revenue of the improvements and facilities; and

(3) applying the income and revenue under this chapter.

(b) The holder of the obligations or coupons may act under Subsection (a):

(1) at law or in equity; and

(2) by an action, mandamus, or other proceeding.
Tex. Election Code § 241.014 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 241 / Section 241.014
§ 241.014. ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee to which an election contest is referred has the same authority as other legislative committees to compel attendance of witnesses and production of evidence without the necessity for an express authorization by resolution, rule, or other action of the house creating the committee.

(b) The law generally applicable to the issuance and service of process in legislative committee hearings applies to the hearing of a contest.

(c) A summoned witness is entitled to payment for travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with the laws applicable to in-state travel for state employees.

(d) Each party is responsible for the initial payment of the costs for service of process and attendance of witnesses at the party's request, but the costs may be assessed as provided by Section 241.025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8076.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8076 / Section 8076.0104
§ 8076.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8076.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9034.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9034 / Section 9034.003
§ 9034.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 3501.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 3501 / Section 3501.002
§ 3501.002. AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Any insurer authorized to write any form of casualty insurance in this state may also write group or individual credit involuntary unemployment insurance.

(b) Credit involuntary unemployment insurance may be written alone or in conjunction with credit life insurance, credit accident and health insurance, or both, in a policy issued by an authorized insurer.

(c) Credit involuntary unemployment insurance may not be written in contravention of Chapter 15, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Education Code § 74.604 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.604
§ 74.604. EAST TEXAS CENTER FOR RURAL GERIATRIC STUDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Board" means the board of regents of The University of Texas System.

(2) "Center" means the East Texas Center for Rural Geriatric Studies.

(b) The board may establish the East Texas Center for Rural Geriatric Studies at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler for purposes of:

(1) researching issues in geriatrics, gerontology, and long-term care for the elderly, with an emphasis on the elderly living in rural and nonmetropolitan areas; and

(2) providing related resources in East Texas and other rural areas in this state for training and research for:

(A) professionals in medicine, including psychiatry, and in nursing, pharmacy, and allied health fields who provide health care to the elderly;

(B) caregivers and advocates for the elderly; and

(C) individuals employed by agencies that provide services to the elderly.

(c) The organization, control, and oversight of the center are vested in the board.

(d) If the board establishes the center, the board shall:

(1) provide for the employment of staff and an operating budget for the center; and

(2) select a site for the center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.

(e) The center may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and grants from any public or private source for the use and benefit of the center.

(f) Establishment of the center is subject to the availability of federal funding, gifts, grants, or other funding for that purpose.

(g) An employee of the center is an employee of The University of Texas System.

(h) The center may enter into an agreement with a public or private entity to operate or participate in the operation of the center.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8276.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8276 / Section 8276.101
§ 8276.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8028.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8028 / Section 8028.0202
§ 8028.0202. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.404 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.404
§ 502.404. VOLUNTARY ASSESSMENT FOR TEXAS AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) When a person registers a commercial motor vehicle under Section 502.433, the person shall pay a voluntary assessment of $5.

(b) The county assessor-collector shall send an assessment collected under this section to the comptroller, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority, for deposit in the Texas agricultural fund.

(c) The Texas Agricultural Finance Authority shall prescribe procedures under which an assessment collected under this section may be refunded. The county assessor-collector of the county in which an assessment is collected shall:

(1) implement the refund procedures; and

(2) provide notice of those procedures to a person paying an assessment at the time of payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8355.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8355 / Section 8355.104
§ 8355.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.027 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.027
§ 202.027. REIMBURSEMENT TO COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If real property owned by the state and sold under this subchapter was acquired by a county or municipality and if a part of that acquisition cost was reimbursed to the county or municipality by the state, the department may pay the county or municipality a percentage of the proceeds of the sale that is equal to the percentage of the value or cost not reimbursed to the county or municipality at the time of the initial acquisition.

(b) Reimbursement under this section applies only to real property that the commission determines was never used for the purpose for which it was acquired.
Tex. Government Code § 801.211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.211
§ 801.211. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and administer an educational training program for trustees and system administrators.

(b) The curriculum of the educational training program must include minimum training requirements for trustees and system administrators. The board shall develop a system to track compliance with the minimum training requirements by trustees and system administrators and shall report the level of compliance in the biennial report required by Section 801.203.

(c) The curriculum of the educational training program under this section may include optional training classes for trustees, system administrators, and other employees of public retirement systems.

(d) To the extent practicable, the board shall make training classes reasonably accessible to trustees and system administrators of public retirement systems on an Internet website maintained for that purpose.

(e) The board may adopt rules and appropriate fees to administer and provide educational training programs under this section. The fees set by the board must be reasonable to pay the actual costs incurred by the board to conduct the training classes. The fees must be paid from a source considered appropriate by the governing body of the public retirement system. A public retirement system may provide its own educational training to its trustees and system administrators if the board determines that the system's training meets or exceeds the minimum training requirements established by the board. A trustee or system administrator who participates in that approved educational training fulfills the minimum training requirements established by the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4152.216 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4152 / Section 4152.216
§ 4152.216. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSON BY INSURER AND MANAGER.
Status: in_force

A person may not be employed by an insurer and a manager with whom the insurer transacts business unless the manager is:

(1) under common control with the insurer; and

(2) subject to Chapter 823.
Tex. Education Code § 25.0951 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0951
§ 25.0951. SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPLAINT OR REFERRAL FOR FAILURE TO ATTEND SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

(a) If a student fails to attend school without excuse on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year, a school district shall within 10 school days of the student's 10th absence refer the student to a truancy court for truant conduct under Section 65.003(a), Family Code.

(b) If a student fails to attend school without excuse as specified by Subsection (a), a school district may file a complaint against the student's parent in a county, justice, or municipal court for an offense under Section 25.093 if the school district provides evidence of the parent's criminal negligence. In this subsection, "parent" includes a person standing in parental relation.

(c) A court shall dismiss a complaint made by a school district under Subsection (b) that:

(1) does not comply with this section;

(2) does not allege the elements required for the offense;

(3) is not timely filed, unless the school district delayed the referral under Subsection (d); or

(4) is otherwise substantively defective.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a school district may delay a referral of a student for truant conduct, or may choose to not refer a student for truant conduct, if the school district:

(1) is applying truancy prevention measures to the student under Section 25.0915; and

(2) determines that the truancy prevention measures are succeeding and it is in the best interest of the student that a referral be delayed or not be made.
Tex. Government Code § 72.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.025
§ 72.025. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall prepare an annual report of the activities of the office.

(b) The report must be published in the annual report of the Texas Judicial Council.
Tex. Government Code § 321.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 321 / Section 321.008
§ 321.008. QUALIFYING FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To qualify for office, the State Auditor must take the constitutional oath of office.

(b) The State Auditor must file the oath with the secretary of state not later than the 10th day after the date on which the committee appointed the State Auditor, or the committee or a majority of the committee members shall appoint another qualified person as State Auditor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.203 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.203
§ 214.203. DURATION OF MUNICIPAL PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a municipality adopts an ordinance that requires a person to obtain a permit from the municipality before a person may use an alarm system in the municipality, the ordinance must provide that the permit is valid for at least one year.

(b) This requirement does not affect the authority of the municipality to:

(1) revoke, suspend, or otherwise affect the duration of a permit for disciplinary reasons at any time during the period for which the permit is issued; or

(2) make a permit valid for a period of less than one year if necessary to conform the permit to the termination schedule established by the municipality for permits.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.102
§ 651.102. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

On or before April 1 of each year, a license holder shall file with the department a report containing information required by the department concerning the business and operations of the license holder during the preceding calendar year at each licensed location where the license holder engages in the business of insurance premium financing in this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.309 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.309
§ 462.309. STAY OF PROCEEDINGS; CERTAIN DECISIONS NOT BINDING.
Status: in_force

(a) To permit the association to properly defend a pending cause of action, a proceeding in which an impaired insurer is a party or is obligated to defend a party in a court in this state, other than a proceeding directly related to the receivership or instituted by the receiver, is stayed for:

(1) a six-month period beginning on the later of the date of the designation of impairment or the date an ancillary proceeding is brought in this state; and

(2) a subsequent period as determined by the court, if any.

(b) The stay applies to each party to the proceeding and the proceeding is stayed for all purposes.

(c) A deadline imposed under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure is tolled during the stay. Statutes of limitation or repose are not tolled during the stay, and any action filed during the stay is stayed upon the filing of the action.

(d) The court in which the delinquency proceeding is pending has exclusive jurisdiction regarding the application, enforcement, and extension of the stay and may issue an injunction or another similar order to enforce the stay.

(e) The commissioner may bring an ancillary conservation proceeding under Section 443.401 for the purpose of determining the application, enforcement, and extension of the stay to an impaired insurer that is not domiciled in this state.

(f) With respect to a covered claim arising from a judgment, order, decision, verdict, or finding based on the default of an impaired insurer or an impaired insurer's failure to defend the insured, the association, on the association's own behalf or on behalf of an insured and on application, shall be entitled to:

(1) have the court or administrator that made the judgment, order, decision, verdict, or finding set aside the judgment, order, decision, verdict, or finding; and

(2) defend the claim on the merits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8126.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8126 / Section 8126.104
§ 8126.104. CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may pay out of bond proceeds or other available district money all expenses, including legal, engineering, and other fees, related to obtaining a new certificate of convenience and necessity under Chapter 13, Water Code, authorizing the district to provide retail water or sewer service inside or outside the district.

(b) The district may pay out of bond proceeds or other available district money all expenses, including the purchase price, related to acquiring certificate of convenience and necessity rights from another retail public utility to allow the district to provide retail water or sewer service in the district.