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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919A / Section 7919A.0302
§ 7919A.0302. 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. Family Code § 6.110 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.110
§ 6.110.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.110. MARRIAGE LESS THAN 72 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. (a) The court may grant an annulment of a marriage to a party to the marriage if the marriage ceremony took place in violation of Section 2.204 during the 72-hour period immediately following the issuance of the marriage license.

(b) A suit may not be brought under this section after the 30th day after the date of the marriage.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.027 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.027
§ 12.027. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall maintain an economic development program for rural areas in this state.

(b) In administering the program, the department shall:

(1) promote economic growth in rural areas;

(2) identify potential opportunities for business in rural areas and assist rural communities in maximizing those opportunities;

(3) work with rural communities to identify economic development needs and direct those communities to persons who can address and assist in meeting those needs;

(4) encourage communication between organizations, industries, and regions to improve economic and community development services to rural areas;

(5) coordinate meetings with public and private entities to distribute information beneficial to rural areas;

(6) enter into a memorandum of agreement to work cooperatively with the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and other entities the department deems appropriate to further program objectives; and

(7) perform any other functions necessary to carry out the program.

(c) The department may employ personnel to carry out the program.

(d) The department by rule may charge a membership fee to a participant in the program.

(e) The department may adopt rules as necessary to administer the program, including rules regarding the use of any state or federally registered trademarks, certification marks, or service marks of the department.

(f) The department may revoke a participant's certificate of registration or license issued under the program if the participant fails to comply with a rule adopted by the department.

(g) In addition to the department's authority under Subsection (a), the department may request, accept, and use any gift, grant, loan, donation, aid, appropriation, guaranty, allocation, subsidy, or contribution of any item of value to further an economic development program in this state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.15 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.15
§ 11.15. WRIT ISSUED WITHOUT DELAY.
Status: in_force

The writ of habeas corpus shall be issued without delay by the judge or court receiving the application, unless it be manifest from the application itself, or some documents annexed to it, that the applicant is not entitled to any relief.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.306
§ 1056.306. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(b) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(c) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the money to the county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.972 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.972
§ 201.972. ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall hold the fund, and the commission, through the department, shall manage, invest, use, and administer the fund as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.2102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.2102
§ 1603.2102. ISSUANCE OF INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue an individual practitioner license to an applicant who:

(1) meets the applicable eligibility requirements;

(2) passes the applicable examination;

(3) pays the required fee;

(4) has not committed an act that constitutes a ground for denial of the license; and

(5) submits an application on a form prescribed by the department.
Tex. Government Code § 418.1151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.1151
§ 418.1151. ASSESSMENT OF ABILITY TO RENDER ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) When contacted with a request for mutual aid assistance, a local government entity shall assess local resources to determine availability of personnel, equipment, and other assistance to respond to the request.

(b) A responding local government entity may provide assistance to the extent personnel, equipment, and resources are determined to be available. A local government entity is not required to provide mutual aid assistance unless the entity determines that the entity has sufficient resources to provide assistance, based on current or anticipated events in its jurisdiction.
Tex. Water Code § 61.161 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.161
§ 61.161. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain.

(b) A district created under this chapter may elect to take advantage of the condemnation procedure provided in Subchapter F of Chapter 51 of this code.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.105 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.105
§ 410.105. LISTS OF ARBITRATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall establish regional lists of arbitrators who meet the qualifications prescribed under Sections 410.102(a) and (b). Each regional list shall be initially prepared in a random name order, and subsequent additions to a list shall be added chronologically.

(b) The commissioner shall review the lists of arbitrators annually and determine if each arbitrator is fair and impartial and makes awards that are consistent with and in accordance with this subtitle and the rules of the commissioner. The commissioner shall remove an arbitrator if, after the review, the commissioner determines that the arbitrator is not fair and impartial or does not make awards consistent with this subtitle and commissioner rules.

(c) The division's lists are confidential and are not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. The lists may not be revealed by any division employee to any person who is not a division employee. The lists are exempt from discovery in civil litigation unless the party seeking the discovery establishes reasonable cause to believe that a violation of the requirements of this section or Section 410.106, 410.107, 410.108, or 410.109(b) occurred and that the violation is relevant to the issues in dispute.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.153
§ 1084.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

After the annual budget is adopted, the budget may be amended on the board's approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8433.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8433 / Section 8433.203
§ 8433.203. 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. Local Government Code § 117.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.054
§ 117.054. COUNTY EXPENSES PAID FROM INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If a special or separate account earns interest, the clerk, at the time of withdrawal, shall pay in a manner directed by a court with proper jurisdiction the original amount deposited into the registry of the court and any interest credited to the account in the manner calculated in Subsection (b).

(b) The interest earned on a special account or a separate account shall be paid in the following amounts:

(1) 10 percent of the interest shall be paid to the general fund of the county to compensate the county for the accounting and administrative expenses of maintaining the account; and

(2) 90 percent of the interest shall be credited to the special or separate account.
Tex. Transportation Code § 723.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 723 / Section 723.032
§ 723.032. GRANTS-IN-AID AND CONTRACTUAL PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A grant-in-aid for a governmental purpose or a contractual payment may be made to a legal or political subdivision of this state to carry out a duty or activity that is part of the statewide traffic safety program.

(b) To implement this chapter, a contractual payment may be made from money in the traffic safety fund account for a service rendered or property furnished by a private person or an agency that is not a legal or political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Labor Code § 414.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 414 / Section 414.005
§ 414.005. INVESTIGATION UNIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall maintain an investigation unit to conduct investigations relating to:

(1) alleged violations of this subtitle, commissioner rules, or a commissioner order or decision, with particular emphasis on violations of Chapters 415 and 416; and

(2) alleged offenses under this subtitle, with particular emphasis on offenses under Chapter 418.

(b) As often as the commissioner considers necessary, the commissioner or the investigation unit may review the operations of a person regulated by the division, including an agent of the person performing functions regulated by the division, to determine compliance with this subtitle.

(c) The review described by Subsection (b) may include on-site visits to the person's premises. The commissioner is not required to announce an on-site visit in advance.

(d) During an on-site visit, a person regulated by the division shall make available to the division all records relating to the person's participation in the workers' compensation system.

(e) The commissioner by rule shall prescribe the procedures to be used for both announced and unannounced on-site visits authorized under this section, including specifying the types of records subject to inspection.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 104.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 104 / Section 104.001
§ 104.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Acreage contract" means a contract that requires a producer to deliver to a purchaser all of the production of a specified agricultural product grown on land described in the contract, unless clearly and conspicuously stated otherwise in the contract's language. The term does not include a contract that requires a producer to deliver a specified quantity of an agricultural product.

(2) "Producer" means a person who produces an agricultural product and sells the product under an acreage contract or a quantity contract.

(3) "Purchaser" means a person who purchases an agricultural product under an acreage contract or a quantity contract.

(4) "Quantity contract" means a contract that requires a producer to deliver to a purchaser a specified quantity of an agricultural product, regardless of the amount of the product grown by the producer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 262 / Section 262.011
§ 262.011. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is governed by a board of directors with at least seven and not more than 11 members.

(b) The number of directors shall be determined at the time the authority is created. The number may be changed by amendment of the ordinance or ordinances creating the authority unless prohibited by a resolution or trust indenture described by Section 262.012. A reduction in the number of directors may not shorten the term of an incumbent director.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.0681 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.0681
§ 301.0681. POLICY ON TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and implement a policy requiring the executive director and commission employees to research and propose appropriate technological solutions to improve the commission's ability to perform its functions. The technological solutions must:

(1) ensure that:

(A) the public is able to easily find information about the commission on the Internet; and

(B) persons who want to use the commission's services are able to:

(i) interact with the commission through the Internet; and

(ii) access any service that can be provided effectively through the Internet;

(2) be cost-effective; and

(3) be developed through the commission's planning processes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6917.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6917 / Section 6917.001
§ 6917.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Kaufman County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1-D.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2704.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2704 / Section 2704.104
§ 2704.104. INDEMNITY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A title insurance company may not require an indemnity from a seller, buyer, borrower, or lender to provide area and boundary coverage.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.253 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.253
§ 154.253. DEPOSIT OF MONEY PAID OR COLLECTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date of collection, the money, other than money retained as provided by Section 154.252, shall be deposited:

(1) in a financial institution that has its main office or a branch in this state in an interest-bearing restricted account insured by the federal government; or

(2) in trust with a financial institution that has its main office or a branch located in this state and is authorized to act as a fiduciary in this state, to be invested by the financial institution as trustee in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) An account described by Subsection (a), including a trust account, shall be carried in the name of the funeral provider or other entity to whom the purchaser makes payment and must include the words "prepaid funeral benefits" or "pre-need funeral benefits."
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 105.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 105 / Section 105.04
§ 105.04.
Status: in_force

Sec. 105.04. HOURS OF SALE: WINE AND MALT BEVERAGE RETAILER. The hours of sale and delivery for alcoholic beverages sold under a wine and malt beverage retailer's permit or a wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise permit are the same as those prescribed for the sale of malt beverages under Section 105.05.
Tex. Education Code § 21.406 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.406
§ 21.406. DENIAL OF COMPENSATION BASED ON ABSENCE FOR RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A school district may not deny an educator a salary bonus or similar compensation given in whole or in part on the basis of educator attendance because of the educator's absence from school for observance of a holy day observed by a religion whose places of worship are exempt from property taxation under Section 11.20, Tax Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.302
§ 2308.302. RESPONSIBILITY OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A board is directly responsible and accountable to the division for the planning and oversight of all workforce training and services and the evaluation of all workforce development programs in the workforce development area. A board shall ensure effective outcomes consistent with statewide goals, objectives, and performance standards approved by the governor.

(b) A board is directly responsible to the division for the operational planning and administration of all workforce training and services funded through the Texas Workforce Commission to the local area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3820.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3820 / Section 3820.107
§ 3820.107. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 27 / Section 27.02
§ 27.02. DEFENDANT'S PLEADINGS.
Status: in_force

The pleadings and motions of the defendant shall be:

(1) A motion to set aside or an exception to an indictment or information for some matter of form or substance;

(2) A special plea as provided in Article 27.05 of this code;

(3) A plea of guilty;

(4) A plea of not guilty;

(5) A plea of nolo contendere, the legal effect of which shall be the same as that of a plea of guilty, except that such plea may not be used against the defendant as an admission in any civil suit based upon or growing out of the act upon which the criminal prosecution is based;

(6) An application for probation, if any;

(7) An election, if any, to have the jury assess the punishment if he is found guilty; and

(8) Any other motions or pleadings that are by law permitted to be filed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7976A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7976A / Section 7976A.0103
§ 7976A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.101
§ 3833.101. GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS POWERS; LIMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has all powers necessary to acquire, construct, and maintain improvements specified by this subchapter.

(b) The district may not exercise a power granted by this subchapter outside the district's boundaries.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2207.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2207 / Section 2207.103
§ 2207.103. SELECTION OF TEMPORARY BOARD.
Status: in_force

At the time a written agreement is executed under Section 2207.101, the presidents of the boards of trustees of each school district executing the agreement to create the pool shall select nine individuals to:

(1) serve as a temporary board; and

(2) draft the plan of operation for the pool.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.847 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.847
§ 242.847.
Status: in_force

Sec. 242.847. AUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC MONITORING: GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) An institution shall permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to monitor the room of the resident through the use of electronic monitoring devices.

(b) The institution shall require a resident who conducts authorized electronic monitoring or the resident's guardian or legal representative to post and maintain a conspicuous notice at the entrance to the resident's room. The notice must state that the room is being monitored by an electronic monitoring device.

(c) Authorized electronic monitoring conducted under this subchapter is not compulsory and may be conducted only at the request of the resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative.

(d) An institution may not refuse to admit an individual to residency in the institution and may not remove a resident from the institution because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring. An institution may not remove a resident from the institution because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of a resident.

(e) An institution shall make reasonable physical accommodation for authorized electronic monitoring, including:

(1) providing a reasonably secure place to mount the video surveillance camera or other electronic monitoring device; and

(2) providing access to power sources for the video surveillance camera or other electronic monitoring device.

(f) The resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative must pay for all costs associated with conducting electronic monitoring, other than the costs of electricity. The resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative is responsible for:

(1) all costs associated with installation of equipment; and

(2) maintaining the equipment.

(g) An institution may require an electronic monitoring device to be installed in a manner that is safe for residents, employees, or visitors who may be moving about the room. The executive commissioner may adopt rules regarding the safe placement of an electronic monitoring device.

(h) If authorized electronic monitoring is conducted, the institution may require the resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct the electronic monitoring in plain view.

(i) An institution may but is not required to place a resident in a different room to accommodate a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring.
Tex. Education Code § 51.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.151
§ 51.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Association" means the Western Information Network Association or any other regional network association created and named by the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.

(2) "Member" means one of the institutions of higher education which compose an association.

(3) "Associate member" means an organization other than an institution of higher education admitted to associate membership in an association.

(4) "Board" means the board of directors of an association.

(5) "Director" means a member of a board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8140.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8140 / Section 8140.151
§ 8140.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

Each district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8140.201.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.046 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.046
§ 574.046. WRIT OF COMMITMENT.
Status: in_force

The court shall direct the court clerk to issue to the person authorized to transport the patient two writs of commitment requiring the person to take custody of and transport the patient to the designated mental health facility.