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Tex. Election Code § 127.305 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.305
§ 127.305. PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 127.301(1), the secretary of state shall conduct a pilot program, beginning with the election taking place November 8, 2022, of the risk-limiting audit program created under this subchapter.

(b) The secretary of state shall select at least five counties to participate in the pilot program. At least one county participating in the pilot program must have a population of at least 500,000.

(c) After each election conducted under the pilot program, the secretary of state shall send a detailed report to each member of the legislature evaluating the success of the program and making a recommendation as to whether the legislature should act to delay the statewide implementation of the program.

(d) The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.

(e) This section expires August 31, 2026.
Tex. Water Code § 17.873 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.873
§ 17.873. CONDITIONS FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds may be issued as various series and issues and shall be on a parity.

(b) Bonds may mature serially or otherwise not later than 50 years after the date on which they are issued.

(c) The bonds may bear no interest or interest at a rate or rates determined in accordance with law.

(d) Rates of interest on bonds may be fixed, variable, floating, adjustable, or otherwise, determined by the board or determined pursuant to any contractual arrangements approved by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.062
§ 1100.062. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to any limitation prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.060
§ 1036.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the general affairs of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3954.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3954 / Section 3954.201
§ 3954.201. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) If the improvements financed by an obligation will be conveyed to or operated and maintained by a municipality or retail utility provider pursuant to an agreement between the district and the municipality or retail utility provider entered into before the issuance of the obligation, the obligation may be issued in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.

(c) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.

(d) In addition to the sources of money described by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district receives from improvement revenue, receives under Section 3954.006(b), or receives from any other source.

(e) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations to maintain or repair an existing improvement project only if the district obtains written consent from the governing body of the city.
Tex. Government Code § 837.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 837 / Section 837.101
§ 837.101. JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT.
Status: in_force

A retiree who makes an election under Subchapter C of Chapter 74 may not rejoin or receive credit in the retirement system for the period of an appointment or for any service performed under assignment.
Tex. Government Code § 1471.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1471 / Section 1471.013
§ 1471.013. TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision may issue tax anticipation notes authorized by Section 1471.012 for any purpose for which the political subdivision is authorized to impose taxes under Subtitle C, Title 6, Transportation Code.

(b) Tax anticipation notes must be secured by the proceeds of taxes to be imposed in the succeeding 12 months.

(c) The commissioners court may covenant with purchasers of the notes to impose a tax sufficient to pay:

(1) the principal of and interest on the notes; and

(2) the costs of collecting the taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0218 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0218
§ 8510.0218. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop a policy to encourage the use of appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the authority's jurisdiction.

(b) The authority's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The authority shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Property Code § 22.021 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.021
§ 22.021. CLAIM FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A defendant in a trespass to try title action who is not the rightful owner of the property, but who has possessed the property in good faith and made permanent and valuable improvements to it, is either:

(1) entitled to recover the amount by which the estimated value of the defendant's improvements exceeds the estimated value of the defendant's use and occupation of and waste or other injury to the property; or

(2) liable for the amount by which the value of the use and occupation of and waste and other injury to the property exceeds the value of the improvements and for costs.

(b) In estimating values of improvements or of use and occupation:

(1) improvements are valued at the time of trial, but only to the extent that the improvements increased the value of the property; and

(2) use and occupation is valued for the time before the date the action was filed that the defendant was in possession of the property, but excluding the value resulting from the improvements made by the defendant or those under whom the defendant claims.

(c) The defendant who makes a claim for improvements must plead:

(1) that the defendant and those under whom the defendant claims have had good faith adverse possession of the property in controversy for at least one year before the date the action began;

(2) that they or the defendant made permanent and valuable improvements to the property while in possession;

(3) the grounds for the claim;

(4) the identity of the improvements; and

(5) the value of each improvement.

(d) The defendant is not liable for damages under this section for injuries or for the value of the use and occupation more than two years before the date the action was filed, and the defendant is not liable for damages or for the value of the use and occupation in excess of the value of the improvements.
Tex. Labor Code § 305.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 305 / Section 305.003
§ 305.003. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
Status: in_force

The commission and the coordinating board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the coordination and administration of the grant program established under Subchapter B. Functions assigned to the commission under this chapter may be assigned to the coordinating board pursuant to the memorandum of understanding.
Tex. Finance Code § 32.008 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 32 / Section 32.008
§ 32.008. APPLICATION OF GENERAL CORPORATE LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) The Business Organizations Code applies to a banking association as if it were a for-profit corporation, and to a limited banking association as if it were a limited liability company, to the extent not inconsistent with this subtitle or the proper business of a state bank, except that:

(1) a reference in the Business Organizations Code to the secretary of state means the banking commissioner unless the context requires otherwise; and

(2) the right of shareholders to cumulative voting in the election of directors exists only if granted by the bank's certificate of formation.

(b) The finance commission may adopt rules to limit or refine the applicability of the laws listed by Subsection (a) to a state bank or to alter or supplement the procedures and requirements of those laws applicable to an action taken under this chapter.

(c) Unless expressly authorized by this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle, a state bank may not take an action authorized by a law listed by Subsection (a) regarding its corporate status, its capital structure, or a matter of corporate governance, of the type for which those laws would require a filing with the secretary of state if the bank were a filing entity, without submitting the filing to the banking commissioner and obtaining the banking commissioner's prior written approval of the action.

(d) In this subtitle, a reference to a term or phrase listed in a subdivision of Section 1.006, Business Organizations Code, includes a synonymous term or phrase referenced by the same subdivision in Section 1.006 of that code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 18.061 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 18 / Section 18.061
§ 18.061. COMMUNICATIONS OF SYMPATHY.
Status: in_force

(a) A court in a civil action may not admit a communication that:

(1) expresses sympathy or a general sense of benevolence relating to the pain, suffering, or death of an individual involved in an accident;

(2) is made to the individual or a person related to the individual within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code; and

(3) is offered to prove liability of the communicator in relation to the individual.

(b) In this section, "communication" means:

(1) a statement;

(2) a writing; or

(3) a gesture that conveys a sense of compassion or commiseration emanating from humane impulses.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections (a) and (b), a communication, including an excited utterance as defined by Rule 803(2) of the Texas Rules of Evidence, which also includes a statement or statements concerning negligence or culpable conduct pertaining to an accident or event, is admissible to prove liability of the communicator.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8382.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8382 / Section 8382.104
§ 8382.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8382.103 unless:

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

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

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957 / Section 7957.003
§ 7957.003. 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. Occupations Code § 51.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.253
§ 51.253. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the commission's jurisdiction.

(b) The commission shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English or who has a physical, mental, or developmental disability may be provided reasonable access to the commission's programs.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.090 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.090
§ 392.090. COVENANT OF REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY REGARDING AREA OF OPERATION.
Status: in_force

In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of other obligations, a regional housing authority may make a covenant regarding limitations on its right to adopt resolutions relating to the increase of its area of operation.
Tex. Government Code § 508.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.031
§ 508.031. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

(b) Appointments to the board must be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointed members.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.301
§ 1122.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and obligations.

(c) The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by at least 15 percent of the district's registered voters.

(d) The order calling the election must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition that is to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4) the location of the polling places.

(e) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.203
§ 1102.203. RENEWAL OF LICENSE; INFORMATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the commission before the expiration date of the license and providing proof of financial responsibility as required by Section 1102.1141.

(a-1) A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the commission a fee equal to 1-1/2 times the required renewal fee. If a license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than six months, the person may renew the license by paying to the commission a fee equal to two times the required renewal fee.

(b) If the person's license has been expired for six months or longer, the person may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination, if required, and complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.

(c) Each applicant for renewal of a license must disclose to the commission whether the applicant has:

(1) entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony; or

(2) been convicted of a felony and the time for appeal has elapsed or the judgment or conviction has been affirmed on appeal.

(d) The disclosure under Subsection (c) must be provided even if an order has granted community supervision suspending the imposition of the sentence.
Tex. Election Code § 87.025 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.025
§ 87.025. DELIVERING SECOND BALLOT BOX KEY TO BOARD.
Status: in_force

On request of the presiding officer of the early voting ballot board, the custodian of the key to the second lock on the early voting ballot boxes shall deliver the custodian's key for each box to the presiding officer.
Tex. Government Code § 609.701 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.701
§ 609.701. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Deferred compensation plan" means a plan established under this subchapter.

(2) "Deferred compensation trust fund" means the fund in which deferred amounts and investment income of participating employees are temporarily held.

(3) "Investment product" includes a fixed or variable rate annuity, mutual fund, certificate of deposit, money market account, passbook savings account, stock, bond, obligation, and any other investment product not prohibited under Section 457, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.402 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.402
§ 2165.402. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "fund" means the deferred maintenance fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3963.0901 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3963 / Section 3963.0901
§ 3963.0901. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of:

(1) 66 percent or more of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or

(2) 66 percent or more of the surface area of the district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from assessment by the district according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.

(b) The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.

(c) The city by resolution may dissolve the district at any time if:

(1) the development agreement has been executed; and

(2) the district's performance under the agreement has been fulfilled, including any right or obligation the district has to reimburse a developer or owner for the costs of an improvement project.

(d) If the district is dissolved, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.

(e) The district may not be dissolved under Subsection (a), (b), or (c) if the district:

(1) has any outstanding debt until that debt has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the debt;

(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or

(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with another person for the ownership and operation or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.

(f) Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 234.1342 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 234 / Section 234.1342
§ 234.1342. APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYEE LICENSE OR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county requiring a person to obtain a license or permit to be employed by a game room in the county shall require the person to submit a completed application as provided by this section for issuance or renewal of the license or permit and an application fee of $50 as required by the county.

(b) An application form developed by the county under this section must require the applicant to provide the following information:

(1) the person's legal name, social security number, date of birth, and other relevant information;

(2) the person's criminal history;

(3) the applicant's fingerprints;

(4) a copy of the applicant's valid state-issued driver's license or personal identification card and social security card;

(5) a recent photograph of the applicant's face and a recent photograph of the applicant's full body; and

(6) the applicant's consent for a criminal history record information check of the applicant.

(c) A county may not issue or renew a license or permit for an applicant who has been previously convicted of a Class B misdemeanor or higher criminal offense.

(d) A county shall send a copy of fingerprints obtained under this section to the Department of Public Safety to allow the department to create a permanent record of the fingerprints in the criminal justice information system.
Tex. Election Code § 63.012 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 63 / Section 63.012
§ 63.012. UNLAWFULLY ACCEPTING OR REFUSING TO ACCEPT VOTER.
Status: in_force

(a) An election officer commits an offense if the officer knowingly:

(1) permits an ineligible voter to vote other than as provided by Section 63.011; or

(2) refuses to accept a person for voting whose acceptance is required by this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Education Code § 22.011 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.011
§ 22.011. REQUIRING OR COERCING EMPLOYEES TO MAKE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district board of trustees or school district employee may not directly or indirectly require or coerce any school district employee to:

(1) make a contribution to a charitable organization or in response to a fund-raiser; or

(2) attend a meeting called for the purpose of soliciting charitable contributions.

(b) A school district board of trustees or school district employee may not directly or indirectly require or coerce any school district employee to refrain from:

(1) making a contribution to a charitable organization or in response to a fund-raiser; or

(2) attending a meeting called for the purpose of soliciting charitable contributions.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.172 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.172
§ 21.172. EXPENSES OF ORGANIZATION, REORGANIZATION, AND FINANCING OF CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

A corporation may pay or authorize to be paid from the consideration received by the corporation as payment for the corporation's shares the reasonable charges and expenses of the organization or reorganization of the corporation and the sale or underwriting of the shares without rendering the shares not fully paid and nonassessable.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.032
§ 366.032. NATURE OF REGIONAL TOLLWAY AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority created under this chapter is a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of this state.

(b) An authority is a governmental unit as that term is defined in Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(c) The exercise by an authority of the powers conferred by this chapter in the acquisition, design, financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of a turnpike project or system is:

(1) in all respects for the benefit of the people of the counties in which an authority operates and of the people of this state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health, living conditions, and public safety; and

(2) an essential governmental function of the state.

(d) The operations of an authority are governmental, not proprietary, functions.