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Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.451 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.451
§ 2308.451. PAYMENT OF COST OF REMOVAL, STORAGE, AND BOOTING OF VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) If in a hearing held under this chapter the court finds that a person or law enforcement agency authorized, with probable cause, the removal and storage in a vehicle storage facility of a vehicle, the person who requested the hearing shall pay the costs of the removal and storage.

(b) If in a hearing held under this chapter the court does not find that a person or law enforcement agency authorized, with probable cause, the removal and storage in a vehicle storage facility of a vehicle, the towing company, vehicle storage facility, or parking facility owner or law enforcement agency that authorized the removal shall:

(1) pay the costs of the removal and storage; or

(2) reimburse the owner or operator for the cost of the removal and storage paid by the owner or operator.

(c) If in a hearing held under this chapter the court finds that a person authorized, with probable cause, the booting of a vehicle in a parking facility, the person who requested the hearing shall pay the costs of the booting.

(c-1) If, in a hearing held under this chapter, regardless of whether the court finds that there was probable cause for the removal and storage of a vehicle, the court finds that the towing charge collected exceeded fees regulated by a political subdivision or authorized by this chapter or Chapter 2303, the towing company shall reimburse the owner or operator of the vehicle an amount equal to the overcharge.

(d) If in a hearing held under this chapter the court does not find that a person authorized, with probable cause, the booting of a vehicle, the person that authorized the booting shall:

(1) pay the costs of the booting and any related parking fees; or

(2) reimburse the owner or operator for the cost of the booting and any related parking fees paid by the owner or operator.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.508 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.508
§ 772.508. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall name, control, and manage the district.

(b) The board may adopt orders, rules, and policies governing the operations of the board and the district.

(c) The board may contract with any person to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

(d) The board shall determine the nature and sources of funding for the district. The board may accept grants or other funding from the federal or state government, a county, a municipality, or a private person.

(e) The board may sue in the district's name.
Tex. Property Code § 113.056 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.056
§ 113.056. AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE CERTAIN INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the terms of the trust instrument provide otherwise, and subject to the investment standards provided by this subtitle and any investment standards provided by the trust instrument, the trustee may invest all or part of the trust assets in an investment vehicle authorized for the collective investment of trust funds pursuant to Part 9, Title 12, of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(d) Subject to any investment standards provided by this chapter, Chapter 117, or the trust instrument, whenever the instrument directs, requires, authorizes, or permits investment in obligations of the United States government, the trustee may invest in and hold such obligations either directly or in the form of interests in an open-end management type investment company or investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq., or in an investment vehicle authorized for the collective investment of trust funds pursuant to Part 9, Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations, so long as the portfolio of such investment company, investment trust, or collective investment vehicle is limited to such obligations and to repurchase agreements fully collateralized by such obligations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3930.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3930 / Section 3930.053
§ 3930.053. EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons serve as nonvoting ex officio directors:

(1) the directors of the parks and recreation, planning and development, public works, and civic center departments of the city;

(2) the chief of police of the city;

(3) the county's general manager of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas; and

(4) the president of each institution of higher learning located in the district.

(b) If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting ex officio director. If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department of the city that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished department.

(c) The board may appoint the presiding officer of a nonprofit corporation that is actively involved in activities in the district to serve as a nonvoting ex officio director.
Tex. Local Government Code § 305.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 305 / Section 305.001
§ 305.001. JOINT CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS BY CERTAIN COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality with 2,000 or more inhabitants that is located more than 10 miles from the county seat of the county in which the municipality is located, and to the county in which the municipality is located.

(b) The county and the municipality may jointly own, construct, equip, enlarge, and maintain a building in the municipality, to be used by the justice of the peace, for county branch offices, for a county library, and for a city hall. The county and the municipality must hold in joint ownership the title to the land on which the building stands.

(c) The cost of construction of the building shall be paid from current income and funds on hand, as provided in the budgets or the tax levies of the county and municipality. Annual expenses for the operation and maintenance of the building shall be budgeted by the county and the municipality.

(d) The county and the municipality shall specify in a contract between them:

(1) the amount or proportionate share of the cost of construction and equipment that each party shall contribute;

(2) the party with authority to award contracts, or the fact that awards are to be made by action of both parties;

(3) the account in which funds contributed under Subdivision (1) shall be deposited; and

(4) the procedure by which disbursements from that account shall be authorized.

(e) The contract may provide for:

(1) the appointment of a committee or board to operate and maintain the building;

(2) the delegation of operation and maintenance responsibility to either of the parties; or

(3) the division of annual operation and maintenance expenses between the parties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8284.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8284 / Section 8284.153
§ 8284.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The fiscal year of the district is from January 1 to December 31 of the same year.
Tex. Occupations Code § 554.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 554 / Section 554.005
§ 554.005. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND DEVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In regulating the practice of pharmacy and the use in this state of prescription drugs and devices in the diagnosis, mitigation, or treatment or prevention of injury, illness, or disease, the board shall:

(1) regulate the delivery or distribution of a prescription drug or device;

(2) specify minimum standards for the professional environment, technical equipment, and security in a prescription dispensing area;

(3) specify minimum standards for:

(A) drug storage;

(B) maintenance of prescription drug records; and

(C) procedures for the:

(i) delivering and dispensing in a suitable, appropriately labeled container;

(ii) providing of prescription drugs or devices;

(iii) monitoring of drug therapy; and

(iv) counseling of patients on proper use of a prescription drug or device in the practice of pharmacy;

(4) adopt rules regulating a prescription drug order or medication order transmitted by electronic means; and

(5) register a balance used for compounding drugs in a pharmacy licensed in this state and periodically inspect the balance to verify accuracy.

(b) In implementing Subsection (a)(1), the board may, after notice and hearing, seize any prescription drug or device that poses a hazard to the public health and welfare.

(c) In implementing Subsection (a)(1), the board may not regulate:

(1) any manufacturer's representative or employee acting in the normal course of business;

(2) a person engaged in the wholesale drug business and licensed by the commissioner of public health as provided by Chapter 431, Health and Safety Code; or

(3) an employee of a person described by Subdivision (2) if the employee is acting in the normal course of business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8240.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8240 / Section 8240.051
§ 8240.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 703.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 703 / Section 703.001
§ 703.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "covered entity" means a health maintenance organization or insurer regulated by the department, including:

(1) a stock life, health, or accident insurance company;

(2) a mutual life, health, or accident insurance company;

(3) a stock fire or casualty insurance company;

(4) a mutual fire or casualty insurance company;

(5) a Mexican casualty insurance company;

(6) a Lloyd's plan;

(7) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;

(8) a fraternal benefit society;

(9) a title insurance company;

(10) a stipulated premium company;

(11) a nonprofit legal services corporation;

(12) a statewide mutual assessment company;

(13) a local mutual aid association;

(14) a local mutual burial association;

(15) an association exempt under Section 887.102;

(16) a nonprofit hospital, medical, or dental service corporation, including a corporation subject to Chapter 842;

(17) a county mutual insurance company; and

(18) a farm mutual insurance company.
Tex. Finance Code § 123.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 123 / Section 123.001
§ 123.001. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

A credit union may exercise any power necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes for which it is organized and any power granted a corporation authorized to do business in this state, including any power specified in this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.154
§ 1501.154. MINIMUM PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 1501.155, coverage is available under a small employer health benefit plan if at least 75 percent of a small employer's eligible employees elect to participate in the plan.

(b) If a small employer offers multiple health benefit plans, the collective participation in those plans must be at least:

(1) 75 percent of the employer's eligible employees; or

(2) if applicable, the lower participation level offered by the small employer health benefit plan issuer under Section 1501.155.

(c) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may elect not to offer a health benefit plan to a small employer that offers multiple health benefit plans if:

(1) the plans are provided by more than one issuer; and

(2) the issuer would have less than 75 percent of the employer's eligible employees enrolled in the issuer's plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4501.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4501 / Section 4501.005
§ 4501.005. GENERAL WATER DISTRICT LAW NOT APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

Chapter 49, Water Code, does not apply to the authority.
Tex. Government Code § 865.0115 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 865 / Section 865.0115
§ 865.0115. PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENT HEAD.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the chief, designated leader, or other executive head of a participating department is the participating department head.

(b) Subject to the approval of the executive director, the governing body of a participating department may designate a participating department head.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.107 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.107
§ 504.107. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The following are not liable for damages arising from the performance of a governmental function of a Type A corporation or the authorizing municipality:

(1) the corporation;

(2) a director of the corporation;

(3) the municipality;

(4) a member of the governing body of the municipality; and

(5) an employee of the corporation or municipality.

(b) For purposes of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code (Texas Tort Claims Act), a Type A corporation is a governmental unit and the corporation's actions are governmental functions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7899.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7899 / Section 7899.0204
§ 7899.0204. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8378.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8378 / Section 8378.252
§ 8378.252. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION; NOTICE.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 2.01, eff. May 24, 2019.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date a municipality adopts a resolution or ordinance consenting to the creation of the district, the municipality shall file, in the real property records of the county in which the land to be included in the district is located, a notice to a purchaser of real property in the district that describes:

(1) the municipality's authority and intention to annex the district; and

(2) the anticipated date of the annexation.

(c) After the notice is filed, a person who proposes to sell or otherwise convey real property in the district must include the information contained in the municipality's notice in the Notice to Purchasers required by Section 49.452, Water Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 186.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 186 / Section 186.053
§ 186.053. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 186.058, this subchapter applies only to facilities along, over, under, or across a railroad or railroad right-of-way in place under a license, agreement, or nonperpetual easement.

(b) In relation to cable operators, this subchapter applies only to those lines over which the cable operator is offering or transporting high-speed Internet or broadband information services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7977.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7977 / Section 7977.202
§ 7977.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 425.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 425 / Section 425.002
§ 425.002. STANDARDS FOR STATE-FUNDED OUTDOOR LIGHTING FIXTURES.
Status: in_force

(a) An outdoor lighting fixture may be installed, replaced, maintained, or operated using state funds only if:

(1) the new or replacement outdoor lighting fixture is a cutoff luminaire if the rated output of the outdoor lighting fixture is greater than 1,800 lumens;

(2) the minimum illuminance adequate for the intended purpose is used with consideration given to nationally recognized standards;

(3) for lighting of a designated highway of the state highway system, the Texas Department of Transportation determines that the purpose of the outdoor lighting fixture cannot be achieved by the installation of reflective road markers, lines, warning or informational signs, or other effective passive methods; and

(4) full consideration has been given to energy conservation, reducing glare, minimizing light pollution, and preserving the natural night environment.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), "energy conservation" means reducing energy costs and resources used and includes using a light with lower wattage or a timer switch.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply if:

(1) a federal law, rule, or regulation preempts state law;

(2) the outdoor lighting fixture is used on a temporary basis because emergency personnel require additional illumination for emergency procedures;

(3) the outdoor lighting fixture is used on a temporary basis for nighttime work;

(4) special events or situations require additional illumination;

(5) the outdoor lighting fixture is used solely to enhance the aesthetic beauty of an object; or

(6) a compelling safety interest exists that cannot be addressed by another method.

(d) Special events or situations that may require additional illumination include sporting events and illumination of monuments, historic structures, or flags. Illumination for special events or situations must be installed to shield the outdoor lighting fixtures from direct view and to minimize upward lighting and light pollution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2051.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.002
§ 2051.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN LAWS.
Status: in_force

The following shall be construed and applied independently of any other law that relates to insurance rates and forms or prescribes the duties of the commissioner or the department:

(1) this chapter;

(2) Chapter 251, as that chapter relates to workers' compensation insurance; and

(3) Chapters 255, 426, 2052, 2053, and 2055.
Tex. Government Code § 41.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.107
§ 41.107. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of the county or counties composing a district may furnish telephone service, typewriters, office furniture, office space, supplies, and the other items and equipment that are necessary to carry out the official duties of the prosecuting attorney's office and may pay the expenses incident to the operation of the office.

(b) The commissioners court of the county or counties composing a district may furnish automobiles for the use of the prosecuting attorney's office in conducting the official duties of the office and may provide for the maintenance of the automobiles.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3915.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3915 / Section 3915.202
§ 3915.202. 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 3915.201, 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.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0391 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0391
§ 152.0391. CARSON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Carson County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Carson County.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members additional monthly compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $50 nor more than $150 for the added duties imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid from the general fund of the county.

(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of the officer's duties.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Carson County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.159
§ 1093.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks in the district to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1093.160, and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.023 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.023
§ 14.023. LICENSING PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue, renew, or amend a license following a determination that:

(1) the applicant has filed an acceptable bond, a financial statement in a form prescribed by the department, and proof of casualty insurance required by this chapter;

(2) the warehouse is suitable for storage of grain and inspection by department personnel;

(3) the applicant has complied with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter; and

(4) the applicant has met the net worth or deficiency bond requirements of Section 14.031(e).

(b) An applicant must file a separate application for each license, renewal, or amendment and shall accompany each application for a license or renewal with an annual license fee, as provided by department rule. The department shall prescribe the information to be contained in the application. A person who fails to submit a renewal fee on or before the expiration date of the license must pay, in addition to the renewal fee, the late fee provided by Section 12.024.

(c) If an applicant for a license previously operated a grain warehouse in this state or another state and that warehouse ceased to operate while the applicant was the operator, the applicant must submit with the application evidence acceptable to the department that all debts from the previous operation evidenced by receipts have been satisfied. The department may not issue a license to an applicant who the department determines has not satisfied all such debts from a previous operation.