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Tex. Transportation Code § 451.603 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.603
§ 451.603. WITHDRAWAL OF UNIT OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a unit of election may order an election to withdraw the unit of election from an authority.

(b) On the determination by a governing body of a unit of election that a petition for withdrawal under this subchapter is valid, the governing body shall order an election to withdraw the unit of election from the authority.

(c) An election to withdraw may not be ordered, and a petition for an election to withdraw may not be accepted for filing, on or before the fifth anniversary after the date of a previous election in the unit to withdraw from the authority.

(d) An attempt by a unit of election to withdraw from an authority in a manner other than as provided by this subchapter is void.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.001
§ 8878.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means the West Fort Bend Water Authority.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or its successor.

(4) "Director" means a member of the board.

(5) "District" means any district created under Sections 52(b)(1) and (2), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, regardless of the manner of creation, other than:

(A) a navigation district or port authority;

(B) a district governed by Chapter 36, Water Code; or

(C) a district that does not have the legal authority to supply water.

(6) "Groundwater reduction plan" means a plan adopted or implemented to supply water, reduce reliance on groundwater, regulate groundwater pumping and usage, or require and allocate water usage among persons in order to comply with or exceed requirements imposed by the Fort Bend Subsidence District or applicable subsidence district, including any applicable groundwater reduction requirements.

(7) "Large tract" means a tract of land of at least 1,000 acres owned by a single landowner.

(8) "Local government" means a municipality, county, district, or other political subdivision of this state or a combination of two or more of those entities.

(9) "Subsidence" means the lowering in elevation of the surface of land by the withdrawal of groundwater.

(10) "System" means a network of pipelines, conduits, valves, canals, pumping stations, force mains, treatment plants, and any other construction, device, or related appurtenance used to treat or transport water.

(11) "Water" includes:

(A) groundwater, percolating or otherwise;

(B) any surface water, natural or artificial, navigable or nonnavigable; and

(C) industrial and municipal wastewater.

(12) "Well" includes a facility, device, or method used to withdraw groundwater from a groundwater source within the boundaries of the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8327.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8327 / Section 8327.153
§ 8327.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7811.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7811 / Section 7811.157
§ 7811.157. NOTICE OF TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT TO OTHER TAXING UNITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the seventh day before the date on which the district enters into an agreement under Section 7811.154 or 7811.155, the board or a designated officer or employee of the district shall deliver a written notice that the district intends to enter into the agreement to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and to the presiding officer of the governing body of each other taxing unit in which the property to be subject to the agreement is located. The notice must include a copy of the proposed agreement.

(b) A notice is presumed delivered when placed in the mail postage paid and properly addressed to the appropriate presiding officer. A notice properly addressed and sent by registered or certified mail for which a return receipt is received by the sender is considered to have been delivered to the addressee.

(c) Failure to deliver the notice does not affect the validity of the agreement.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.002
§ 353.002. PRESUMPTION REGARDING NONCOMMERCIAL VEHICLES; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor vehicle that is not described by Section 353.001(1)(A), (B), or (C) or a motor vehicle that is of a type typically used for personal, family, or household use, as determined by finance commission rule, is presumed not to be a commercial vehicle.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if a retail buyer represents in writing that a motor vehicle is not for personal, family, or household use, or that the vehicle is for commercial use, a retail seller or holder may rely on that representation unless the retail seller or holder, as applicable, has actual knowledge that the representation is not true.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.907 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.907
§ 271.907. VENDORS THAT MEET OR EXCEED AIR QUALITY STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "governmental agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 271.003.

(b) This section applies only to a contract to be performed, wholly or partly, in a nonattainment area or in an affected county, as those terms are defined by Section 386.001, Health and Safety Code.

(c) A governmental agency procuring goods or services may:

(1) give preference to goods or services of a vendor that demonstrates that the vendor meets or exceeds any state or federal environmental standards, including voluntary standards, relating to air quality; or

(2) require that a vendor demonstrate that the vendor meets or exceeds any state or federal environmental standards, including voluntary standards, relating to air quality.

(d) The preference may be given only if the cost to the governmental agency for the goods or services would not exceed 105 percent of the cost of the goods or services provided by a vendor who does not meet the standards.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.159
§ 1059.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select at least one bank to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1059.160(b) and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and must remain on deposit. This subsection does not limit the power of the board to place a portion of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(c) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6003.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6003 / Section 6003.251
§ 6003.251. PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

An individual or organization may not:

(1) obtain or attempt to obtain a registration certificate or license by fraudulent representation; or

(2) plan, sell, install, maintain, or service a fire protection sprinkler system in violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 29.013 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.013
§ 29.013. NONEDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT SERVICES GRANTS FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing procedures and criteria for the allocation of grants under this section to students who are eligible under Subsection (b) and the students' families for the provision of noneducational community-based support services.

(b) A grant may be awarded under this section only to a student with a disability who is placed by the student's admission, review, and dismissal committee in:

(1) a residential program approved under Section 29.008; or

(2) a day placement program and is at risk of being placed in a residential program approved under Section 29.008.

(c) The support services may not be related to the provision of a free appropriate public education to the student and may include in-home family support, behavioral and other disability-related supports for the student's family, respite care, and case management for the student's family.

(d) A school district shall:

(1) notify the parent of a student described by Subsection (b) of the availability of grants under this section; and

(2) designate a campus or district staff member to assist families of students described by Subsection (b) in accessing grants under this section.

(e) On request by the parent of a student described by Subsection (b), the commissioner shall create an account for the student to access a grant under this section through which the parent may request payment for approved support services.

(f) In adopting rules under this section, the commissioner shall adopt rules and guidelines detailing the process to access grant money and the amount of each grant, including a process for a parent to apply for an increase in the grant amount.

(g) The provision of services under this section does not supersede or limit the responsibility of a school district or other agencies to provide or pay for costs to enable any student with disabilities to receive a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment.

(h) The commissioner may designate a regional education service center to administer grants under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 325.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 325 / Section 325.008
§ 325.008. COMMISSION DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before January 1 of the year in which a state agency subject to this chapter and its advisory committees are abolished or reviewed, the commission shall:

(1) review and take action necessary to verify the reports submitted by the agency under Section 325.007;

(2) consult the Legislative Budget Board, the Governor's Budget, Policy, and Planning Division, the State Auditor, and the comptroller of public accounts, or their successors, on the application to the agency of the criteria provided in Section 325.011;

(3) conduct a review of the agency based on the criteria provided in Section 325.011 and prepare a written report; and

(4) review the implementation of commission recommendations contained in the reports presented to the legislature during the preceding legislative session and the resulting legislation.

(b) The written report prepared by the commission under Subsection (a)(3) is a public record.

(c) Work performed under this section by the state auditor is subject to approval by the legislative audit committee for inclusion in the audit plan under Section 321.013(c).

(d) The commission shall provide information on how the public may participate in the commission's review of a state agency and provide input on a state agency's performance. The commission shall, to the extent practicable, solicit input from parties interested in a state agency's operations.

(e) Each state agency being reviewed by the commission under this chapter shall at the beginning of the review:

(1) post a notice on the state agency's Internet website informing the public:

(A) that the state agency is being reviewed by the commission; and

(B) how the public may participate in the commission's review of the state agency and provide input on the state agency's performance; and

(2) to the extent practicable, if the state agency being reviewed is a regulatory agency:

(A) notify each person licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the regulatory agency to engage in an activity regulated by the agency of a public hearing under Section 325.009 at which the agency will be reviewed; and

(B) solicit input from persons provided notice under Paragraph (A) regarding the regulatory agency's performance.

(f) Subsection (e)(2) does not apply to a river authority subject to review under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.157
§ 6905.157. DISTRICT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The district may operate and maintain an office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.301
§ 1025.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) The board shall order an election on dissolution if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by a number of registered voters of the district equal to at least 20 percent of the registered voters in the district.

(d) An election on dissolution of the district shall be held not later than the 62nd day after the date the election is ordered.

(e) The order calling the election must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition 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.

(f) Section 41.001, Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.012
§ 441.012. TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

A district may contain all or part of one or more counties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.360 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.360
§ 9015.360. INTERIM BONDS OR NOTES.
Status: in_force

Before issuing definitive bonds, the board may issue interim bonds or notes exchangeable for definitive bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.055
§ 1109.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among its members a president, who shall preside, and a vice president, who shall preside in the president's absence.

(b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a manager.

(c) Each officer serves a one-year term.

(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Government Code § 845.315 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.315
§ 845.315. ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME OR LOSS.
Status: in_force

(a) As of December 31 of each year, the board of trustees shall make the following allocations that in the aggregate equal the net investment income or loss for the year:

(1) to the closed subdivision annuity reserve fund, interest as allowed under this subtitle on the mean amount in the closed subdivision annuity reserve fund during that year;

(2) to the optional group term life fund, interest as allowed under this subtitle on the mean amount in the optional group term life fund during that year;

(3) to the general reserves account of the endowment fund, a positive or negative amount determined by the board;

(4) to the employees saving fund, current interest as allowed under this subtitle on the member account balances on January 1 of that year of all persons who are members on December 31 of that year;

(5) to the accounts of subdivisions, other than subdivisions otherwise described by this section, positive or negative amounts as determined under rules adopted by the board prescribing the allocation methodology for the accounts; and

(6) to the accounts of subdivisions to which Section 842.052 or 842.053 applies, positive or negative amounts as determined by the board, and if a subdivision terminates participation before December 31 of that year, the board shall determine the allocation amount and transfer date before December 31 of that year.

(b) The account of a subdivision that has ceased participation according to Section 845.317(a) will not receive an allocation under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985 / Section 7985.153
§ 7985.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.053
§ 3795.053. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4005.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.053
§ 4005.053. CERTAIN PAYMENTS PROHIBITED TO OR FROM PERSON NOT HOLDING LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer or agent engaged in the business of insurance in this state may not pay to any person, directly or indirectly, and may not accept from any person a commission or other valuable consideration for a service performed by that person as an agent in this state unless the person holds a license to act as an agent in this state.

(b) Subsection (a) does not prevent the payment of a renewal or other deferred commission to a person or the acceptance of a renewal or other deferred compensation by a person solely because the person no longer holds a license to act as an agent.

(c) An agent may not pay, permit, or give or offer to pay, permit, or give, directly or indirectly, to any person who does not hold a license as an agent:

(1) a rebate of premiums payable, a commission, employment, a contract for service, or any other valuable consideration or inducement that is not specified in the insurance policy or contract for or on account of the solicitation or negotiation of an insurance contract; or

(2) a fee or other valuable consideration for referring a customer who seeks to purchase an insurance product or seeks an opinion on or advice regarding an insurance product, based on that customer's purchase of insurance.

(d) Subsection (c) does not prohibit an agent from, in connection with an offer or sale of an insurance policy or contract, giving, providing, or allowing or offering to give, provide, or allow an item that is a promotional advertising item, educational item, or traditional courtesy commonly extended to consumers and that is valued at $25 or less.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.001
§ 55.001. GENERAL STANDARD.
Status: in_force

A public utility shall furnish service, instrumentalities, and facilities that are safe, adequate, efficient, and reasonable.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.059 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.059
§ 1001.059. DEPARTMENT DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE FOR DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall:

(1) create a driver education course for minors and adults that presents the course curriculum in American Sign Language; and

(2) make the course described by Subdivision (1) available on the department's Internet website.

(b) The department may collaborate with another state agency or contract with a licensed driver education provider or a driver education instructor to create the course.

(c) The commission by rule shall establish a fee for the course. The fee established under this section:

(1) is in addition to a fee charged for a certificate for the course; and

(2) must be in an amount that is:

(A) not more than an amount necessary to cover the cost of creating and administering the course; and

(B) not more than the average cost of an online driver education course provided in this state, as determined by the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 406.1103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.1103
§ 406.1103. ONLINE NOTARIZATION PROCEDURES FOR TANGIBLE DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In performing an online notarization in which the principal signs with a tangible symbol and not an electronic signature, an online notary public shall reasonably confirm that a document before the online notary public is the same document in which the principal made a statement or on which the principal executed a signature.

(b) An online notary public satisfies the requirement of Subsection (a) to take an acknowledgment of a signature on a tangible document if:

(1) during a video and audio recording described by Section 406.108(a)(6):

(A) the acknowledgment is displayed to and identified by the principal; and

(B) the principal signs the document and a declaration in substantially the following form that is a part of or securely attached to the document:

"I declare under penalty of perjury that the document of which this declaration is a part or to which it is attached is the same document on which (name of online notary public), an online notary public, performed an online notarization and before whom I appeared by means of two-way video and audio conference technology on (date).

________________________

(Signature of principal)

________________________

(Printed name of principal)";

(2) the principal sends the document and declaration to the online notary public not later than the third day after the date the online notarization was performed; and

(3) the online notary public:

(A) in the video and audio recording under Subdivision (1), records the principal signing the document and declaration;

(B) receives the document and declaration sent by the principal under Subdivision (2) not later than the 10th day after the date the online notarization was performed; and

(C) after receipt of the document and declaration from the principal, executes a notarial certificate that includes a statement in substantially the following form:

"I, (name of online notary public), witnessed, by means of video and audio conference technology, (name of principal) sign the attached document and declaration on (date).".

(c) An online notarization performed in compliance with Subsection (b) complies with any requirement regarding the execution of a notarial certificate and is effective on the date the principal signed the declaration under Subsection (b)(1)(B).

(d) A notarial certificate executed in the form described by Subsection (b)(3)(C) may be relied on as conclusive evidence of compliance with Subsections (b)(2) and (b)(3)(B).

(e) Subsection (b) does not preclude use of another procedure to satisfy Subsection (a) for an online notarization performed with respect to a tangible document.
Tex. Water Code § 58.435 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.435
§ 58.435. ELECTION ON PRELIMINARY BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The proposition for the issuance of preliminary bonds shall be submitted to the electors of the district.

(b) The election may be held at the same time as the election to confirm the creation of the district or at a later time.

(c) The board shall make an estimate of the expenses to be paid with the proceeds of the preliminary bonds and shall include this estimate in the notice of election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8836.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8836 / Section 8836.051
§ 8836.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.