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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8882.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8882 / Section 8882.101
§ 8882.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 36 and 50, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 391.121 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.121
§ 391.121. PROHIBITED JUNKYARD; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person wilfully establishes, operates, or maintains a junkyard any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of a right-of-way of a highway in the interstate or primary system; and

(2) the junkyard is not:

(A) screened by appropriate means, including natural objects, plantings, or fences, so that it is not visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary highway; or

(B) located in an area that is a zoned or unzoned industrial area.

(b) The determination of whether an area is industrial must be made under criteria established by commission rule and according to actual land use.

(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. Each day of the proscribed conduct is a separate offense.
Tex. Government Code § 772.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 772 / Section 772.003
§ 772.003. INTERAGENCY PLANNING COUNCILS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint interagency planning councils in functional areas of government, including natural resources, health, education, and other areas that may require coordinated planning efforts.

(b) Each council shall coordinate joint planning efforts in its functional area.

(c) Each council is composed of:

(1) a member of the governor's office; and

(2) the administrative head of each state agency, department, or institution of higher education that is represented on that council.

(d) Two or more councils may participate jointly in studies that provide information common to their planning efforts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.113
§ 1023.113. PROVISION OF CERTAIN HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service; and

(2) establish and operate a home health service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.253
§ 1021.253. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies unless the board elects to have taxes assessed and collected under Section 1021.254.

(b) The tax assessor-collector of Donley County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 335.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 335 / Section 335.051
§ 335.051. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) A district by resolution may provide for the planning, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, or renovation of a venue project if:

(1) the comptroller determines under Section 335.052 or 335.053 that the implementation of the resolution will not have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue;

(2) to the extent required by Section 335.0535 or 335.0536, a rapid transit authority determines that the implementation of the resolution will not have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide services and will not impair any existing contracts; and

(3) the resolution is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of each political subdivision that created the district voting at one election or at separate elections called and held for that purpose under Section 335.054.

(b) The resolution must designate each venue project and each method of financing authorized by this chapter that the district wants to use to finance a project. A resolution may designate more than one method of financing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4051.402 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4051 / Section 4051.402
§ 4051.402. AUTHORITY TO WRITE ADDITIONAL LINES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who holds a personal lines property and casualty license may write the kind of insurance contracts described by:

(1) this subchapter;

(2) Subchapters C and E; and

(3) Chapter 4055.

(b) In addition to any of the insurance contracts described by Subsection (a), a person who holds a personal lines property and casualty license may write accident and health insurance contracts for individuals and families for personal, family, or household purposes for a property and casualty insurer authorized to sell those insurance products in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 571.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.021
§ 571.021. TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to the Texas Ethics Commission created under Article III, Section 24a, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 24.604 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.604
§ 24.604. APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED JUDGE TO SIT FOR REGULAR JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the regular judge of a family district court is absent or is for any cause disabled or disqualified from presiding, a retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court may be appointed by the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which the appointed judge resides to sit for the absent, disabled, or disqualified judge of a family district court within the geographic limits of the respective administrative judicial region. To be eligible for the appointment, the retired judge must have voluntarily retired from office and must certify his willingness to serve.

(b) When the docket of a family district court becomes so excessive that the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which that court is located considers it an emergency, a retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court residing within the geographic limits of the respective administrative judicial region, who meets the qualifications set out in Subsection (a), may be appointed by the presiding judge to sit for the regular judge as long as the emergency exists.

(c) A presiding judge may, with the consent of a retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court within his district, make an assignment outside his judicial district with the specific authorization of the presiding judge of the district in which that assignment is made.

(d) A retired judge appointed to sit for a regular judge under this section shall execute the bond and take the oath of office that is required by law for the regular judge for whom he is sitting.

(e) A retired judge appointed under this section has all the power and jurisdiction of the court and the regular judge for whom he is sitting and may sign orders, judgments, decrees, or other process of any kind as presiding judge when acting for the regular judge.

(f) A retired judge appointed to sit for the regular judge under this section shall receive for the services actually performed the same salary that the regular judge is entitled to receive for those services. The amount to be paid for the services shall be paid in the same manner as the regular judge is paid on certification by the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region that the retired judge has rendered the services and is entitled to receive the salary. The payment shall be made from the item in the judiciary section, comptroller's department, of the appropriations act providing for payment of salaries of district judges and criminal district judges. This section does not entitle the retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court to participate in the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One or the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two. None of the salary paid to a retired judge sitting for the regular judge may be deducted or paid out of the salary of the regular judge.
Tex. Occupations Code § 802.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 802 / Section 802.004
§ 802.004. PRESUMPTION OF USE FOR BREEDING.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, each adult intact female animal possessed by a person engaged in the business of breeding animals for direct or indirect sale or for exchange in return for consideration is presumed to be used for breeding purposes unless the person establishes to the satisfaction of the department, based on the person's breeding records or other evidence reasonably acceptable to the department, that the animal is not used for breeding.
Tex. Education Code § 130.175 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.175
§ 130.175. COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Status: in_force

The service area of the Collin County Community College District includes the territory within:

(1) Collin and Rockwall counties; and

(2) the part of Denton County that is within the municipality of The Colony, the municipality of Frisco, and the Celina and Prosper independent school districts.
Tex. Government Code § 33.038 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 33 / Section 33.038
§ 33.038. AUTOMATIC REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

A judge is automatically removed from the judge's office if the judge is convicted of or is granted deferred adjudication for:

(1) a felony; or

(2) a misdemeanor involving official misconduct.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.055
§ 501.055. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 501.051 and 501.052;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Sections 501.051 and 501.052;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 501.053;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the executive director of the executive council has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7922.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7922 / Section 7922.002
§ 7922.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8119.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8119 / Section 8119.103
§ 8119.103. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire a site for a water treatment plant, water storage facility, wastewater treatment plant, or wastewater disposal facility.

(b) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.

(c) Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section 2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter in accordance with Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8031.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8031 / Section 8031.0501
§ 8031.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.151
§ 1001.151. APPLICATION, LICENSE, AND REGISTRATION FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish application, license, and registration fees. The fees must be in amounts sufficient to cover administrative costs and are nonrefundable. The department shall collect the application, license, and registration fees.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish a fee for:

(1) an initial in-person driver education provider license and for each branch location;

(2) an initial online driver education provider license;

(3) an initial parent-taught driver education provider license;

(4) an initial driving safety provider license;

(5) the annual renewal for a driving safety provider, driver education provider, or branch location of an in-person driver education provider, except that the executive director may waive the fee if revenue generated by the issuance of course completion certificate numbers and driver education certificates is sufficient to cover the cost of administering this chapter and Subchapter H, Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(6) a change of address of a driver education provider or driving safety provider; and

(7) a change of name of:

(A) a driver education provider or an owner of a driver education provider; or

(B) a driving safety provider or an owner of a driving safety provider.

(c) An application for an initial driver education instructor license must be accompanied by a processing fee and an annual license fee, except that the department may not collect the processing fee from an applicant who is currently teaching a driver education course in a public school in this state.

(d) The commission shall establish the amount of the fee for a duplicate license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9003.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9003 / Section 9003.005
§ 9003.005. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.051 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.051
§ 96.051. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: repealed

(a) Not later than the 90th day after the date its fiscal year closes, a savings bank shall obtain an audit by an independent accounting firm that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or its successor.

(b) A copy of the audit and all correspondence reasonably related to the audit shall be provided to the commissioner.

(c) The finance commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 464, Sec. 15(4), eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Family Code § 160.622 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.622
§ 160.622. CONSEQUENCES OF DECLINING GENETIC TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) An order for genetic testing is enforceable by contempt.

(b) A court may adjudicate parentage contrary to the position of an individual whose paternity is being determined on the grounds that the individual declines to submit to genetic testing as ordered by the court.

(c) Genetic testing of the mother of a child is not a prerequisite to testing the child and a man whose paternity is being determined. If the mother is unavailable or declines to submit to genetic testing, the court may order the testing of the child and each man whose paternity is being adjudicated.
Tex. Estates Code § 1022.007 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.007
§ 1022.007. TRANSFER OF PROCEEDING BY STATUTORY PROBATE COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge of a statutory probate court, on the motion of a party to the action or of a person interested in the guardianship, may:

(1) transfer to the judge's court from a district, county, or statutory court a cause of action that is a matter related to a guardianship proceeding pending in the statutory probate court, including a cause of action that is a matter related to a guardianship proceeding pending in the statutory probate court and in which the guardian, ward, or proposed ward in the pending guardianship proceeding is a party; and

(2) consolidate the transferred cause of action with the guardianship proceeding to which it relates and any other proceedings in the statutory probate court that are related to the guardianship proceeding.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the proper venue for an action by or against a guardian, ward, or proposed ward for personal injury, death, or property damages is determined under Section 15.007, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0502
§ 3982.0502. 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 3982.0501, 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. Transportation Code § 22.159 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.159
§ 22.159. ALTERATION OR TERMINATION OF CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The constituent agencies that authorize the incorporation of a nonprofit airport facility financing corporation may alter the structure, organization, programs, or activities of the corporation or may terminate and dissolve the corporation, subject only to any limitations provided by state law relating to the impairment of contracts entered into by the corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.301
§ 3946.301. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The city by ordinance may dissolve the district.

(b) The city may not dissolve the district until:

(1) the district's outstanding debt or other obligations have been repaid, assumed, or discharged, including the defeasance of any outstanding bonds or other obligations through the issuance of debt by the city; and

(2) each party to the development agreement fulfills the party's obligations under the agreement and the plan, including a district obligation to reimburse a developer or owner for the costs of an improvement project or service.
Tex. Utilities Code § 181.901 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 181 / Section 181.901
§ 181.901. AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO PROTECT UTILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a general-law municipality may adopt an ordinance that applies to a utility using the streets and public grounds of the municipality and that protects the utility:

(1) in the free enjoyment of the utility's rights and privileges; and

(2) from interference with the utility's property and franchises.

(b) In this section, "utility" means a person, company, or corporation engaged in furnishing water, gas, telephone, light, power, or sewage service to the public.
Tex. Estates Code § 1002.013 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.013
§ 1002.013. GUARDIAN AD LITEM.
Status: in_force

"Guardian ad litem" means a person appointed by a court to represent the best interests of an incapacitated person or proposed ward in a guardianship proceeding.
Tex. Education Code § 109.251 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.251
§ 109.251. ESTABLISHMENT; SCOPE.
Status: in_force

(a) Midwestern State University is a general academic teaching institution located in the city of Wichita Falls.

(b) The university is a component institution of the Texas Tech University System and is under the management and control of the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System. The board of regents has the same powers and duties concerning Midwestern State University as are conferred on the board by statute concerning Texas Tech University.
Tex. Government Code § 437.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.105
§ 437.105. AUTHORITY TO MAKE DIFFERENTIAL PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The department may pay an employee additional compensation for duty hours other than Monday through Friday normal business hours or for the ability to legally carry weapons if required for the position. The department shall adopt regulations to establish the classification, procedures, and amount of the additional compensation. The department may make differential payments only if money is available to pay those amounts.
Tex. Government Code § 659.257 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.257
§ 659.257. DEMOTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to positions classified under the state's position classification plan.

(b) A demotion is an employee's change in duty assignment within a state agency from one classified position to another classified position that is in a salary group with a lower minimum salary rate.

(c) When an employee is demoted to a position in a lower salary group in Salary Schedule A of the General Appropriations Act, the employee will receive a salary rate at least one step below the rate the employee received before demotion. When an employee is demoted from a position in Salary Schedule B or C of the General Appropriations Act to a position in Salary Schedule A of the General Appropriations Act, the employee shall receive a step rate that is at least 3.4 percent below the rate the employee received before demotion.

(d) When an employee is demoted within Salary Schedule B of the General Appropriations Act or from Salary Schedule A or C of the General Appropriations Act to Salary Schedule B of the General Appropriations Act, the employee will receive a salary rate of at least 3.4 percent below the rate the employee received before demotion.

(e) When an employee is demoted to a position in a lower salary group in Salary Schedule C of the General Appropriations Act or from Salary Schedule A or B of the General Appropriations Act to Salary Schedule C of the General Appropriations Act, the employee will receive the rate set in the schedule for that salary group.

(f) As exceptions to the other provisions in this section, an agency is not required to reduce an employee's salary if:

(1) the employee accepts a position in another classification in a lower salary group in lieu of a layoff under a reduction in force; or

(2) the employee is selected for another position in a classification in a lower salary group as a result of applying for the position.

(g) An employee demoted in the manner described by Subsection (f) may not receive a salary rate that exceeds the maximum rate of the lower salary group. In addition, an employee demoted as described by Subsection (f)(1) may not receive a salary rate that exceeds the employee's salary rate before the demotion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8453.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8453 / Section 8453.202
§ 8453.202. 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.