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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3887 / Section 3887.153
§ 3887.153. IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS; EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an impact fee or assessment on property in the district, including an impact fee or assessment on residential or commercial property, only in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, for a municipality, county, or public improvement district, according to the benefit received by the property.

(b) An impact fee for residential property must be for the limited purpose of providing capital funding for:

(1) public water and wastewater facilities;

(2) drainage and storm-water facilities; and

(3) streets and alleys.

(c) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed; and

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes.

(d) The lien of an assessment against property runs with the land. The portion of an assessment payment obligation that has not yet come due is not eliminated by the foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien, and any purchaser of property in a foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien takes the property subject to the assessment payment obligations that have not yet come due and to the lien and terms of the lien's payment under the applicable assessment ordinance or order.

(e) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.

(f) The district may not impose an impact fee on the property, including equipment and facilities, of a public utility provider in the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 312.2011 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 312 / Section 312.2011
§ 312.2011. ENTERPRISE ZONE.
Status: in_force

Designation of an area as an enterprise zone under Chapter 2303, Government Code constitutes designation of the area as a reinvestment zone under this subchapter without further hearing or other procedural requirements other than those provided by Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 701.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 701 / Section 701.003
§ 701.003. EFFECT OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not:

(1) preempt the authority or relieve the duty of an authorized governmental agency to investigate and prosecute suspected criminal acts;

(2) prevent or prohibit a person from voluntarily disclosing information to an authorized governmental agency;

(3) limit powers or duties granted to the commissioner by any other law; or

(4) prohibit or limit the authority of an insurer to conduct an independent investigation of suspected insurance claim fraud.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3829.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3829 / Section 3829.251
§ 3829.251. PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain a public transit system to serve the area within the boundaries of the district.
Tex. Water Code § 30.101 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.101
§ 30.101. AUTHORIZATION OF REGIONAL PLANS.
Status: in_force

Each river authority may prepare regional plans for water quality management, control, and abatement of pollution in any segment of its river basin and adjoining coastal basins which:

(1) are consistent with any applicable water quality standards established under current law within the river basin;

(2) recommend disposal systems which will provide the most effective and economical means of collection, storage, treatment, and purification of waste, and means to encourage rural, municipal, and industrial use of the works and systems; and

(3) recommend maintenance and improvement of water quality standards within the river basin and methods of adequately financing the facilities necessary to implement the plan.
Tex. Local Government Code § 263.103 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 263 / Section 263.103
§ 263.103. CREATION OF ENCUMBRANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A lease or other agreement executed under this subchapter may not subject the real property to a pledge or mortgage, other than existing revenue bonds, refunding bonds, or other indentures for the release of existing revenue bonds, or to an encumbrance that did not exist on the date the lease or agreement was executed.

(b) A lease under this subchapter must specifically provide that the real property subject to the lease is not encumbered or mortgaged by the lease or by any agreement executed in connection with the lease.
Tex. Education Code § 54.6085 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.6085
§ 54.6085. PREPAID HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION BOARD ETHICS POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other requirements provided by law, the board shall adopt and enforce an ethics policy that provides standards of conduct relating to the management and investment decisions of the board. The ethics policy must include provisions that address the following issues as they apply to the management and investment decisions of the board:

(1) general ethical standards;

(2) conflicts of interest, including disclosure and recusal requirements;

(3) the acceptance of gifts and entertainment; and

(4) compliance with and enforcement of the ethics policy.

(b) The ethics policy must include provisions applicable to:

(1) members of the board;

(2) the comptroller; and

(3) employees of the board.
Tex. Education Code § 29.123 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.123
§ 29.123. STATE PLAN; ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall develop and periodically update a state plan for the education of gifted and talented students to guide school districts in establishing and improving programs for identified students. The regional education service centers may assist districts in implementing the state plan. In addition to obtaining assistance from a regional education service center, a district may obtain other assistance in implementing the plan. The plan shall be used for accountability purposes to measure the performance of districts in providing services to students identified as gifted and talented.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.121 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.121
§ 1061.121. EMPLOYMENT OF DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ and commission peace officers for the district.

(b) The jurisdiction of a peace officer commissioned under this section includes the property owned or controlled by the district.

(c) In a district peace officer's jurisdiction, the peace officer has the authority granted by Chapter 14, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Tax Code § 182.025 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 182 / Section 182.025
§ 182.025. CHARGES BY A CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An incorporated city or town may make a reasonable lawful charge for the use of a city street, alley, or public way by a public utility in the course of its business.

(b) The total charges, however designated or measured, may not exceed two percent of the gross receipts of the public utility for the sale of gas or water within the city.

(c) The total charges, however designated or measured, relating to distribution service of an electric utility or transmission and distribution utility within the city may not exceed the amount or amounts prescribed by Section 33.008, Utilities Code. The charges paid by an electric utility or transmission and distribution utility under this subsection may be only for distribution service.

(d) If a public utility taxed under this subchapter pays a special tax, rental, contribution, or charge under a contract or franchise executed before May 1, 1941, the city shall credit the payment against the amount owed by the public utility on any charge allowable under Subsection (a) of this section.

(e) In this section:

(1) "Distribution service" has the meaning assigned by Section 33.008, Utilities Code.

(2) "Electric utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.002, Utilities Code.

(3) "Public utility" means:

(A) a person who owns or operates a gas or water works or water plant used for local sale and distribution located within an incorporated city or town in this state; or

(B) an electric utility or transmission and distribution utility providing distribution service within an incorporated city or town in this state.

(4) "Transmission and distribution utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.002, Utilities Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1503.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1503 / Section 1503.056
§ 1503.056. LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF WARRANTS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may not issue warrants under this Subchapter in an aggregate amount in excess of $125,000.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.053
§ 281.053. DISTRICT INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be inspected by a representative of the commissioners court or the Department of State Health Services.

(b) A district officer shall:

(1) admit an inspector into the district facilities; and

(2) on demand give the inspector access to records, reports, books, papers, and accounts related to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 3503.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.055
§ 3503.055. NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a surety company shall notify a claimant in writing of the acceptance or rejection of a claim not later than the 30th day after the date the company receives all documents, items of information, accountings, statements, and forms requested by the company under Section 3503.054.

(b) If the surety company rejects all or part of the claim, the notice required by Subsection (a) must state in specific terms the reasons for the rejection that are known by the company at the time of the rejection.

(c) If the surety company is unable to accept or reject the claim within the period specified by Subsection (a), the company, in that same period, shall notify the claimant in writing that the company is unable to accept or reject the claim. The notice provided under this subsection must:

(1) state the reasons for which the company needs additional time to accept or reject the claim; and

(2) include a request for any additional information the company reasonably needs to process the claim.

(d) Not later than the 30th day after the date a surety company notifies a claimant under Subsection (c), the company shall notify the claimant in writing of the acceptance or rejection of the claim. If the company rejects all or part of the claim, the company shall state in specific terms the reasons for the rejection that are known by the company at the time of the rejection.

(e) In addition to any other contractual or statutory basis for denying a claim, the surety company may reject all or part of a claim:

(1) that is the subject of a legitimate dispute between the principal obligor and the claimant; or

(2) for which the claimant has failed to provide supporting documents or information the company reasonably requested.

(f) The time limits provided by this section and Section 3503.054 may be varied by any statute requiring a construction payment bond.

(g) This section does not preclude a surety company from asserting any defense in an action brought by a claimant on a construction payment bond if the company makes a good faith effort to inform the claimant in accordance with this section of the reasons for rejecting all or part of the claim.
Tex. Government Code § 418.177 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.177
§ 418.177. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO RISK OR VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

Information is confidential if the information:

(1) is collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a governmental entity for the purpose of preventing, detecting, or investigating an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States; and

(2) relates to an assessment by or for a governmental entity, or an assessment that is maintained by a governmental entity, of the risk or vulnerability of persons or property, including critical infrastructure, to an act of terrorism or related criminal activity.
Tex. Water Code § 15.311 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.311
§ 15.311. MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may execute contracts for the operation and maintenance of the state's interest in any project and may agree to pay reasonable operation and maintenance charges allocable to the state interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4020.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4020 / Section 4020.0103
§ 4020.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city services provided in the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.15 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.15
§ 5.15. ASSISTANT ATTORNEYS GENERAL.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may appoint as many as six assistant attorneys general, as the commission determines necessary, to enable the commission to more efficiently enforce this code. The attorney general and the assistant attorneys general shall prosecute all suits requested by the commission and defend all suits against the commission. The commission shall provide the assistant attorneys general with necessary stenographers and office space. The assistant attorneys general shall be paid by the commission out of funds appropriated to it for the administration of this code. Their compensation shall be on the same basis as assistant attorneys general devoting their time to general state business.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.116 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.116
§ 372.116. METHOD OF SENDING INVOICE OR NOTICE.
Status: in_force

As authorized under Section 322.008(d)(2), Business & Commerce Code, a toll project entity may provide an invoice or notice required under this subchapter to be sent by first class mail instead as an electronic record:

(1) if the recipient of the information agrees to the transmission of the information as an electronic record; and

(2) on terms acceptable to the recipient.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 59.015 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 59 / Section 59.015
§ 59.015. USE OF FUND TO PAY COSTS OF ISSUANCE AND DEBT SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may use money in the fund attributable to the issuance and sale of bonds to pay:

(1) legal fees and fees for financial advice the board finds necessary for the sale of bonds;

(2) the expense of publishing notice of sale of an installment of bonds;

(3) the expense of printing the bonds;

(4) the expense of issuing the bonds, including the actual costs of travel, lodging, and meals of officers, members, or employees of the board, directors or employees of the authority, the comptroller, or the attorney general that the board finds necessary to implement the issuance, rating, or delivery of the bonds;

(5) the cost of manually signing the bonds;

(6) remuneration to any agent employed by the board to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(7) any amount required to be paid to maintain the federal tax exemption of interest on the bonds; or

(8) any other cost, fee, or expense relating to the issuance of the bonds.

(b) If, during the existence of the fund or during the period any bonds are payable from the fund, the board determines that there will not be sufficient money in the fund during the following fiscal year to pay the principal of or interest on the bonds that is to come due during the following fiscal year, the comptroller shall transfer to the fund from the first money coming into the state treasury not otherwise appropriated by the constitution an amount sufficient to pay the obligations.

(c) The money transferred to the fund under Subsection (b) of this section shall be used to pay the obligations only if at the time the principal or interest becomes due there is not sufficient money in the fund to pay the amount due.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.005
§ 1069.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.260 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.260
§ 370.260. CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND SALES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A director, agent, or employee of an authority may not:

(1) contract with the authority; or

(2) be directly or indirectly interested in:

(A) a contract with the authority; or

(B) the sale of property to the authority.

(b) A person who violates Subsection (a) is liable for a civil penalty to the authority in an amount not to exceed $1,000.
Tex. Water Code § 58.158 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.158
§ 58.158. TAXES LEVIED BY DISTRICT UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district that enters into a contract with the United States shall levy annually sufficient taxes to provide payment of all installments required by the contract.

(b) The board may pay construction charges when provided by contract on the basis of the average gross annual acre income of the land of the district or designated divisions or subdivisions of the district. The Secretary of the Interior shall determine the annual gross acre income.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.055
§ 1076.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs on the board, the majority of remaining trustees shall appoint a trustee for the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.006
§ 3947.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.

(b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for:

(1) the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code; and

(2) any other district purpose, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds or other obligations issued by the district under Section 3947.203.

(c) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city may determine the percentage of the property in the zone that may be used for residential purposes and is not subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006, Tax Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4003.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.009
§ 4003.009. INTERSTATE MOVE BY AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after moving from one state to another state, an agent licensed in this state shall file with the department:

(1) the agent's new address; and

(2) proof of authorization to engage in the business of insurance in the new state of residence.

(b) The department may not charge a fee or require a license application under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 176.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 176 / Section 176.008
§ 176.008. ELECTRONIC FILING.
Status: in_force

The requirements of this chapter, including signature requirements, may be satisfied by electronic filing in a form approved by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8298.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8298 / Section 8298.051
§ 8298.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board consists of five directors.
Tex. Tax Code § 158.155 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 158 / Section 158.155
§ 158.155. LIMITATION FOR COLLECTION AND REFUND.
Status: in_force

Subchapter D of Chapter 111 and Section 111.107 of this code apply to this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 1051.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.105
§ 1051.105. WAIVER OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR GUARDIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

A person other than the proposed ward who is entitled to receive notice or personal service of citation under Sections 1051.103 and 1051.104(a) may, by writing filed with the clerk, waive the receipt of notice or the issuance and personal service of citation either in person or through an attorney ad litem.
Tex. Government Code § 426.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 426 / Section 426.051
§ 426.051. FINANCIAL CRIMES INTELLIGENCE CENTER ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish the center within the department.
Tex. Government Code § 392.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 392 / Section 392.002
§ 392.002. USE OF PERSON FIRST RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature and the Texas Legislative Council are directed to avoid using the following terms and phrases in any new statute or resolution and to change those terms and phrases used in any existing statute or resolution as sections including those terms and phrases are otherwise amended by law:

(1) disabled;

(2) developmentally disabled;

(3) mentally disabled;

(4) mentally ill;

(5) mentally retarded;

(6) handicapped;

(7) cripple; and

(8) crippled.

(b) In enacting or revising statutes or resolutions, the legislature and the Texas Legislative Council are directed to replace, as appropriate, terms and phrases listed by Subsection (a) with the following preferred phrases or appropriate variations of those phrases:

(1) "persons with disabilities";

(2) "persons with developmental disabilities";

(3) "persons with mental illness"; and

(4) "persons with intellectual disabilities."

(b-1) In addition to the terms and phrases listed in Subsection (a), the legislature and the Texas Legislative Council are directed to avoid using in any new statute or resolution "hearing impaired," "auditory impairment," and "speech impaired" in reference to a deaf or hard of hearing person, and the legislature and the Texas Legislative Council are directed to replace, when enacting or revising a statute or resolution, those phrases with "deaf" or "hard of hearing," as appropriate.

(c) A statute or resolution is not invalid solely because it does not employ this section's preferred phrases.