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Tex. Property Code § 92.258 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.258
§ 92.258. INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Status: in_force

(a) The landlord shall inspect and repair a smoke alarm according to this section.

(b) The landlord shall determine that the smoke alarm is in good working order at the beginning of the tenant's possession by testing the smoke alarm with smoke, by operating the testing button on the smoke alarm, or by following other recommended test procedures of the manufacturer for the particular model.

(c) During the term of a lease or during a renewal or extension, the landlord has a duty to inspect and repair a smoke alarm, but only if the tenant gives the landlord notice of a malfunction or requests to the landlord that the smoke alarm be inspected or repaired. This duty does not exist with respect to damage or a malfunction caused by the tenant, the tenant's family, or the tenant's guests or invitees during the term of the lease or a renewal or extension, except that the landlord has a duty to repair or replace the smoke alarm if the tenant pays in advance the reasonable repair or replacement cost, including labor, materials, taxes, and overhead.

(d) The landlord must comply with the tenant's request for inspection or repair of a smoke alarm within a reasonable time, considering the availability of material, labor, and utilities.

(e) The landlord has met the duty to inspect and repair if the smoke alarm is in good working order after the landlord tests the smoke alarm with smoke, operates the testing button on the smoke alarm, or follows other recommended test procedures of the manufacturer for the particular model.

(f) The landlord is not obligated to provide batteries for a battery-operated smoke alarm after a tenant takes possession if the smoke alarm was in good working order at the time the tenant took possession.

(g) A smoke alarm that is in good working order at the beginning of a tenant's possession is presumed to be in good working order until the tenant requests repair of the smoke alarm as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 211.014 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 211 / Section 211.014
§ 211.014. INSPECTIONS AND EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or its employee or designated agent may enter property on which a hazardous liquid salt dome storage facility is located or any other property relating to salt dome storage of a hazardous liquid and may inspect and examine the property and any records located on the property to the extent relevant to determine if a person is acting in compliance with this chapter and any rules adopted by the commission under this chapter.

(b) Before the commission or its employees or agents enter the premises of a storage facility with on-site personnel, proper credentials must be presented to the on-site person in charge of the property.

(c) An entry, examination, or inspection under this section must be made only at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.103
§ 290.103. ELECTION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the majority vote required under Section 290.102, a district may not spend any money of the district unless the district receives the approval of at least 95 percent of the district taxpayers.

(b) This section does not apply to expenditures related to the administrative matters of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 403.276 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.276
§ 403.276. REPORTING TO COMPTROLLER AND ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the head or property manager of a state agency has reasonable cause to believe that any property in the agency's possession has been lost, destroyed, or damaged through the negligence of any state official or employee, the head of the agency or property manager shall report the loss, destruction, or damage to the comptroller and the attorney general not later than the date established by the comptroller. If the head or property manager of a state agency has reasonable cause to believe that any property in the agency's possession has been stolen, the head of the agency or property manager shall report the theft to the comptroller, the attorney general, and the appropriate law enforcement agency not later than the date established by the comptroller.

(b) The attorney general may investigate a report received under Subsection (a).

(c) If an investigation by the attorney general under Subsection (b) reveals that a property loss has been sustained through the negligence of a state official or employee, the attorney general shall make written demand on the official or employee for reimbursement of the loss.

(d) If the demand made by the attorney general under Subsection (c) is refused or disregarded, the attorney general may take legal action to recover the value of the property as the attorney general deems necessary.

(e) Venue for all suits instituted under this section against a state official or employee is in a court of appropriate jurisdiction of Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.254
§ 1113.254. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The tax assessor-collector of Wilbarger County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2008.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2008 / Section 2008.056
§ 2008.056. DUTIES OF NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING COMMITTEE AND FACILITATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The facilitator shall preside over meetings of the negotiated rulemaking committee and assist the members of the committee:

(1) to establish procedures for conducting negotiations; and

(2) to discuss, negotiate, mediate, and employ other appropriate alternative dispute resolution processes to arrive at a consensus on the proposed rule.

(b) It is presumed that the committee has reached a consensus on a matter only if the consensus is unanimous, unless the committee unanimously:

(1) agrees to define a consensus to mean a general rather than a unanimous consensus; or

(2) agrees to define the term in another manner.

(c) The facilitator shall encourage the members of the committee to reach a consensus but may not compel or coerce the members to do so.

(d) At the conclusion of the negotiations, the committee shall send a written report to the agency that:

(1) contains the text of the proposed rule, if the committee reached a consensus on the proposed rule; or

(2) specifies the issues on which the committee reached consensus, the issues that remain unsolved, and any other information, recommendations, or materials that the committee considers important, if the committee did not reach a consensus on the proposed rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3845.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3845 / Section 3845.156
§ 3845.156. SALES AND USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose. Revenue from the sales and use tax may be used for any purpose for which ad valorem tax revenue of the district may be used.

(b) The district may not adopt a sales and use tax at a rate greater than two percent, and the rate of the tax when combined with the rates of all other sales and use taxes imposed in the district may not exceed the total combined sales and use tax rate imposed in the city of El Paso.

(c) Chapter 321, Tax Code, applies to the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax imposed by this section except to the extent it is inconsistent with this chapter.

(d) If any territory of the district is annexed by a municipality or incorporates as a municipality, the district may not impose a sales and use tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.152
§ 3935.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.025
§ 303.025. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION; BEGINNING OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The incorporators shall deliver to the secretary of state the original and two copies of the articles of incorporation and a certified copy of the resolution of the sponsor's governing body approving the articles of incorporation.

(b) If the secretary of state finds that the articles of incorporation comply with this chapter and have been approved by the sponsor's governing body, the secretary of state, on payment of the fees required by this chapter, shall:

(1) write "filed" on the original and each copy of the articles of incorporation and the month, day, and year of the filing;

(2) file the original in the office of the secretary of state; and

(3) issue two certificates of incorporation with a copy of the articles of incorporation attached to each.

(c) The secretary of state shall deliver a certificate of incorporation, with a copy of the articles of incorporation attached, to the incorporators or their representatives and to the sponsor's governing body.

(d) The corporation's existence begins on issuance of the certificate of incorporation.

(e) The certificate of incorporation is conclusive evidence that all conditions precedent required to be performed by the incorporators and by the sponsor have been performed and that the corporation has been incorporated under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.901 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.901
§ 232.901. CERTAIN VALUE-BASED FEES AND DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an application, review, engineering, inspection, acceptance, administrative, or other fee imposed by a county related to the acceptance, review, or processing of engineering or construction plans or for the inspection of improvements for construction in a subdivision or a related improvement associated with or required in conjunction with that construction.

(b) A county may not consider the cost of constructing or improving the public infrastructure for a subdivision, lot, or related property development in determining the amount of a fee subject to this section. The county shall determine the fee by considering the county's actual cost to, as applicable, review and process the engineering or construction plan or to inspect the public infrastructure improvement.

(c) In determining the county's actual cost for reviewing and processing an engineering or construction plan or inspecting a public infrastructure improvement under Subsection (b), a county may consider:

(1) the fee that would be charged by a qualified, independent third-party entity for those services;

(2) the hourly rate for the estimated actual direct time of the county's employees performing those services; or

(3) the actual costs assessed to the county by a third-party entity that provides those services to the county.

(d) A county may not require the disclosure of information related to the value of or cost of constructing or improving a residential dwelling or the public infrastructure improvements for a subdivision, lot, or related property development as a condition of obtaining approval for subdivision construction or for the acceptance of those public infrastructure improvements except as required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.

(e) A county that imposes a fee for reviewing or processing an engineering or construction plan or inspecting a public infrastructure improvement shall annually publish the fee and the hourly rate and estimated direct time incurred by county employees for a fee calculated under Subsection (c)(2). The county must publish the information:

(1) on the county's Internet website; or

(2) if the county does not maintain an Internet website, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
Tex. Utilities Code § 303.0003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 303 / Section 303.0003
§ 303.0003. WAIVER VOID; REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A provision of a battery energy storage facility agreement that purports to waive a right or exempt a grantee from a liability or duty established by this chapter is void.

(b) A person who is harmed by a violation of this chapter is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief to prevent further violation of this chapter.

(c) The provisions of this section are not exclusive. The remedies provided in this section are in addition to any other procedures or remedies provided by other law.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.037 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.037
§ 22.037. LEGAL INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this subchapter are legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, fiduciaries, trustees, and guardians, and for the sinking funds of cities, towns, villages, counties, school districts, and other political corporations and subdivisions of the state.

(b) The bonds are eligible to secure the deposit of the public funds of the state, cities, towns, villages, counties, school districts, and other political corporations and subdivisions of the state.

(c) The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their value when accompanied by all unmatured coupons.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.002
§ 22.002. CONTINUATION OF OFFICES IN MUNICIPALITY CHANGING TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

If a municipality changes to a Type A general-law municipality under Subchapter B of Chapter 6, the officers serving in the municipality on the date of the change shall continue in office until their offices are superseded in conformity to the law applying to Type A general-law municipalities.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.054
§ 2308.054. TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the council who does not serve as an ex officio member serves a six-year term. Approximately one-third of these members' terms expire in each odd-numbered year.

(b) An ex officio member serves as a member of the council as long as the member continues to serve in the designated office.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 139.101 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 139 / Section 139.101
§ 139.101. WRITTEN OFFER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

An offer of structured settlement made after a suit to which this chapter applies has been filed must be:

(1) made in writing; and

(2) presented to the attorney for the claimant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3821.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3821 / Section 3821.007
§ 3821.007. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.108
§ 3876.108. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, only if the City of Lake Jackson by ordinance or resolution consents to the annexation.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8124.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8124 / Section 8124.151
§ 8124.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8124.201.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.107
§ 3862.107. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 16.134 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.134
§ 16.134. STORING WATER.
Status: in_force

The board may use any reservoir acquired, leased, constructed, reconstructed, developed, or enlarged by it under this chapter to store unappropriated state water and other water acquired by the state.
Tex. Water Code § 51.508 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.508
§ 51.508. UNLIMITED AUTHORITY TO COLLECT SERVICE CHARGES AND TAXES.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter do not alter or impair the right of a district to make, establish, and collect maintenance and operation charges for service rendered; to levy and collect taxes to secure funds to maintain, repair, and operate all works and facilities; and to give and maintain proper service for the purposes of its organization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.155
§ 1008.155. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in the election held under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district to Hardeman County or another governmental agency in Hardeman County; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If the board makes the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county or agency assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.231 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.231
§ 231.231. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

If a development regulation adopted under this subchapter imposes higher standards than those required under another statute or local order or regulation, the regulation adopted under this subchapter controls. If the other statute or local order or regulation imposes higher standards, that statute, order, or regulation controls.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 223.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 223 / Section 223.025
§ 223.025. LIMITATIONS ON BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued in accordance with this chapter are not general obligations or a pledge of the faith and credit of this state, the issuer, or another political subdivision of this state. The bonds are payable solely from revenues of the hospital project for which they are issued or from other revenues provided by a nonprofit organization. Money of this state or a political subdivision of this state from any source, including tax revenue, but excluding revenue of the hospital project being financed with the bonds, may not be used to pay the principal of, any redemption premium for, or interest on revenue bonds or refunding bonds issued under this chapter.

(b) Each revenue bond must state on its face that:

(1) this state, the issuer, or any political subdivision of this state is not obligated to pay the principal of, any redemption premium for, or interest on the bonds except from the revenues pledged for that purpose; and

(2) the faith, credit, or the taxing power of this state, the issuer, or any political subdivision of this state is not pledged to the payment of the principal of, any redemption premium for, or interest on the bonds.
Tex. Labor Code § 412.032 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 412 / Section 412.032
§ 412.032. BOARD'S REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Based on the recommendations of the director, the board shall report to each legislature relating to:

(1) methods to reduce the exposure of state agencies to the risks of property and liability losses, including workers' compensation losses;

(2) the operation, financing, and management of those risks;

(3) the handling of claims brought against the state;

(4) return-to-work outcomes under Section 412.0126 for each state agency; and

(5) the continuity of operations plan developed by state agencies under Section 412.054.

(b) The report must include:

(1) the frequency, severity, and aggregate amount of open and closed claims in the preceding biennium by category of risk, including final judgments;

(2) the identification of each state agency that has not complied with the risk management guidelines and reporting requirements of this chapter;

(3) recommendations for the coordination and administration of a comprehensive risk management program to serve all state agencies, including recommendations for any necessary statutory changes;

(4) a report of outcomes by state agency of lost time due to employee injury and return-to-work programs based on the information collected and analyzed by the office in Section 412.0126; and

(5) an evaluation of continuity of operations plans developed by state agencies under Section 412.054 for completeness and viability.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.8015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.8015
§ 361.8015. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that access to and the use of groundwater may need to be restricted to protect public health and welfare where the quality of groundwater presents an actual or potential threat to human health.

(b) The legislature finds that an action by a municipality to restrict access to or the use of groundwater in support of or to facilitate a municipal setting designation advances a substantial and legitimate state interest where the quality of the groundwater subject to the designation is an actual or potential threat to human health.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8004.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8004 / Section 8004.051
§ 8004.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8004.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.1561 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.1561
§ 505.1561. PROJECTS RELATED TO AIRPORT FACILITIES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, "project" includes land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements found by the board of directors to be required or suitable for the development or expansion of airport or railport facilities, including hangars, maintenance and repair facilities, cargo facilities, and related infrastructure located on or adjacent to an airport or railport facility, if the project is undertaken by a Type B corporation authorized to be created by a municipality:

(1) that enters into a development agreement with an entity in which the entity acquires a leasehold or other possessory interest from the corporation and is authorized to sublease the entity's interest for other projects authorized by Sections 505.151 through 505.156; and

(2) the governing body of which has authorized the development agreement by adopting a resolution at a meeting called as authorized by law.
Tex. Government Code § 841.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 841 / Section 841.011
§ 841.011. FULL VESTING OF ACCRUED BENEFITS AT TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

If the retirement system is terminated or if there is a complete discontinuance of contributions to the retirement system, each member will become fully vested in that member's accrued benefit to the extent funded as of the date of termination or contribution discontinuance.
Tex. Education Code § 51.973 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.973
§ 51.973. INFORMATION REGARDING GANG-FREE ZONES.
Status: in_force

The governing board of each institution of higher education shall ensure that any student handbook or similar publication for the institution includes information on gang-free zones and the consequences of engaging in organized criminal activity within those zones.