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Tex. Water Code § 17.011 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.011
§ 17.011. ISSUANCE OF WATER DEVELOPMENT BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, by resolution, from time to time may provide for the issuance of negotiable bonds in an aggregate amount not to exceed $400 million pursuant to Article III, Section 49-c and Section 49-d, of the Texas Constitution, and the issuance of additional negotiable bonds in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200 million pursuant to Article III, Section 49-d-1, of the Texas Constitution, not to exceed $980 million pursuant to Article III, Section 49-d-2, of the Texas Constitution, not to exceed $400 million pursuant to Article III, Section 49-d-6, of the Texas Constitution, and not to exceed $500 million pursuant to Article III, Section 49-d-7, of the Texas Constitution.

(b) The board, by resolution, from time to time may provide for the issuance of negotiable bonds in an aggregate amount of not to exceed the total principal amount the board has obligated the Texas Water Development Fund for the acquisition of storage facilities by the execution of a contract with the United States or any of its agencies under Article III, Section 49-d, of the Texas Constitution, and to the extent the bond proceeds are utilized to reduce the board's obligation under a contract with the United States or any of its agencies under Article III, Section 49-d, of the Texas Constitution, the bonds may not be considered in determining the aggregate amount of bonds issued under Article III, Sections 49-c, 49-d, 49-d-2, 49-d-6, and 49-d-7, of the Texas Constitution, in addition to the contract with the United States or any of its agencies.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the board by resolution may issue water financial assistance bonds for any one or more of the purposes described in Section 49-d-8, Article III, Texas Constitution, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount of bonds authorized by Section 49-d-8, Article III, Texas Constitution, in accordance with the provisions of Subchapter L.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.162 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.162
§ 45A.162. DIRECTED VERDICT.
Status: in_force

If, on the trial of a case in a justice or municipal court, the state fails to prove a prima facie case of the offense alleged in the complaint, the defendant is entitled to a directed verdict of not guilty.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 509.058 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 509 / Section 509.058
§ 509.058. PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to require a digital service provider to disclose a trade secret.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.912 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.912
§ 361.912. COMMISSION ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The commission may provide:

(1) educational, advisory, and technical services concerning assessment, remediation, and inspection of brownfields to a county that establishes a brownfield program under this subchapter; and

(2) assistance to a county in obtaining federal grants for assessment and remediation of brownfields.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.601 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.601
§ 201.601. STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop a statewide transportation plan covering a period of 24 years that contains all modes of transportation, including:

(1) highways and turnpikes;

(2) aviation;

(3) mass transportation;

(4) railroads and high-speed railroads; and

(5) water traffic.

(a-1) The plan must:

(1) contain specific and clearly defined transportation system strategies, long-term transportation goals for the state and measurable targets for each goal, and other related performance measures;

(2) identify priority corridors, projects, or areas of the state that are of particular concern to the department in meeting the goals established under Subdivision (1); and

(3) contain a participation plan specifying methods for obtaining formal input on the goals and priorities identified under this subsection from:

(A) other state agencies;

(B) political subdivisions;

(C) local transportation entities; and

(D) the general public.

(b) As appropriate, the department and the entities listed in Subsection (a-1)(3) shall enter into a memorandum of understanding relating to the planning of transportation services.

(c) The plan must include a component that is not financially constrained and identifies transportation improvements designed to relieve congestion. In developing this component of the plan, the department shall seek opinions and assistance from officials who have local responsibility for modes of transportation listed in Subsection (a).

(d) In selecting transportation projects, the department shall consider the transportation system strategies, goals and measurable targets, and other related performance measures established under Subsection (a-1)(1).

(e) The department annually shall provide to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chair of the standing committee of each house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over transportation issues an analysis of the department's progress in attaining the goals under Subsection (a-1)(1). The department shall make the information under this subsection available on its Internet website.

(f) The department shall update the plan every four years or more frequently as necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8092.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8092 / Section 8092.0302
§ 8092.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8009A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8009A / Section 8009A.0201
§ 8009A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8009A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Family Code § 6.602 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.602
§ 6.602. MEDIATION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) On the written agreement of the parties or on the court's own motion, the court may refer a suit for dissolution of a marriage to mediation.

(b) A mediated settlement agreement is binding on the parties if the agreement:

(1) provides, in a prominently displayed statement that is in boldfaced type or capital letters or underlined, that the agreement is not subject to revocation;

(2) is signed by each party to the agreement; and

(3) is signed by the party's attorney, if any, who is present at the time the agreement is signed.

(c) If a mediated settlement agreement meets the requirements of this section, a party is entitled to judgment on the mediated settlement agreement notwithstanding Rule 11, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, or another rule of law.

(d) A party may at any time prior to the final mediation order file a written objection to the referral of a suit for dissolution of a marriage to mediation on the basis of family violence having been committed against the objecting party by the other party. After an objection is filed, the suit may not be referred to mediation unless, on the request of the other party, a hearing is held and the court finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not support the objection. If the suit is referred to mediation, the court shall order appropriate measures be taken to ensure the physical and emotional safety of the party who filed the objection. The order shall provide that the parties not be required to have face-to-face contact and that the parties be placed in separate rooms during mediation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7502.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7502 / Section 7502.003
§ 7502.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

(1) this chapter will accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;

(2) all land and other property included in the authority's boundaries will benefit from the works, projects, and operations of the authority; and

(3) the authority serves a public use and benefit.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.065 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.065
§ 51.065. NOTICE AND RECORD OF SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall send a written notice of the sale of a tract of public school land to the county clerk of the proper county that includes the name and address of the purchaser and the price of the land.

(b) After receiving a notice of the sale of public school land, the county clerk shall record the notice at no charge in the official public records of the county.

(c) The notice of sale is a public record.
Tex. Government Code § 2305.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2305 / Section 2305.022
§ 2305.022. USE OF ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

Money in the account may be used only by the governor and the comptroller's office to implement and operate the programs authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 68.315 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.315
§ 68.315. ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND NONPROFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the district may not impose an assessment on:

(1) a governmental entity, including a municipality, county, or other political subdivision; or

(2) an organization exempt from taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(3) of that code.

(b) An entity or organization described by Subsection (a) may contract with a district to pay assessments under terms the district and the entity or organization consider advisable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3988.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3988 / Section 3988.0307
§ 3988.0307. OTHER CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may charge rates, fares, charges, rents, or other fees or compensation for the use of the improvements constructed, operated, or maintained by the district only for the purpose of the district.

(b) The district may not impose an impact or standby fee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.014 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.014
§ 68.014. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A board member serves a term of office that coincides with the member's term as a navigation and canal commissioner.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.902 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.902
§ 43.902. ANNEXATION, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, AND EMINENT DOMAIN ON INACCESSIBLE GULF ISLAND.
Status: in_force

(a) Land on an island bordering the Gulf of Mexico that is not accessible by a public road or common carrier ferry facility may not be annexed by a municipality without the consent of the owners of the land.

(b) The extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality does not include land on the island unless the owners of the land consent.

(c) A municipality may not take property on the island through eminent domain.
Tex. Government Code § 4002.157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4002 / Section 4002.157
§ 4002.157. LIST OF SECURITIES OFFERED.
Status: in_force

At any time, the commissioner may, in the exercise of reasonable discretion under this title, require a dealer to file with the commissioner a partial or complete list of securities that the dealer:

(1) is offering or advertising for sale in this state at the time of the request; or

(2) has offered or advertised for sale in this state during the six-month period preceding the date of the request.
Tex. Estates Code § 1154.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1154 / Section 1154.003
§ 1154.003. FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO ACT BY APPRAISERS.
Status: in_force

If an appraiser appointed under Section 1154.001 fails or refuses to act, the court shall remove the appraiser and appoint one or more appraisers.
Tex. Tax Code § 112.002 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.002
§ 112.002. INCLUSION OF PENALTY AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, the terms "tax" and "fee" include an assessment, tax, or fee, and the penalty and interest computed by reference to the amount of the assessment, tax, or fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0313 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0313
§ 3945.0313. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may add land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) The district may include and exclude land as provided by Sections 54.739-54.747, Water Code. A reference in those sections to a "tax" means an ad valorem tax for the purposes of this subsection.

(d) If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 3945.0602 and subsequently includes new territory in the district under this section, the district:

(1) is not required to hold another election to approve the imposition of the sales and use tax in the included territory; and

(2) shall impose the sales and use tax in the included territory as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code.

(e) If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 3945.0602 and subsequently excludes territory in the district under this section, the sales and use tax is inapplicable to the excluded territory, as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code, but is applicable to the territory remaining in the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.0651 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.0651
§ 204.0651. SURPLUS CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may use any portion of the surplus under Section 204.065 that is not used to pay bond obligations to compute a surplus credit for an employer entitled to an experience rate on the computation date, to be applied beginning with contributions for the first quarter of the following year.

(b) The amount of the surplus credit is computed by multiplying the surplus ratio computed under Section 204.066 by the employer's contributions due for the four calendar quarters ending the preceding September 30.

(c) An employer may not apply a surplus credit against delinquent contributions. A surplus credit may not be applied until the employer has paid any delinquent contributions.
Tex. Occupations Code § 802.061 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 802 / Section 802.061
§ 802.061. CONTRACTS FOR ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The department may contract with a third-party inspector to enforce or assist in the enforcement of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter, including the performance of inspections and investigations required under this chapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.404 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.404
§ 43.404. FISHING LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The acquisition of a saltwater sportfishing stamp does not authorize a person to fish for sporting purposes in saltwater without having acquired a fishing license required by Chapter 46 of this code or authorize saltwater sportfishing at any time or by any means not otherwise authorized by this code.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.423 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.423
§ 151.423. REIMBURSEMENT TO TAXPAYER FOR TAX COLLECTIONS.
Status: in_force

A taxpayer may deduct and withhold one-half of one percent of the amount of taxes due from the taxpayer on a timely return as reimbursement for the cost of collecting the taxes imposed by this chapter. The comptroller shall provide a card with each form distributed for the collection of taxes under this chapter. The card may be inserted by the taxpayer with the tax payment to provide for contribution of all or part of the reimbursement provided by this section for use as grants under Subchapter M, Chapter 56, Education Code. If the taxpayer chooses to contribute the reimbursement for the grants, the taxpayer shall include the amount of the reimbursement contribution with the tax payment. The comptroller shall transfer money contributed under this section for grants under Subchapter M, Chapter 56, Education Code, to the appropriate fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9032.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9032 / Section 9032.158
§ 9032.158. EQUIPMENT; SUPPLIES.
Status: in_force

The board may provide equipment and supplies considered essential to properly maintain the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8095.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8095 / Section 8095.0502
§ 8095.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Water Code § 27.018 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.018
§ 27.018. HEARING ON PERMIT APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If it is considered necessary and in the public interest, the commission may hold a public hearing on the application. The commission shall hold a hearing on a permit application for an injection well to dispose of industrial and municipal waste if a hearing is requested by a local government located in the county of the proposed disposal well site or by an affected person. In this subsection, "local government" has the meaning provided for that term by Chapter 26 of this code.

(b) The commission by rule shall provide for giving notice of the opportunity to request a public hearing on a permit application. The rules for notice shall include provisions for giving notice to local governments and affected persons. The commission shall define "affected person" by rule.

(c) Before the commission begins to hear testimony in a contested case as defined by Chapter 2001, Government Code, evidence must be placed in the record to demonstrate that proper notice regarding the hearing was given to affected persons. If mailed notice to an affected person is required, the commission or other party to the hearing shall place evidence in the record that notice was mailed to the address of the affected person included in the appropriate county tax rolls at the time of mailing. For the purposes of this subsection, the affidavit of the commission employee responsible for the mailing of the notice, attesting to the fact that notice was mailed to the address included in the tax rolls at the time of mailing, shall be prima facie evidence of proper mailing. The commission may not proceed with receipt of testimony in a contested case until there is compliance with this subsection.

(d) An application for an injection well to dispose of hazardous waste shall be subject to the pre-application local review process established by Section 361.063, Health and Safety Code, and to the requirements of Section 361.0791, Health and Safety Code.

(e) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (c), before any testimony is heard in a contested case regarding an application for a permit for an injection well to dispose of industrial and municipal waste that is proposed to be located in the territory of a groundwater conservation district, the record of the proceeding must include evidence that:

(1) a copy of each draft permit proposed by the executive director was provided to the governing body of the groundwater conservation district; and

(2) notice of the contested case hearing was mailed to the governing body of the groundwater conservation district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.152
§ 1100.152. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for the election must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Expanding the South Randall County Hospital District to include all of the territory in Randall County that is not included in the City of Amarillo Hospital District, the assumption by the additional territory of its proportionate share of the district's outstanding debt, and the imposition of a tax not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 of valuation on all taxable property in the expanded area of the district."
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.252
§ 1131.252. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES OR MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The individuals eligible for insurance under the policy are:

(1) all employees of the employers and the employees of the trade association of those employers;

(2) all members of the labor union; or

(3) all of any class or classes of employees or members determined by conditions relating to their employment, to their membership in the unions, or both.

(b) A director of a corporate employer is not eligible for insurance under the policy unless the person is otherwise eligible as a bona fide employee of the corporation by performing services other than the usual duties of a director.

(c) An individual proprietor or partner is not eligible for insurance under the policy unless the person is actively engaged in and devotes a substantial part of the person's time to conducting the business of the proprietorship or partnership.
Tex. Insurance Code § 911.060 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 911 / Section 911.060
§ 911.060. GENERAL POWERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of a farm mutual insurance company has the powers provided by:

(1) this chapter; and

(2) the company's charter, constitution, and bylaws to the extent those powers do not conflict with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.112
§ 1091.112. 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) operate or provide for home health services, long-term care, skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care, hospice care, or any other reasonable or appropriate medical care or medical services.
Tex. Education Code § 54.075 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.075
§ 54.075. COORDINATING BOARD RULES; SUPPLEMENTATION OF RULES BY INSTITUTIONS LIMITED.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

(b) An institution of higher education may not require a person to provide evidence of resident status that is not required by coordinating board rule.
Tex. Election Code § 64.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 64 / Section 64.002
§ 64.002. OCCUPANCY OF VOTING STATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, only one person at a time may occupy a voting station.

(b) A child under 18 years of age may accompany the child's parent to a voting station.
Tex. Election Code § 16.063 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.063
§ 16.063. REINSTATEMENT PENDING CHALLENGE.
Status: in_force

(a) On the filing of a hearing request under Section 16.062, the registrar shall reinstate the challenging voter's registration pending determination of the challenge.

(b) Sections 16.037(c) and (d) apply to a reinstatement under this section.
Tex. Tax Code § 323.202 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 323 / Section 323.202
§ 323.202.
Status: in_force

Sec. 323.202. METHOD OF REPORTING: RETAILERS HAVING SALES BELOW TAXABLE AMOUNT. The exclusion provided by Section 151.411 applies to a retailer under this chapter 50 percent of whose receipts from the sales of taxable items comes from individual transactions in which the sales price is an amount on which no tax is produced from the combined state and local taxes.