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Tex. Water Code § 51.194 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.194
§ 51.194. SALE OF PROPERTY NOT ACQUIRED TO CARRY OUT THE PLANS OF THE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The board may sell property bid in by it at any sale under foreclosure of its tax lien or of its lien for charges or assessments, or any property acquired by it other than for the purpose of carrying out the plans of the district, without formally determining that the property is not required to carry out the plans of the district, without giving notice of the intent of the district to sell the property, and without applying the proceeds of the sale as provided in Section 51.192 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.104
§ 1078.104. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing:

(1) the operation of the hospital and hospital system; and

(2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the district staff and employees.
Tex. Government Code § 2115.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2115 / Section 2115.004
§ 2115.004. PAYMENT TO CONTRACTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall pay, from recovered money appropriated for the purpose, the recovery audit consultant responsible for obtaining for the agency a reimbursement from a vendor.

(b) A state agency shall expend or return to the federal government any federal money that is recovered through a recovery audit conducted under this chapter. The state agency shall expend or return the federal money in accordance with the rules of the federal program through which the agency received the federal money.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.101
§ 504.101. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW; CONFLICTS.
Status: in_force

A Type A corporation has the powers and is subject to the limitations of a corporation created under another provision of this subtitle outside of this chapter. To the extent of a conflict between this chapter and another provision of this subtitle, this chapter prevails.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.156 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.156
§ 351.156. ENTITLEMENT TO CERTAIN TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Subject to Sections 351.155(e) and 351.158, a municipality is entitled to receive the revenue derived from the following taxes generated, paid, and collected by a qualified hotel, and each restaurant, bar, and retail establishment located in or connected to the hotel or the related qualified convention center facility, that is located in the municipality:

(1) the sales and use tax imposed under Chapter 151;

(2) the hotel occupancy tax imposed under Chapter 156; and

(3) if a political subdivision that is entitled to receive the revenue from the tax agrees in writing to the municipality receiving that revenue:

(A) the sales and use tax imposed by the political subdivision under Chapter 322 or 323;

(B) the hotel occupancy tax imposed by the political subdivision under Chapter 352; and

(C) the mixed beverage tax issued under Section 183.051.
Tex. Local Government Code § 8.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 8 / Section 8.006
§ 8.006. ORDER OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

If a majority of the votes cast in an election under this subchapter are for incorporation, the county judge shall enter an order in the minutes of the commissioners court that the community is incorporated. The incorporation is effective on the date the order is entered.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.059
§ 401.059. APPLICATION TO OTHER LICENSED PROFESSIONALS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prevent a person licensed in this state under another law from engaging in the profession for which the person is licensed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 554.015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 554 / Section 554.015
§ 554.015. POISON CONTROL CENTER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall provide to license holders information regarding the services provided by poison control centers.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.252 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.252
§ 45A.252. SUFFICIENCY OF RESOURCES TO PAY FINES OR COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, Article 45A.251, or Article 45A.253, during or immediately after imposing a sentence in a case in which the defendant entered a plea in open court as provided by Article 27.14(a) or 27.16(a), the justice or judge shall inquire whether the defendant has sufficient resources or income to immediately pay all or part of the fine and costs.

(b) If the justice or judge determines that the defendant does not have sufficient resources or income to immediately pay all or part of the fine and costs, the justice or judge shall determine whether the fine and costs should be:

(1) subject to Article 45A.253(a), required to be paid at a later date or in a specified portion at designated intervals;

(2) discharged by performing community service under, as applicable, Article 45A.254, 45A.459, or 45A.460;

(3) waived in full or in part under Article 45A.257; or

(4) satisfied through any combination of methods under Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8246.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8246 / Section 8246.003
§ 8246.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 95, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.360 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.360
§ 10.360. RIGHTS OF TRANSFEREE OF CERTAIN OWNERSHIP INTEREST.
Status: in_force

A transferee of an ownership interest that is the subject of a demand for payment made under Section 10.356 does not acquire additional rights with respect to the responsible organization following the transfer. The transferee has only the rights the original dissenting owner had with respect to the responsible organization after making the demand.
Tex. Election Code § 20.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 20 / Section 20.001
§ 20.001. DESIGNATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The following state agencies are designated as voter registration agencies:

(1) Health and Human Services Commission;

(2) Department of Aging and Disability Services;

(3) Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services;

(4) Department of State Health Services; and

(5) any other agency or program as determined by the secretary of state that primarily provides:

(A) public assistance; or

(B) services to persons with disabilities.

(b) The Department of Public Safety is designated as a voter registration agency.

(c) Each public library, including any branch or other service outlet, is designated as a voter registration agency. In this chapter, "public library" means a library that:

(1) is regularly open for business for more than 30 hours a week;

(2) is operated by a single public agency or board;

(3) is open without charge to all persons under identical conditions; and

(4) receives its financial support wholly or partly from public funds.

(d) Each marriage license office of the county clerk is designated as a voter registration agency.

(e) The secretary of state shall designate other agencies or offices as voter registration agencies as necessary for compliance with federal law.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.204 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.204
§ 131.204. EXTENT OF LIABILITY UNDER BOND.
Status: in_force

Liability under the bond shall be for the duration of surface mining and reclamation operations and for a period coincident with the operator's responsibility pursuant to Section 131.102 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7915A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7915A / Section 7915A.0402
§ 7915A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7915A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Water Code § 55.526 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.526
§ 55.526. NOTICE OF LIMITATION OF DEBT.
Status: in_force

Once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the district, the board shall publish notice of the adoption of a resolution to limit the district's power to incur debt. The notice shall state that the resolution will take effect unless a petition against the proposed limitation signed by 10 percent of the qualified property taxpaying electors of the district is presented within 30 days after the first publication of notice.
Tex. Education Code § 73.402 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.402
§ 73.402. MISSION.
Status: in_force

The Harris County Psychiatric Center has been established with the mission of caring for mentally ill persons; other major parts of this mission include research into the causes and cures of mental illness and the education of professionals in the care of the mentally ill.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.111 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.111
§ 77.111. SHRIMP LICENSE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of promoting efficiency and economic stability in the shrimping industry and of conserving economically important shrimp resources, the department shall implement a shrimp license management program in accordance with the shrimp management plan adopted by the commission under Section 77.007 and as prescribed by this subchapter.
Tex. Family Code § 154.243 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.243
§ 154.243. PRODUCTION OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT RECORD.
Status: in_force

The Title IV-D agency, a local registry, or the state disbursement unit may comply with a subpoena or other order directing the production of a child support payment record by sending a certified copy of the record or an affidavit regarding the payment record to the court that directed production of the record.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1272.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1272 / Section 1272.207
§ 1272.207. REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Status: in_force

The department may request at any time that a delegated entity take corrective action to comply with the department's statutory and regulatory requirements that:

(1) relate to a function delegated by the health maintenance organization to the entity; or

(2) are necessary to ensure the health maintenance organization's compliance with each statutory or regulatory requirement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1202.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.201
§ 1202.201. INSPECTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The council may issue instructions to establish procedures for inspecting the construction and installation of industrialized housing and buildings to ensure compliance with approved designs, plans, and specifications.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.107
§ 3861.107. ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The board may add or remove territory under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, and Section 54.016, Water Code, except that:

(1) the addition or removal of the territory must be approved by:

(A) the governing body of the city; and

(B) the owners of the territory being added or removed;

(2) a reference to a tax in Subchapter J, Chapter 49, or Section 54.016, Water Code, means an ad valorem tax; and

(3) territory may not be removed from the district if bonds or other obligations of the district payable, wholly or partly, from ad valorem taxes on the territory are outstanding.
Tex. Property Code § 116.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.007
§ 116.007. PROVISIONS REGARDING NONCHARITABLE UNITRUSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a charitable remainder unitrust as defined by Section 664(d), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 664), as amended.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Unitrust" means a trust the terms of which require distribution of a unitrust amount.

(2) "Unitrust amount" means a distribution mandated by the terms of a trust in an amount equal to a fixed percentage of not less than three or more than five percent per year of the net fair market value of the trust's assets, valued at least annually. The unitrust amount may be determined by reference to the net fair market value of the trust's assets in one year or more than one year.

(c) Distribution of the unitrust amount is considered a distribution of all of the income of the unitrust and shall not be considered a fundamental departure from applicable state law. A distribution of the unitrust amount reasonably apportions the total return of a unitrust.

(d) Unless the terms of the trust specifically provide otherwise, a distribution of the unitrust amount shall be treated as first being made from the following sources in order of priority:

(1) from net accounting income determined as if the trust were not a unitrust;

(2) from ordinary accounting income not allocable to net accounting income;

(3) from net realized short-term capital gains;

(4) from net realized long-term capital gains; and

(5) from the principal of the trust estate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9013.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9013 / Section 9013.205
§ 9013.205. MAINTENANCE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

In calling a maintenance tax election, the board must specify the maximum proposed tax rate. To impose a maintenance tax at a rate that exceeds the maximum proposed rate approved by the voters, the board must submit the question of a tax rate increase to the voters.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.066 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.066
§ 14.066. APPEAL OF DEPARTMENT ACTION BY WAREHOUSE OPERATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A department action or order affecting a warehouse operator under this chapter is appealable in accordance with this section unless the action involves agency rulemaking, the assessment of an administrative penalty, imposition of a license sanction, or any other action for which a specific administrative or judicial remedy is available under this chapter, Chapter 12 of this code, or Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date the department takes an action or issues an order described by Subsection (a), the warehouse operator may serve notice on the department to appear in a district court of Travis County or the district court of the county in which the public grain warehouse is located. The court shall fix the time of the hearing not less than 3 days or more than 20 days after the date of service of the notice.

(c) The burden is on the warehouse operator to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the action taken or order issued by the department was not authorized under this chapter or, if authorized, was an abuse of the department's discretion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9028.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9028 / Section 9028.201
§ 9028.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 9028.202, the district may issue bonds, in the manner provided by general law for water control and improvement districts, to:

(1) provide dams, structures, projects, and works of improvement for flood prevention, the conservation and development of water, and for other necessary plants, facilities, and equipment in connection therewith and for the improvement, repair, and operation of same;

(2) carry out any other power provided by this chapter or by Chapter 49 or 51, Water Code; and

(3) pay all costs, charges, and expenses of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8473.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8473 / Section 8473.151
§ 8473.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8473.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 481.0725 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.0725
§ 481.0725. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The office shall:

(1) provide businesses with site selection assistance and communities with investment leads;

(2) develop a comprehensive business recruitment marketing plan;

(3) participate in international and domestic trade shows, trade missions, marketing trips, and seminars; and

(4) produce and disseminate information through the use of available media and resources, including the Internet, to promote business assistance programs and the overall business climate in the state.
Tex. Government Code § 62.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.006
§ 62.006. CERTIFICATION OF JURY LISTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The county or district clerk or the clerk's deputy who draws the names of prospective jurors and the judge in whose presence the names were drawn for placement on jury lists shall certify the jury lists to be the lists drawn for that term.

(b) Each certified jury list must be sealed in a separate envelope that is endorsed, "List No. ______ of the petit jurors drawn on the ______ day of __________, 19____, for the ______ Court of __________ County." The blanks in the endorsement on an envelope must be properly filled. The envelopes shall be consecutively numbered starting with the number one.

(c) The county or district clerk or the clerk's deputy who draws the names shall write his name across the seal of each envelope and deliver the envelopes to the judge in whose presence the names were drawn.
Tex. Education Code § 51.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.002
§ 51.002. FUNDS SUBJECT TO CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of each institution listed in Section 51.001 of this code may retain control of the following sums of money collected at the institution, subject to Section 51.008 of this code:

(1) student fees of all kinds;

(2) charges for use of rooms and dormitories;

(3) receipts from meals, cafes, and cafeterias;

(4) fees on deposit refundable to students under certain conditions;

(5) receipts from school athletic activities;

(6) income from student publications and other student activities;

(7) receipts from the sale of publication products and miscellaneous supplies and equipment;

(8) students' voluntary deposits of money for safekeeping;

(9) all other fees and local or institutional funds arising out of and by virtue of the educational activities, research, or demonstrations carried on by the institution; and

(10) donations and gifts to the institution.

(b) The provisions of this subchapter do not apply to any income derived from the permanent university fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982A / Section 7982A.0403
§ 7982A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Transportation Code § 286.043 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.043
§ 286.043. ASSESSMENT LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) The county has a lien on assessed property under this subchapter that takes effect on the date the assessment is made.

(b) The lien has the same priority as a lien for county ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Water Code § 68.403 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.403
§ 68.403. PETITION BY FACILITY OWNER TO ADD TERRITORY AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a facility in the county may petition the board of a district requesting that the board petition the commissioners court to add to the district territory that contains the facility in the county. The petition must describe the territory and facility to be added and be signed by each owner of the facility.

(b) If the board grants the petition, the board shall petition the commissioners court to add the territory and make recommendations to the court under Subsection (d).

(c) The petition the board submits to the commissioners court must describe:

(1) the territory to be added;

(2) the facilities in the territory to be added; and

(3) the total territory of the district after the addition of the territory.

(d) The board shall recommend the security zone in which the facility to be added should be included. The board may recommend modifying one or more security zones as necessary to add the facility. The board of a district that has four security zones may also recommend adding a fifth security zone as necessary to add the new facility. The recommendation must also note whether the security zone of any facilities will change if the petition is granted.

(e) If any part of an assessment imposed by the board is allocable to the facility to be added, the board must include with the petition it forwards to the commissioners court a description of the portion, amount, and payment terms of the portion of the assessment that is allocable to the facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8375.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8375 / Section 8375.252
§ 8375.252. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION; NOTICE.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 347), Sec. 2.01, eff. May 24, 2019.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date a municipality adopts a resolution or ordinance consenting to the creation of the district, the municipality shall file, in the real property records of the county in which the land to be included in the district is located, a notice to a purchaser of real property in the district that describes:

(1) the municipality's authority and intention to annex the district; and

(2) the anticipated date of the annexation.

(c) After the notice is filed, a person who proposes to sell or otherwise convey real property in the district must include the information contained in the municipality's notice in the Notice to Purchasers required by Section 49.452, Water Code.