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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0105
§ 8510.0105. TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is composed of the territory described by Subsection (b) as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;

(3) Subchapter H, Chapter 62, Water Code; or

(4) other law.

(b) The authority is composed of:

(1) the whole of each county in this state located wholly or partly in the watershed of the Red River and its tributaries in this state whose confluences with the Red River are upstream from the northeast corner of Bowie County, as shown by contour maps on file with the Texas Water Development Board; and

(2) the whole of Hartley, Hutchinson, Lamar, Lipscomb, and Red River Counties.

(c) A defect or irregularity in the boundary or an overlap or conflict of the boundary with another authority or district does not affect the authority's validity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.102
§ 1072.102. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the money and resources of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6612.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6612 / Section 6612.051
§ 6612.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board consists of three directors appointed by the commissioners court.
Tex. Property Code § 21.018 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.018
§ 21.018. APPEAL FROM COMMISSIONERS' FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A party to a condemnation proceeding may object to the findings of the special commissioners by filing a written statement of the objections and their grounds with the court that has jurisdiction of the proceeding. The statement must be filed on or before the first Monday following the 20th day after the day the commissioners file their findings with the court.

(b) If a party files an objection to the findings of the special commissioners, the court shall cite the adverse party and try the case in the same manner as other civil causes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0108
§ 3792.0108. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.059
§ 885.059. LOCATION OF MEETINGS OF SUPREME GOVERNING BODY.
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic fraternal benefit society may provide that its supreme governing body may hold meetings in any state, district, province, or territory in which the society has a lodge.

(b) All business transacted at a meeting authorized under Subsection (a) is as valid in all respects as if the meeting were held in this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.157
§ 2054.157. DISSOLUTION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The company may not be dissolved.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.302 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.302
§ 327.302. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

In adopting the tax rate, the county may consider the zoo board's income from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.210
§ 1074.210. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance from the bonds; or

(3) any profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1111.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1111 / Section 1111.251
§ 1111.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all taxable property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The tax shall be imposed for and may be pledged to:

(1) meet the requirements of district bonds and indebtedness assumed by the district;

(2) provide for the district's maintenance and operating expenses, including the costs or contract payments for hospital care for needy district inhabitants;

(3) make improvements and additions to the district's hospitals or hospital system; and

(4) acquire necessary sites for the hospitals or hospital system by gift, purchase, lease, or condemnation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 457.056 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 457 / Section 457.056
§ 457.056. INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A board may invest authority funds in any obligation, security, or evidence of indebtedness in which the principal municipality may invest municipal funds.

(b) In making an investment of authority funds, a board shall exercise the judgment and care, under the circumstances prevailing at the time of making the investment, that persons of ordinary prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs in making a permanent and nonspeculative disposition of their funds, considering the probable income from the disposition and the probable safety of their capital.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.062
§ 1117.062. MEDICAL DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a medical director.

(b) To be qualified for appointment as the medical director, a person must:

(1) be a doctor of medicine; and

(2) actively practice medicine in the district.

(c) The medical director is in charge of all matters of a medical nature in the district, subject to any rules adopted by the board.

(d) The medical director is entitled to:

(1) attend all meetings of the board; and

(2) take part in all board discussions.

(e) The medical director may not vote at a meeting of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0705 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0705
§ 3971.0705. INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The district may examine and receive information related to the imposition of hotel occupancy taxes to the same extent as if the district were a county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0306
§ 3945.0306. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.108
§ 6903.108. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

Unless the board by resolution increases the fee to an amount authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code, each director:

(1) shall receive a fee of $5 for attending each board meeting; and

(2) is also entitled to receive $5 for each day devoted to the business of the district if the service is expressly approved by the board.
Tex. Education Code § 87.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 87 / Section 87.001
§ 87.001. TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY.
Status: in_force

Tarleton State University is a coeducational institution of higher education located in the city of Stephenville. It is under the management and control of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.
Tex. Property Code § 80.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 80 / Section 80.005
§ 80.005. INTENT TO TERMINATE LOAN; FORM; TRANSFORMATION OF SPECIFIED TERM TO INDEFINITE TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) A museum may give the lender notice of the museum's intent to terminate a loan that was made for an indefinite term or for a term in excess of seven years. A notice of intent to terminate a loan given under this section must comply with Section 80.003 and must include a statement containing substantially the following information:

(b) If, within 65 days after the date of the notice given under Subsection (a), the lender fails to contact the museum, establish ownership of the property, and make arrangements to collect the property, the property is considered to be donated to the museum.

(c) For the purposes of this chapter, a loan for a specified term becomes a loan for an indefinite term if the property remains in the custody of the museum when the specified term expires.
Tex. Property Code § 56.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 56 / Section 56.002
§ 56.002. LIEN.
Status: in_force

A mineral contractor or subcontractor has a lien to secure payment for labor or services related to the mineral activities.
Tex. Insurance Code § 707.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 707 / Section 707.005
§ 707.005. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter. Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to rules adopted under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.305 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.305
§ 252.305. OATH; BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county road engineer must take the official oath of office.

(b) As required by the commissioners court, the county road engineer and other administrative personnel of the county road department must give a bond in an amount and with a surety approved by the commissioners court. The county shall pay the premiums on the bond.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.254
§ 1954.254. CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR CERTAIN LICENSE HOLDERS.
Status: in_force

A person licensed under this chapter to perform asbestos inspections or surveys, write management plans, or design abatement specifications for an asbestos abatement project may also engage in the removal of asbestos from the building or facility at which an asbestos abatement project takes place only if the person is retained to remove the asbestos by a municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.107
§ 3904.107. 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. Government Code § 1508.158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.158
§ 1508.158. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may sell bonds issued under this subchapter in the manner and under the terms provided in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 437.305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.305
§ 437.305. EMPLOYEES IN STATE GUARD; EMERGENCY LEAVE.
Status: in_force

A state employee called to state active duty as a member of the Texas State Guard by the governor or other appropriate authority in response to a natural or man-made disaster is entitled to receive paid emergency leave without loss of military leave under Section 437.202 or annual leave.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.228 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.228
§ 775.228. TAXATION FOR OUTSTANDING BONDED DEBT.
Status: in_force

The disannexation of territory from a district under this subchapter does not diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other obligations of that district. Property disannexed under this subchapter is not released from its pro rata share of any of the district's bonded indebtedness on the date of the disannexation, and the district may continue to tax property in the disannexed territory until that debt is paid as if the territory had not been disannexed.
Tex. Education Code § 134A.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 134A / Section 134A.006
§ 134A.006. LONE STAR WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE FUND GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish and administer the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund grant program to provide grants to public junior colleges, public technical institutes, and nonprofit organizations that apply to the commission in the manner prescribed by the commission and satisfy the eligibility criteria prescribed by Section 134A.007. The commission shall award the grants on the advice and recommendations of the advisory board.
Tex. Government Code § 508.1143 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.1143
§ 508.1143. REPORT ON PAROLE SUPERVISION APPROACHES AND MAXIMUM CASELOADS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than December 1, 2026, the department, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall:

(1) review current parole supervision practices and caseload approaches; and

(2) submit a report on proposed parole supervision practices and caseload approaches, including proposed maximum caseloads for parole officers, to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, the board, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the department.

(b) The report must include:

(1) an evaluation of the department's practice of assigning parole supervision caseloads where staffing vacancies exist to ensure appropriate supervision of all caseloads by a parole officer; and

(2) the results of any department pilot project assessing changes to parole officer supervision practices and caseload approaches.

(c) A pilot project assessing supervision practices and caseload approach changes described by Subsection (b)(2) may not be implemented statewide before submission of the report required by Subsection (a)(2).

(d) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.040 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.040
§ 69.040. TERMS OF LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A branch pilot's license expires on the earlier of:

(1) the fourth anniversary of the date it is issued or renewed; or

(2) the license holder's 68th birthday.

(b) Subsection (a)(2) does not apply to a person who is a branch pilot serving a port covered under this chapter on the effective date of this chapter or who reaches his or her 68th birthday within one year after the effective date of this chapter.

(c) A deputy branch pilot's certificate expires on the second anniversary of the date it is issued and may not be renewed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0405 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0405
§ 3973.0405. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax authorized or approved by the voters of the district or a required payment for a service provided by the district, including water and sewer services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8243.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8243 / Section 8243.003
§ 8243.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.0515 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.0515
§ 1301.0515. ACUPUNCTURIST SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer offering a preferred provider benefit plan that includes acupuncture in the services covered by the plan may not refuse to provide reimbursement for the performance of a covered acupuncture service solely because the service is provided by an acupuncturist.

(b) This section does not require an insurer to offer acupuncture as a covered service.
Tex. Education Code § 61.07611 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.07611
§ 61.07611. DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION PLAN; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) To serve students who require developmental education in an effective and cost-effective manner, the board shall develop a statewide plan for developmental education to be provided under Subchapter F-1, Chapter 51, that:

(1) assigns primary responsibility for developmental education to public junior colleges, public state colleges, and public technical institutes; and

(2) provides for using technology, to the greatest extent practicable consistent with best practices, to provide developmental education to students.

(b) In developing the developmental education plan, the board shall:

(1) research relevant issues related to developmental education;

(2) study and develop best practices for successful developmental education programs, including through use of pilot programs; and

(3) assess various methods of providing developmental education to students to determine which methods, if any, should be implemented on a statewide basis.

(c) Developmental education under the plan must include:

(1) technological delivery of developmental education courses that allows students to complete course work;

(2) diagnostic assessments to determine a student's specific educational needs to allow for appropriate developmental instruction;

(3) modular developmental education course materials;

(4) use of tutors and instructional aides to supplement developmental education course instruction as needed for particular students;

(5) an internal monitoring mechanism to identify a student's area of academic difficulty;

(6) periodic updates of developmental education course materials; and

(7) assessments after completion of a developmental education course to determine a student's readiness to enroll in freshman-level academic courses.

(d) The developmental education plan must provide for:

(1) ongoing training for developmental education program faculty members, tutors, and instructional aides at the institutions or other locations where those persons provide instruction; and

(2) ongoing research and improvement of appropriate developmental education programs, including participation by a group of institution of higher education faculty members selected by the board, to:

(A) monitor results of the programs;

(B) identify successful and unsuccessful program components; and

(C) identify possible solutions to program problems.
Tex. Insurance Code § 40.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 40 / Section 40.053
§ 40.053. PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

The administrative law judge shall provide each interested party an opportunity to respond to and present evidence and argument concerning all issues in the proceeding.
Tex. Family Code § 59.010 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 59 / Section 59.010
§ 59.010. SANCTION LEVEL SEVEN.
Status: in_force

(a) For a child at sanction level seven, the juvenile court may certify and transfer the child under Section 54.02 or sentence the child to commitment to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department under Section 54.04(d)(3), 54.04(m), or 54.05(f) or to a post-adjudication secure correctional facility under Section 54.04011(c)(2). The department, juvenile board, or local juvenile probation department, as applicable, may:

(1) require the child to participate in a highly structured residential program that emphasizes discipline, accountability, fitness, training, and productive work for not less than 12 months or more than 10 years unless the department, board, or probation department extends the period and the reason for the extension is documented;

(2) require the child to make restitution to the victim of the child's conduct or perform community service restitution appropriate to the nature and degree of harm caused and according to the child's ability, if there is a victim of the child's conduct;

(3) require the child and the child's parents or guardians to participate in programs and services for their particular needs and circumstances; and

(4) impose any other appropriate sanction.

(b) On release of the child under supervision, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department parole programs or the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department parole programs under Section 152.0016(c)(2), Human Resources Code, may:

(1) impose highly structured restrictions on the child's activities and requirements for behavior of the child as conditions of release under supervision;

(2) require a parole officer to monitor the child closely for not less than 12 months; and

(3) impose any other appropriate condition of supervision.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.010 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.010
§ 62.010. EXCEEDING BAG LIMITS, HUNTING DURING CLOSED SEASON, ETC.
Status: repealed

; PENALTY. (a) No person may kill or take more than the daily, weekly, or seasonal bag limits for game birds or animals as set out in this code.

(b) No person may hunt any game bird or animal at any time of the year other than during the open season provided by this code.

(c) No person may kill, take, capture, wound, or shoot at any game bird or animal for which no open season is set out by this code.

(d) No person may possess an illegally killed game bird or animal.

(e) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Tex. Family Code § 7.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.001
§ 7.001. GENERAL RULE OF PROPERTY DIVISION.
Status: in_force

In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall order a division of the estate of the parties in a manner that the court deems just and right, having due regard for the rights of each party and any children of the marriage.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.054 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.054
§ 521.054. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR NAME.
Status: repealed

(a) This section applies to a person who:

(1) after applying for or being issued a license or certificate moves to a new residence address;

(2) has used the procedure under Section 521.121(c) and whose status as a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, a state judge, or a family member of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge becomes inapplicable; or

(3) changes the person's name by marriage or otherwise.

(b) A person subject to this section shall notify the department of the change not later than the 30th day after the date on which the change takes effect and apply for a duplicate license or certificate as provided by Section 521.146. The duplicate license must include the person's current residence address.

(c) A person changing the person's address shall notify the department of the old and new addresses and the number of the license or certificate held by the person. A person changing the person's name shall notify the department of the former and new names and the number of the license or certificate held by the person.

(d) A court may dismiss a charge for a violation of this section if the defendant remedies the defect not later than the 20th working day after the date of the offense and pays a reimbursement fee not to exceed $20. The court may waive the reimbursement fee if the waiver is in the interest of justice.

(e) In this section, "family member" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1249, Sec. 3(1), eff. September 1, 2005.