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Tex. Water Code § 27.020 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.020
§ 27.020. MINING OF SULFUR.
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized to develop a regulatory program with respect to the injection of fluid associated with the mining of sulfur by the Frasch process in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The commission may not impose any requirements more stringent than those promulgated by the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300h et seq., as amended, unless the commission determines that more stringent regulations are necessary to protect human health or the environment.
Tex. Water Code § 17.907 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.907
§ 17.907. APPROVAL OR REJECTION OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

The board may approve or reject an application of an eligible lending institution to participate in the program. The board may delegate its authority to approve or reject applications to the executive administrator.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.506 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.506
§ 51.506. MAINTENANCE.
Status: in_force

As a condition for a grant under this subchapter, the commissioner shall require the grantee to agree in writing to maintain the improvement in a manner that will protect the best interest of the permanent school fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.154
§ 6906.154. INVESTMENT OF DISTRICT MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board may invest district money in obligations and make time deposits of district money in a manner determined by the board or in the manner permitted or required in a resolution or trust indenture authorizing or securing district bonds.
Tex. Water Code § 51.090 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.090
§ 51.090. BONDS OF OFFICERS OF A DISTRICT ACTING AS FISCAL AGENT OR COLLECTING MONEY FOR UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a district is appointed fiscal agent for the United States or if a district is authorized to make collections of money for the United States in connection with a federal reclamation project, each director and officer of the district including the tax assessor and collector shall execute an additional bond in the amount required by the secretary of the interior, conditioned on the faithful discharge of his respective office and on the faithful discharge by the district of its duties as fiscal or other agent of the United States under its appointment or authorization.

(b) The additional bonds shall be approved, recorded, and filed as provided in this chapter for other official bonds.

(c) Suit may be brought on the bonds by the United States or any person injured by the failure of the officer or the district to fully, promptly, and completely perform their respective duties.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 42.012 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 42 / Section 42.012
§ 42.012. RESIDENT LICENSE FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for a resident hunting license is $8 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(b) The commission may set a lower fee or waive the fee or license requirement for a resident who is under 17 years old, 65 years old or older, or participating in an event that is sponsored or co-sponsored by the department with the approval of the director. The commission shall waive the fee for a qualified veteran with a disability and for a resident on active duty as a member of the United States military forces, the Texas Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard.

(c) "Qualified veteran with a disability" means a veteran with a service connected disability, as defined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, consisting of the loss of the use of a lower extremity or of a disability rating of 50 percent or more and who is receiving compensation from the United States for the disability.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.064 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.064
§ 1054.064. CONTINUING EDUCATION; RETRAINING.
Status: in_force

The board may spend district money for continuing education and retraining of district employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5016.0002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5016 / Section 5016.0002
§ 5016.0002. FORMER NAME OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Before May 20, 1981, the authority was known as the Nueces County Navigation District No. 1.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.206 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.206
§ 82.206. CONDEMNATION.
Status: in_force

The method of condemnation, assessment, and payment of damages is the same as is provided by law for railroads. Condemnation suits brought under this subchapter shall be brought in the name of the State of Texas by the attorney general at the request of the department. All costs in the proceedings shall be paid by the state or by the person against whom the proceedings are had, to be determined as in the case of railroad proceedings. All damages and pay or compensation for property awarded in the proceedings shall be paid by the state by warrant drawn on the game, fish, and water safety account.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 101A.101 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.101
§ 101A.101. COMMUNITY SENIOR CITIZENS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "suitable employment" means employment that is commensurate with the individual's skills and ability and for which compensation is paid equal to the federal minimum wage rate.

(b) The Texas Workforce Commission may administer a community program for persons 55 years of age or older who lack suitable employment and have family incomes under federal poverty guidelines.

(c) The Texas Workforce Commission may contract with a public agency or a private, nonprofit organization with experience in managing similar programs to employ persons under this program in providing recreation, beautification, conservation, or restoration services, or public service employment positions for state, county, city, or regional governments or school districts. The Texas Workforce Commission may not contract with an organization that is not a subscriber under the state workers' compensation law or that does not pay the federal minimum wage rate or the prevailing wage rate for the particular job, whichever is greater.

(d) The state shall finance 80 percent of the cost of the program, and the governments receiving the services shall finance 20 percent of the cost.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.105
§ 223.105. NOTIFICATION OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the fifth working day after the date on which the contract is awarded, the director shall notify in writing each member of the commission of the details of the highway emergency and the award of the contract.
Tex. Government Code § 493.020 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 493 / Section 493.020
§ 493.020. SEAL OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall use an official seal to certify documents received by the department under Sections 8(a) and (c), Article 42.09, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) The official seal must contain an engraved, five-pointed star in the center with the words "Texas Department of Criminal Justice" around the margin.
Tex. Water Code § 11.341 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.341
§ 11.341. LIMITATION ON ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect any action or proceeding instituted before August 28, 1967, or any right accrued before that date except those specifically provided for in this subchapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.029 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.029
§ 41.029. VOID BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In any contest of an election, a ballot is void if the voter overstated his or her volume of production by more than 10 percent. Any other error in stating volume of production is not grounds for invalidating the ballot.

(b) If a ballot is void or if any other error is made in stating production volume, the returns shall be corrected and the results adjusted accordingly.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3813 / Section 3813.152
§ 3813.152. TAX ELECTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may order an election to adopt, change the rate of, or abolish a sales and use tax. The election may be held at the same time and in conjunction with a directors' election.

(b) The election must be held on the next uniform election date that falls on or after the 45th day after the date the election order is adopted.

(c) Notice of the election shall be given and the election shall be held in the manner prescribed for a bond election by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Water Code § 36.1025 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.1025
§ 36.1025. PETITION TO CHANGE RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person with a real property interest in groundwater may petition the district where the property that gives rise to the real property interest is located to adopt a rule or modify a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The district by rule shall prescribe the form for a petition submitted under this section and the procedure for the submission, consideration, and disposition of the petition.

(c) Not later than the 90th day after the date the district receives the petition, the district shall:

(1) deny the petition and provide an explanation for the denial; or

(2) engage in rulemaking consistent with the granted petition.

(d) Nothing in this section may be construed to create a private cause of action for a decision to accept or deny a petition filed under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3839.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3839 / Section 3839.155
§ 3839.155. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

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

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

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

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Property Code § 22.045 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.045
§ 22.045. CUMULATIVE REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

The remedy of removing improvements may be pleaded as an alternative to all other remedies at law or in equity.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.043 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.043
§ 521.043. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN UNNECESSARY RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The department is not required to maintain records relating to a person if the director decides that the records are no longer necessary, except that the department shall maintain a record of a conviction as long as the record may be used:

(1) as grounds for a license cancellation, suspension, revocation, or denial; or

(2) in conjunction with other records of convictions, to establish that a person is a frequent violator of traffic laws.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0108
§ 4001.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3917.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3917 / Section 3917.101
§ 3917.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 24.208 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.208
§ 24.208.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.208. 106TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DAWSON, GAINES, GARZA, AND LYNN COUNTIES). (a) The 106th Judicial District is composed of Dawson, Gaines, Garza, and Lynn counties.

(b) The terms of the 106th District Court begin:

(1) in Dawson County on the third Monday in February and the second Monday in September;

(2) in Gaines County on the first Mondays in April and October;

(3) in Garza County on the first Monday in March and the fourth Monday in September; and

(4) in Lynn County on the first Monday in February and the third Monday in September.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.301
§ 1038.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the district voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and obligations.

(c) The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by a number of district residents equal to at least 15 percent of the registered voters in the district.

(d) The order calling the election must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4) the location of the polling places.

(e) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2551.353 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2551 / Section 2551.353
§ 2551.353. PROCEDURE FOR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner determines that a domestic or foreign corporation that holds a certificate of authority to engage in business in this state has violated this title, the commissioner shall notify the company that the commissioner intends to revoke the company's certificate of authority on the expiration of the 30-day period following the date actual notice is delivered or mailed under this section.

(b) Notice under this section must:

(1) be in writing; and

(2) be delivered to an executive officer of the company by personal service or by registered mail.

(c) If a company receiving notice under this section does not fully comply before the expiration of the period described by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall revoke the company's certificate of authority.

(d) A company whose certificate of authority is revoked under this section is ineligible for another certificate of authority until the later of:

(1) the date on which the company fully and in good faith complies; or

(2) the first anniversary of the date of the revocation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.515 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.515
§ 772.515. TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID.
Status: in_force

(a) A 9-1-1 system established under this subchapter must be capable of transmitting requests for firefighting, law enforcement, ambulance, and medical services to a public safety agency that provides the requested service at the location from which the call originates. A 9-1-1 system may provide for transmitting requests for other emergency services, including poison control, suicide prevention, and civil defense.

(b) A public safety answering point may transmit emergency response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction and emergency services district serving the relevant area. A participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's consent may be withdrawn at any time.

(c) With the consent of a participating jurisdiction, a privately owned automatic intrusion alarm or other privately owned automatic alerting device may be installed to cause the number 9-1-1 to be dialed to gain access to emergency services.
Tex. Election Code § 103.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 103 / Section 103.005
§ 103.005. ENTRY ON EARLY VOTING ROSTER.
Status: in_force

The early voting roster must include the name of each person voting a late ballot with a notation indicating that the late ballot was voted under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 152.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 152 / Section 152.001
§ 152.001. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Judicial Branch Certification Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The commission shall be reviewed during the period in which state agencies abolished in 2029, and every 12th year after that year, are reviewed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.205
§ 1090.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.025
§ 822.025. ELECTION RESULT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of those voting at the election vote in favor of the measure, the requirement that dogs be registered takes effect in the county on the 10th day after the date on which the result of the election is declared.

(b) The county judge shall issue a proclamation declaring the result of the election if the vote is in favor of the measure. The proclamation shall be published at least once in an English language newspaper of general circulation in the county or, if there is no English language newspaper of general circulation in the county, the proclamation shall be posted at the courthouse door.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8082.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8082 / Section 8082.0102
§ 8082.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 11.065 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.065
§ 11.065. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 11.052(g) and (h) and Sections 11.059(a) and (b) do not apply to the board of trustees of a school district if:

(1) the district's central administrative office is located in a county with a population of more than 2.5 million; and

(2) the district's student enrollment is more than 125,000 and less than 200,000.

(b) Section 11.053 of this code and Section 141.001, Election Code, apply to the board of trustees of a school district described by Subsection (a).

(c) A trustee of a school district described by Subsection (a) may not serve a term that exceeds four years.

(d) Notwithstanding Chapter 171, Acts of the 50th Legislature, Regular Session, 1947 (Article 2783d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), to the extent consistent with this section, the board of trustees of a school district described by Subsection (a) may adopt rules necessary to govern the term, election, and residency requirements of members of the board that may be adopted under general law by any other school district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.755 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.755
§ 42A.755. REVOCATION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) If community supervision is revoked after a hearing under Article 42A.751(d), the judge may:

(1) proceed to dispose of the case as if there had been no community supervision; or

(2) if the judge determines that the best interests of society and the defendant would be served by a shorter term of confinement, reduce the term of confinement originally assessed to any term of confinement not less than the minimum prescribed for the offense of which the defendant was convicted.

(b) The judge shall enter in the judgment in the case the amount of restitution owed by the defendant on the date of revocation.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (d), no part of the period that the defendant is on community supervision may be considered as any part of the term that the defendant is sentenced to serve.

(d) On revocation, the judge shall credit to the defendant time served as a condition of community supervision in a substance abuse felony punishment facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 493.009, Government Code, or other court-ordered residential program or facility, but only if the defendant successfully completes the treatment program in that facility.

(e) The right of the defendant to appeal for a review of the conviction and punishment, as provided by law, shall be accorded the defendant at the time the defendant is placed on community supervision. When the defendant is notified that the defendant's community supervision is revoked for a violation of the conditions of community supervision and the defendant is called on to serve a sentence in a jail or in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the defendant may appeal the revocation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.552 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.552
§ 43.552. COMMISSION RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall prescribe the requirements and conditions for issuance of a permit authorized by this subchapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 92.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 92 / Section 92.003
§ 92.003. SEASONAL APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter is effective after March 31 and before July 16 each year.
Tex. Local Government Code § 159.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 159 / Section 159.055
§ 159.055. PUBLIC ACCESS TO STATEMENTS AND RELATED RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a financial statement filed under this subchapter or a document filed under Section 159.052(b) is a public record. The county clerk or the commission shall maintain the financial statements or documents in a manner that is accessible to the public during regular business hours.

(b) The county clerk or the commission shall remove the officer's or candidate's home address and the names of the officer's or candidate's dependent children from the officer's or candidate's financial statement and any county or commission record derived from the financial statement before the statement or record is made available to a member of the public.

(c) Until the first anniversary of the date a financial statement is filed, each time a person requests to see the financial statement, excluding the county clerk or an employee of the county clerk or the commission, acting on official business, the county clerk or the commission shall place in the file a statement of the person's name and address, whom the person represents, and the date of the request. The county clerk or the commission shall maintain that statement in the file until the first anniversary of the date the financial statement is filed.

(d) After the second anniversary of the date a person ceases to be a county judicial officer, the county clerk or the commission may and on notification from the former officer shall destroy each financial statement filed by the officer.