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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8831.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8831 / Section 8831.102
§ 8831.102. REGIONAL COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

To provide for uniformity across districts in addressing the need to achieve a common approach to managing the underlying aquifer and to ensure that administration of the district will be cost-effective, the district shall:

(1) attempt to coordinate meetings with adjacent districts;

(2) encourage sharing of personnel and resources to achieve administrative cost savings;

(3) study a common approach for collecting and sharing appropriate data to be used in managing the aquifer;

(4) support cooperation in the investigation of aquifer contamination; and

(5) include adjacent districts on mailing lists for district meeting announcements, newsletters, public meetings, and other scheduled events.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0538 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0538
§ 42.0538. PROVISIONAL LICENSE FOR KINSHIP PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall allow a child-placing agency to issue a provisional license for a kinship provider, as defined by Section 264.851, Family Code, who meets the basic safety requirements provided by commission rule. A kinship provider issued a provisional license under this section shall complete all licensing requirements within the time provided by rule.

(b) The executive commissioner shall ensure that the implementation of this section does not reduce the amount of federal money available to this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.116
§ 1010.116. PURCHASING.
Status: in_force

The board may purchase any material, supply, equipment, or vehicle needed by the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.106
§ 14.106. INFORMATION REGARDING EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall provide to agency employees, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for employment under this chapter, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9038.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9038 / Section 9038.106
§ 9038.106. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 42.042, Local Government Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) Notwithstanding other law, a municipality may place a condition or restriction on the creation of the district or inclusion of land in the district that is:

(1) expressly permitted by Sections 54.016(e) and (i), Water Code; or

(2) contained in the development agreement entered into under Section 212.172, Local Government Code, and this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 54.052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.052
§ 54.052. DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the other applicable provisions of this subchapter governing the determination of resident status, the following persons are considered residents of this state for purposes of this title:

(1) a person who:

(A) established a domicile in this state not later than one year before the census date of the academic term in which the person is enrolled in an institution of higher education; and

(B) maintained that domicile continuously for the year preceding that census date;

(2) a dependent whose parent:

(A) established a domicile in this state not later than one year before the census date of the academic term in which the dependent is enrolled in an institution of higher education; and

(B) maintained that domicile continuously for the year preceding that census date; and

(3) a person who:

(A) graduated from a public or private high school in this state or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in this state; and

(B) maintained a residence continuously in this state for:

(i) the three years preceding the date of graduation or receipt of the diploma equivalent, as applicable; and

(ii) the year preceding the census date of the academic term in which the person is enrolled in an institution of higher education.

(b) For purposes of this section, the domicile of a dependent's parent is presumed to be the domicile of the dependent unless the person establishes eligibility for resident status under Subsection (a)(3).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7993A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7993A / Section 7993A.0402
§ 7993A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7993A.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. Local Government Code § 159.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 159 / Section 159.001
§ 159.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to:

(1) a county officer or candidate for a county office of a county with a population of 100,000 or more; or

(2) a justice of the peace or a candidate for the office of justice of the peace of a county with a population of 125,000 or more.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.552 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.552
§ 451.552. ADDITION OF MUNICIPALITY BY ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The territory of a municipality that is not a part of an authority may be added to an authority if:

(1) any part of the municipality is located in a county, or in any county adjacent to a county, in which the authority is located;

(2) the governing body of the municipality orders an election under this section on whether the territory of the municipality should be added to the authority; and

(3) a majority of the votes received in the election favor the measure.

(b) The governing body of the municipality shall certify to the authority the result of an election in which the addition is approved.
Tex. Election Code § 87.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.005
§ 87.005. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the early voting ballot board are entitled to the same compensation as presiding election judges, except that:

(1) the presiding judge may be compensated at a higher rate at the discretion of the appropriate authority; and

(2) if the board concludes its work in less than 10 hours, the members may be paid greater compensation than that regularly payable for the amount of time worked, but not to exceed the amount payable for 10 hours' work.

(b) Precinct officers serving as board members under Section 87.004 may not be compensated for both positions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.004
§ 1104.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of the Teague Independent School District as those boundaries existed on June 19, 1983.
Tex. Government Code § 2262.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2262 / Section 2262.002
§ 2262.002. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) This chapter does not apply to contracts of the Texas Department of Transportation that:

(1) relate to highway construction or highway engineering; or

(2) are subject to Section 201.112, Transportation Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.201
§ 603.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board shall prepare information of consumer interest describing the profession of perfusion, the regulatory functions of the medical board, and the procedures by which consumer complaints are filed with and resolved by the medical board.

(b) The medical board shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Government Code § 441.223 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.223
§ 441.223. FINDINGS; PURPOSE AND METHODS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that it is necessary to assist libraries across the state to promote the public good by achieving the following public purposes through the following methods:

(1) to promote the future well-being of the citizenry, enhance quality teaching and research excellence at institutions of higher education through the efficient exchange of information and the sharing of library resources, improve educational resources in all communities, and expand the availability of information about clinical medical research and the history of medicine;

(2) to maximize the effectiveness of library expenditures by enabling libraries to share staff expertise and to share library resources in print and in an electronic form, including books, journals, technical reports, and databases;

(3) to increase the intellectual productivity of students and faculty at the participating institutions of higher education by emphasizing access to information rather than ownership of documents and other information sources;

(4) to facilitate joint purchasing agreements for purchasing information services and encourage cooperative research and development of information technologies; and

(5) to enhance the ability of public schools to further student achievement and lifelong learning.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8114.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8114 / Section 8114.005
§ 8114.005. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, apply to the district.
Tex. Election Code § 145.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 145 / Section 145.001
§ 145.001. METHOD FOR WITHDRAWAL AS CANDIDATE.
Status: in_force

(a) To withdraw from an election, a candidate whose name is to appear on the ballot must request that the candidate's name be omitted from the ballot.

(b) A withdrawal request must:

(1) be in writing and be signed and acknowledged by the candidate; and

(2) be timely filed with the appropriate authority or an agent of an authority only as expressly provided by this code.

(c) A withdrawal request filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.

(d) The time of a withdrawal is the time that an effective withdrawal request is filed.

(d-1) A withdrawal that is not filed in compliance with Subsection (b) has no legal effect and is not considered filed.

(e) This section does not apply to a candidate for president or vice-president of the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5002.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5002 / Section 5002.053
§ 5002.053. ELECTION BY POSITION; QUALIFICATIONS; TERM LIMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Commissioners are elected by position as follows:

(1) the commissioner elected for Position 1 is at large and must reside in the district;

(2) the commissioners elected for Positions 2 and 3 must reside in Navigation Precinct No. 1;

(3) the commissioner elected for Position 4 must reside in Navigation Precinct No. 2;

(4) the commissioner elected for Position 5 must reside in Navigation Precinct No. 3; and

(5) the commissioner elected for Position 6 must reside in Navigation Precinct No. 4.

(b) Each commissioner must be a qualified voter of the district.

(c) To be eligible to be elected as a commissioner, a person may not have previously served two or more full terms as a commissioner. The completion of the remainder of an unexpired term by a person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy does not constitute service for a full term for purposes of this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8429.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8429 / Section 8429.001
§ 8429.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 39.
Tex. Insurance Code § 802.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 802 / Section 802.051
§ 802.051. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to each company regulated by the commissioner, including:

(1) a stock life, health, or accident insurance company;

(2) a mutual life, health, or accident insurance company;

(3) a stock fire or casualty insurance company;

(4) a mutual fire or casualty insurance company;

(5) a Mexican casualty company;

(6) a Lloyd's plan;

(7) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;

(8) a fraternal benefit society;

(9) a title insurance company;

(10) a stipulated premium insurance company;

(11) a nonprofit legal service corporation;

(12) a health maintenance organization;

(13) a statewide mutual assessment company;

(14) a local mutual aid association;

(15) a local mutual burial association;

(16) an association exempt under Section 887.102;

(17) a nonprofit hospital, medical, or dental service corporation, including a company subject to Chapter 842;

(18) a county mutual insurance company; and

(19) a farm mutual insurance company.
Tex. Labor Code § 505.058 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 505 / Section 505.058
§ 505.058. POSTPONEMENT OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

If an injured employee is receiving benefits under this chapter and the department is providing hospitalization or medical treatment to the employee, the division of workers' compensation may postpone the hearing of the employee's claim. An appeal may not be taken from an order of the commissioner of workers' compensation under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1202.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.057
§ 1202.057. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

The vote of at least seven members present at a meeting or the written approval of at least seven members is required for the council to take an action or make a decision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8499.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8499 / Section 8499.0403
§ 8499.0403. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3932.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3932 / Section 3932.204
§ 3932.204. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Property Code § 21.0121 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.0121
§ 21.0121. CONDEMNATION TO ACQUIRE WATER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the contents prescribed by Section 21.012(b), a condemnation petition filed by a political subdivision of this state for the purpose of acquiring rights to groundwater or surface water must state that the facts to be proven are that the political subdivision has:

(1) prepared a drought contingency plan;

(2) developed and implemented a water conservation plan that will result in the highest practicable levels of water conservation and efficiency achievable in the political subdivision's jurisdiction;

(3) made a bona fide good faith effort to obtain practicable alternative water supplies to the water rights the political subdivision proposes to condemn;

(4) made a bona fide good faith effort to acquire the rights to the water the political subdivision proposes to condemn by voluntary purchase or lease; and

(5) made a showing that the political subdivision needs the water rights to provide for the domestic needs of the political subdivision within the next 10-year period.

(b) A court shall deny the right to condemn unless the political subdivision proves to the court that the political subdivision has met the requirements of Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3813 / Section 3813.105
§ 3813.105. LEASE, ACQUISITION, OR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING OR FACILITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The district may, as if the district were a home-rule municipality with a population of more than 100,000:

(1) issue bonds and lease, acquire, or construct a building or facility as provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code; and

(2) establish and administer a program as provided by Section 380.002, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.204
§ 1018.204. MATURITY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Government Code § 324.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 324 / Section 324.001
§ 324.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Library" means the Legislative Reference Library.

(2) "Board" means the Legislative Library Board.

(3) "Director" means the director of the library.

(4) "Legislative entity" means a member of the legislature, the lieutenant governor, an officer of the house or senate, or a legislative committee, department, or office, but does not include a legislative agency created by Subtitle C, Title 3.

(5) "Legislative record" means a record, including a state record or archival state record, created by a legislative entity. The term includes records described by Section 324.008(b).

(6) "State record" and "archival state record" have the meanings assigned by Section 441.180.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6917.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6917 / Section 6917.151
§ 6917.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (e) and (f), the district may issue bonds or other obligations to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of road projects authorized by Section 6917.051 or 6917.053.

(b) The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments in the manner provided by:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; or

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, if an improvement project financed by an obligation issued under this subsection will be conveyed to or operated and maintained by a municipality or retail utility provider under an agreement between the district and the municipality or retail utility provider entered into before the issuance of the obligation.

(c) The district may issue by competitive bidding or negotiated sale bonds or other obligations, payable wholly or partly from any available revenue of the district, to pay for an improvement project.

(d) The district may issue by competitive bidding or negotiated sale bonds or other obligations, payable wholly or partly from any available revenue of the district or contract revenue from another district that is secured by ad valorem taxes imposed by or other revenue from the other district, to pay for a joint utility or road project.

(e) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly 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.

(f) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.6737 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6737
§ 2306.6737.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2306.6737. ASSISTANCE FROM AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009. If allowed by federal law, the department shall, under any federally funded program resulting from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-5), secure the interests of the state through bonds, an ownership interest in property, restrictive covenants filed in the real property records, and/or liens filed on a property for which the applicant has accepted funds until such a time as the department and the State of Texas do not have liability to repay or recapture such funds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.252
§ 1451.252. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a health benefit plan that requires an enrollee to obtain certain specialty health care services through a referral made by a primary care physician or other gatekeeper and that:

(1) provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including:

(A) an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:

(i) an insurance company;

(ii) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(iii) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(iv) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884; or

(v) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843; and

(B) to the extent permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), a health benefit plan that is offered by:

(i) a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined by Section 3 of that Act; or

(ii) another analogous benefit arrangement;

(2) is offered by:

(A) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844; or

(B) an entity that is not authorized under this code or another insurance law of this state that contracts directly for health care services on a risk-sharing basis, including a capitation basis; or

(3) provides health and accident coverage through a risk pool created under Chapter 172, Local Government Code, notwithstanding Section 172.014, Local Government Code, or any other law.
Tex. Family Code § 157.502 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.502
§ 157.502. PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A party to a child support order, or the Title IV-D agency in a Title IV-D case, may petition the court for a qualified domestic relations order or similar order in an original suit or in an action for child support enforcement under this chapter.

(b) Each party whose rights may be affected by the petition is entitled to receive notice under Subchapter B.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3894.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3894 / Section 3894.007
§ 3894.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.255 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.255
§ 174.255. PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL INSURED PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

A district may purchase an additional insured provision to any liability insurance contract.