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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7920.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7920 / Section 7920.052
§ 7920.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7920.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7920.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7920.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 288.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 288 / Section 288.101
§ 288.101. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE MANDATORY PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

Each district may require a mandatory payment only in the manner provided by this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.207 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.207
§ 410.207. CONTINUATION OF DIVISION JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

During judicial review of the appeals panel decision on any disputed issue relating to a workers' compensation claim, the division retains jurisdiction of all other issues related to the claim.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927A / Section 7927A.0104
§ 7927A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7927A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 809A.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 809A / Section 809A.004
§ 809A.004. NO PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including a member, retiree, or beneficiary of a retirement system to which this chapter applies, an association, a research firm, a restricted entity, or any other person may not sue or pursue a private cause of action against the state, a state governmental entity, a current or former employee, a member of the governing body, or any other officer of a state governmental entity, or a contractor of a state governmental entity, for any claim or cause of action, including breach of fiduciary duty, or for violation of any constitutional, statutory, or regulatory requirement in connection with any action, inaction, decision, divestment, investment, restricted entity communication, report, or other determination made or taken in connection with this chapter.

(b) A person who files suit against the state, a state governmental entity, an employee, a member of the governing body, or any other officer of a state governmental entity, or a contractor of a state governmental entity, is liable for paying the costs and attorney's fees of a person sued in violation of this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.074 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.074
§ 52.074. SIZE OF TRACT.
Status: in_force

Subject to the conditions in this subchapter, riverbeds and channels shall be leased in tracts of the size determined by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 163.0045 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 163 / Section 163.0045
§ 163.0045. ASSISTANCE TO BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board may request members of a committee to participate in an informal meeting under Section 164.003. A physician committee member who participates in an informal meeting on a complaint relating to medical competency must have the qualifications of a member of an expert panel under Section 154.056(e).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.038 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.038
§ 162.038. APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

Before the bonds are delivered to the purchasers, the record relating to the bonds shall be examined by the attorney general. If the record demonstrates that the bonds have been issued in accordance with the constitution and this chapter, the bonds shall be approved by the attorney general.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 188.026 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 188 / Section 188.026
§ 188.026. TIME OF FILING.
Status: in_force

(a) A lien created under this chapter has the same priority as a security interest perfected by the filing of a financing statement on the date the notice of claim of lien was filed.

(b) A lien created under this chapter does not have priority over:

(1) labor claims for wages and salaries for personal services that are provided by an employee to a lien debtor in connection with the livestock, the production of animal products derived from the livestock, or issue born to the livestock, the proceeds of which are subject to the lien; or

(2) claims for charges for the care of the livestock, the proceeds of which are subject to the lien.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5008.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5008 / Section 5008.0306
§ 5008.0306. POWERS REGARDING PUBLIC AIRPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, in carrying out the district's powers and functions under the constitution and statutes of this state, may:

(1) plan, acquire, own, control, protect, develop, maintain, and operate, or arrange by lease or contract for the operation of, a public airport; and

(2) exercise for a purpose described by Subdivision (1) any powers granted to the district for other port purposes.

(b) The district may:

(1) enter into grant agreements with the United States to obtain federal grant-in-aid money for public airport purposes; and

(2) accept, receive, disburse, and spend the money for the purposes, and in accordance with the time and conditions, provided by the applicable grant agreements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956A / Section 7956A.0101
§ 7956A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 226.
Tex. Government Code § 659.145 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.145
§ 659.145. TERMS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS; COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the state advisory committee serves a two-year term.

(a-1) Members of the state policy committee serve staggered terms of two years, with the terms of four or five members expiring September 1 of each year.

(b) A member of the state advisory committee, the state policy committee, or a local employee committee appointed by the state policy committee may not receive compensation for serving on the committee and is not entitled to reimbursement from state funds for expenses incurred in performing functions as a member of the committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991 / Section 7991.004
§ 7991.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7991.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 105.072 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 105 / Section 105.072
§ 105.072. INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 810, Acts of the 66th Legislature, Regular Session, 1979 (Article 4413(34c), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and Subchapter A, Chapter 2256, Government Code shall govern the investment of municipal funds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6912.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6912 / Section 6912.154
§ 6912.154. PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The authority is not required to pay a tax or assessment on an authority project or any part of the project.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 303.103 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.103
§ 303.103. NOTICE OF DISPOSITION OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) If less than 90 percent of the contributions collected by a law enforcement-related charitable organization or commercial telephone solicitor are paid to a law enforcement-related charitable organization, the commercial telephone solicitor shall notify each person solicited by telephone, before accepting a contribution from the person, of:

(1) the percentage of the contributions that will be paid to the organization for which the contributions are being solicited; and

(2) the percentage of the contributions that the solicitor will retain.

(b) Information required to be disclosed under Subsection (a) shall also be included on any written statement mailed to the contributor.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 37.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 37 / Section 37.06
§ 37.06. DESIGNATION OF AGENTS.
Status: in_force

Every holder of a nonresident seller's permit shall designate, in the manner required by the commission and on forms prescribed by it, those persons authorized as agents to represent the permittee in this state. The failure to do so is a violation of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 443.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.024
§ 443.024. DISPLAY OF THE TEXAS AND UNITED STATES FLAGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The flag of the State of Texas and the flag of the United States shall be flown on the same pole above the south door of the Capitol building.

(b) The flag of the State of Texas alone shall be flown above the north door of the Capitol building.

(c) In the event that the flags shall be flown at half staff, the flag of the United States alone shall be flown above the south door and the flag of the State of Texas alone shall be flown above the north door of the Capitol building.

(d) On the occasion of the flying of the POW/MIA flag, the POW/MIA flag and the flag of the United States shall be flown above the south door of the Capitol building and the flag of the State of Texas alone shall be flown above the north door of the Capitol building.

(e) The flag of the State of Texas and the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the Capitol building on the death of a member of the armed forces of the United States who was a resident of this state and who was killed in action. The flags shall be displayed at half-staff for one day following the date the person's family is notified of the person's death. The office of the governor shall notify the State Preservation Board of the days on which flags shall be flown at half-staff under this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7906A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7906A / Section 7906A.0403
§ 7906A.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. Code of Criminal Procedure § 35.26 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.26
§ 35.26. LISTS RETURNED TO CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) When the parties have made or declined to make their peremptory challenges, they shall deliver their lists to the clerk. Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, the clerk shall, if the case be in the district court, call off the first twelve names on the lists that have not been stricken. If the case be in the county court, he shall call off the first six names on the lists that have not been stricken. Those whose names are called shall be the jury.

(b) In a capital case in which the state seeks the death penalty, the court may direct that two alternate jurors be selected and that the first fourteen names not stricken be called off by the clerk. The last two names to be called are the alternate jurors.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1901.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.255
§ 1901.255. COVERAGE FOR VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Charitable organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 84.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(2) "Volunteer health care provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 84.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) An insurer may make available professional liability insurance covering a volunteer health care provider for an act or omission resulting in death, damage, or injury to a patient while the person is acting in the course and scope of the person's duties as a volunteer health care provider as described by Chapter 84, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(c) This section does not affect the liability of a volunteer health care provider who is serving as a direct service volunteer of a charitable organization. Section 84.004(c), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, applies to the volunteer health care provider without regard to whether the volunteer health care provider obtains liability insurance under this section.

(d) An insurer may make professional liability insurance available under this section to a volunteer health care provider without regard to whether the volunteer health care provider is a "health care provider" as defined by Section 1901.001.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.027 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.027
§ 232.027. BOND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless a person has completed the installation of all water and sewer service facilities required by this subchapter on the date that person applies for final approval of a plat under Section 232.024, the commissioners court shall require the subdivider of the tract to execute and maintain in effect a bond or, in the alternative, a person may make a cash deposit in an amount the commissioners court determines will ensure compliance with this subchapter. A person may not meet the requirements of this subsection through the use of a letter of credit unless that letter of credit is irrevocable and issued by an institution guaranteed by the FDIC. The subdivider must comply with the requirement before subdividing the tract.

(b) The bond must be conditioned on the construction or installation of water and sewer service facilities that will be in compliance with the model rules adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 252.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 252 / Section 252.002
§ 252.002. SEALED WRAPPER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A will intended to be deposited with a county clerk shall be enclosed in a sealed wrapper.

(b) The wrapper of a will deposited under Section 252.001(a) must be endorsed with:

(1) "Will of," followed by the name, address, and signature of the testator; and

(2) the name and current address of each person who is to be notified of the deposit of the will after the testator's death.

(c) The wrapper of a will deposited under Section 252.001(a-1) must be endorsed with:

(1) "Will of," followed by the name and last known address of the testator; and

(2) if the will names an executor, the name and last known address, if available, of each executor named in the will, including any alternate executors.
Tex. Water Code § 62.113 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.113
§ 62.113. FORM OF CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

All contracts made by the district shall be in writing and signed by the contractors, the executive director of the district, an authorized representative of the executive director, or a person to whom the duties of executive director have been delegated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9088.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9088 / Section 9088.0301
§ 9088.0301. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem basis or plan of taxation.

(b) The board is not required to hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1171 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1171
§ 54.1171. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a constitutional county court in a county with a population of 2.1 million or more.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.203
§ 1579.203. SELECTION OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A participating employee may select coverage in any coverage plan offered by the trustee.

(b) The employee is not required to continue participation in the coverage plan initially selected and may select a higher or lower tier coverage plan than the plan initially selected by the employee in the manner provided by rules adopted by the trustee.

(c) If the combined contributions received from the state and the employing participating entity under Subchapter F exceed the cost of a coverage plan selected by the employee, the employee may use the excess amount of contributions to obtain coverage under a higher tier coverage plan or to pay all or part of the cost of coverage for the employee's dependents.

(d) A married couple, both of whom are eligible for coverage under the program, may pool the amount of contributions to which the couple are entitled under the program to obtain coverage for themselves and dependent coverage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7989.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7989 / Section 7989.103
§ 7989.103. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

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. Utilities Code § 37.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 37 / Section 37.001
§ 37.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Certificate" means a certificate of convenience and necessity.

(2) "Electric utility" includes an electric cooperative.

(3) "Retail electric utility" means a person, political subdivision, electric cooperative, or agency that operates, maintains, or controls in this state a facility to provide retail electric utility service. The term does not include a corporation described by Section 32.053 to the extent that the corporation sells electricity exclusively at wholesale and not to the ultimate consumer. A qualifying cogenerator that sells electric energy at retail to the sole purchaser of the cogenerator's thermal output under Sections 35.061 and 36.007 is not for that reason considered to be a retail electric utility. The owner or operator of a qualifying cogeneration facility who was issued the necessary environmental permits from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission after January 1, 1998, and who commenced construction of such qualifying facility before July 1, 1998, may provide electricity to the purchasers of the thermal output of that qualifying facility and shall not for that reason be considered an electric utility or a retail electric utility, provided that the purchasers of the thermal output are owners of manufacturing or process operation facilities that are located on a site entirely owned before September, 1987, by one owner who retained ownership after September, 1987, of some portion of the facilities and that those facilities now share some integrated operations, such as the provision of services and raw materials. A person who is an electric generation equipment lessor or operator is not for that reason considered to be a retail electric utility. A person who owns or operates equipment used solely to provide electricity charging service for consumption by an alternatively fueled vehicle, as defined by Section 502.004, Transportation Code, is not for that reason considered to be a retail electric utility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7950.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7950 / Section 7950.051
§ 7950.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7950.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9009.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9009 / Section 9009.004
§ 9009.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.103
§ 1072.103. 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 district staff and employees.
Tex. Government Code § 418.255 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.255
§ 418.255. EVENTS REQUIRING WELLNESS CHECKS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division, in collaboration with the commission and the department, shall adopt rules regarding which events require a wellness check, including:

(1) an extended power, water, or gas outage;

(2) a state of disaster declared under this chapter; or

(3) any other event considered necessary by the commission, the department, or the division.

(b) If more than one disaster is declared for the same event, or the same event qualifies as an event requiring a wellness check for multiple reasons under Subsection (a), only one wellness check is required to be conducted under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 508.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.054
§ 508.054. RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the board. The board shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) The board shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The board shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition unless the notice would jeopardize an ongoing investigation.

(d) This section does not apply to a complaint about an individual parole determination or clemency recommendation.
Tex. Election Code § 171.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 171 / Section 171.004
§ 171.004. PROXY.
Status: in_force

(a) To participate in a state executive committee meeting as a proxy for a member representing a senatorial or congressional district, a person must reside in that district.

(b) A person may not hold more than one proxy at any meeting.