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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.101
§ 3861.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by:

(1) the general laws relating to conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, except that the district's bonds and other securities are not subject to the jurisdiction or supervision of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Chapter 49, Water Code, or other law;

(2) the general laws relating to road districts and road utility districts created under Section 52(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, including Chapter 441, Transportation Code;

(3) Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, in the same manner as a municipality or a county; and

(4) Chapters 375 and 505, Local Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 2 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 5 / Section 2
§ 2.
Status: repealed

Sec. 2. Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730, Sec. 3B.071(c), eff. September 1, 2007.Sec. 2. Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727, Sec. 18, eff. April 1, 2007.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.045
§ 1372.045. RESERVATION, ALLOCATION, AND CARRYFORWARD DESIGNATION BY BOARD OF ADDITIONAL STATE CEILING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is authorized to establish and administer programs for the reservation, allocation, and carryforward designation of additional state ceiling in accordance with the federal law that establishes the additional state ceiling and, to the extent consistent with the federal law, as the board determines will achieve the purposes for which the additional state ceiling is authorized by federal law.

(b) The board may adopt rules and procedures the board considers necessary to effectively administer programs authorized under this section.

(c) The board may prescribe forms and applications as needed to effectively implement and administer programs authorized under this section.

(d) The board may adopt emergency rules in connection with the programs authorized under this section when the board determines that the emergency rules are necessary for the state to obtain the full benefits of the additional state ceiling.
Tex. Government Code § 842.108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 842 / Section 842.108
§ 842.108. WITHDRAWAL OF ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A member who has separated from employment with a participating subdivision may submit an application to withdraw the member's accumulated contributions attributable to service with that subdivision. A withdrawal cancels the person's service credit attributable to service with that subdivision on the date the retirement system makes payment of any portion of the member's accumulated contributions.

(b) Except for a membership terminated under prior law or in accordance with Section 842.109(b), interest is computed on the balance in the member's individual account in the employees saving fund on January 1 of the year of withdrawal through the month before the month in which the withdrawal occurs.

(c) If a person eligible to receive a withdrawal or another non-periodic distribution elects to have all or a portion of the distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan and specifies the plan to which the distribution is to be paid on forms approved by the board of trustees, the retirement system shall make the payment in the form of a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer but is under no obligation to determine whether the other plan in fact is an eligible retirement plan for that purpose.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the board of trustees shall adopt rules to administer this section as necessary to maintain the retirement system as a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The rules may include the adoption of definitions and limitations relating to distributions, eligible recipients, and eligible retirement plans.
Tex. Election Code § 61.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 61 / Section 61.007
§ 61.007. UNLAWFULLY REVEALING INFORMATION BEFORE POLLS CLOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An election officer, watcher, or other person serving at a polling place in an official capacity commits an offense if, before the polls close or the last voter has voted, whichever is later, the officer, watcher, or other person reveals:

(1) the number of votes that have been received for a candidate or for or against a measure;

(2) a candidate's position relative to other candidates in the tabulation of the votes;

(3) whether a measure is passing or failing; or

(4) the names of persons who have or have not voted in the election.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

(c) Beginning at 9:30 a.m. and at each subsequent two-hour interval through 5:30 p.m., the presiding judge shall post written notice of the total number of voters who have voted in the precinct. The notice shall be posted at an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is located.
Tex. Insurance Code § 101.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 101 / Section 101.003
§ 101.003. INSURANCE EXCHANGES AND SYNDICATES; RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules defining insurance exchanges and syndicates that are insurers for purposes of Section 101.002.
Tex. Insurance Code § 36.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 36 / Section 36.005
§ 36.005. INTERIM RULES TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement state responsibility in compliance with a federal law or regulation or action of a federal court relating to a person or activity under the jurisdiction of the department if:

(1) federal law or regulation, or an action of a federal court, requires:

(A) a state to adopt the rules; or

(B) action by a state to ensure protection of the citizens of the state;

(2) the rules will avoid federal preemption of state insurance regulation; or

(3) the rules will prevent the loss of federal funds to this state.

(b) The commissioner may adopt a rule under this section only if the federal action requiring the adoption of a rule occurs or takes effect between sessions of the legislature or at such time during a session of the legislature that sufficient time does not remain to permit the preparation of a recommendation for legislative action or permit the legislature to act. A rule adopted under this section shall remain in effect only until 30 days following the end of the next session of the legislature unless a law is enacted that authorizes the subject matter of the rule. If a law is enacted that authorizes the subject matter of the rule, the rule will continue in effect.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.204
§ 1504.204. PLEDGE OF INCOME.
Status: in_force

A municipality may pledge the income from an exposition or convention hall to the payment of an obligation issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Election Code § 84.031 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 84 / Section 84.031
§ 84.031. CANCELLATION OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for an early voting ballot to be voted by mail that has been submitted to the early voting clerk may be canceled only as provided by this subchapter.

(b) A person whose application is canceled, if otherwise eligible, may vote in the same manner as if the application had not been submitted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8344.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8344 / Section 8344.005
§ 8344.005. TERRITORY ADDED.
Status: in_force

(a) The territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter is added to the district's territory as of the effective date of this section.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting 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 the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8284.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8284 / Section 8284.154
§ 8284.154. COPY OF AUDIT REPORT.
Status: in_force

A copy of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be delivered:

(1) to each director; and

(2) to a holder of at least 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the district, on request.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.1068 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.1068
§ 351.1068. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE FOR SPORTS FACILITIES BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality that is the county seat of a county that:

(1) is located on the Texas-Mexico border;

(2) has a population of 500,000 or more; and

(3) is adjacent to two or more counties, each of which has a population of 50,000 or more.

(b) A municipality to which this section applies may use revenue derived from the municipal hotel occupancy tax to construct, maintain, or expand a sporting-related facility, a sporting-related field, or related infrastructure as defined by Section 334.001, Local Government Code, that is located within 2,500 feet of the facility or field and is directly related to the facility or field, provided that:

(1) the facility, field, or infrastructure is located on property owned by the municipality; and

(2) the municipality's sports facilities and fields have been used in the preceding calendar year a combined total of more than 10 times for district, state, regional, or national sports tournaments, games, or events.

(c) A municipality to which this section applies that uses revenue derived from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for a purpose described by Subsection (b):

(1) shall determine the amount of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue generated for the municipality by hotel activity attributable to the newly constructed, enhanced, or upgraded facilities, fields, or related infrastructure for 10 years after the date the original construction, enhancements, or upgrades of the first of the facilities or fields are completed; and

(2) may not spend municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for the construction, enhancement, or upgrading of the facilities, fields, or related infrastructure in a total amount that exceeds the amount of area hotel revenue attributable to the construction, enhancements, or upgrades as determined under Subdivision (1).

(d) A municipality to which this section applies shall reimburse from the municipality's general fund any expenditure in excess of the amount of area hotel revenue attributable to the construction, enhancements, or upgrades to the municipality's hotel occupancy tax revenue fund.

(e) If a municipality to which this section applies uses revenue derived from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for a purpose described by Subsection (b), the municipality may not reduce the percentage of revenue from that tax allocated for a purpose described by Section 351.101(a)(3) to a percentage that is less than the average percentage of that revenue allocated by the municipality for that purpose during the 36-month period preceding the date the municipality begins using the revenue for a purpose described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Insurance Code § 2202.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2202 / Section 2202.204
§ 2202.204. ISSUANCE OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

On the termination of the hearing, the findings shall be written and filed with the department. The commissioner shall issue an order showing the findings approved by the commissioner and shall send the order by certified mail to the applicant or certificate holder.
Tex. Election Code § 85.037 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 85 / Section 85.037
§ 85.037. BYSTANDERS EXCLUDED; UNLAWFUL PRESENCE OF CANDIDATE.
Status: in_force

Section 61.001 applies to an early voting polling place except that the period for which the conduct is proscribed is during the time the polling place is open for the conduct of early voting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8445.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8445 / Section 8445.002
§ 8445.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 105.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 105 / Section 105.013
§ 105.013. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

The designated officer may not consider an application if it is received after the date specified in the notice for receiving applications by the designated officer.
Tex. Election Code § 112.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 112 / Section 112.004
§ 112.004. OFFICES AND MEASURES ON WHICH VOTER ENTITLED TO VOTE.
Status: in_force

A person voting a limited ballot is entitled to vote only on:

(1) each office and proposition stating a measure to be voted on statewide; and

(2) each office and proposition stating a measure to be voted on in a territorial unit of which the person was a resident both before changing county of residence and after the change.
Tex. Government Code § 4002.161 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4002 / Section 4002.161
§ 4002.161. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent not otherwise provided by this title, any intra-agency or interagency notes, memoranda, reports, or other communications consisting of advice, analyses, opinions, or recommendations are confidential.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or Section 4007.056(b) or (c), the commissioner may not disclose a document or other information made confidential by Subsection (a) unless the disclosure is made to the public under court order for good cause shown.

(c) The commissioner, at the commissioner's discretion, may disclose confidential information in the commissioner's possession to:

(1) a governmental or regulatory authority or any association of governmental or regulatory authorities approved by board rule; or

(2) any receiver appointed under Section 4007.151.

(d) Disclosure of information under Subsection (c) does not violate any other provision of this title or Chapter 552.

(e) This section may not be interpreted to prohibit or limit the publication of rulings or decisions of the commissioner.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 154.053 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 154 / Section 154.053
§ 154.053. STANDARDS AND DUTIES OF IMPARTIAL THIRD PARTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person appointed to facilitate an alternative dispute resolution procedure under this subchapter shall encourage and assist the parties in reaching a settlement of their dispute but may not compel or coerce the parties to enter into a settlement agreement.

(b) Unless expressly authorized by the disclosing party, the impartial third party may not disclose to either party information given in confidence by the other and shall at all times maintain confidentiality with respect to communications relating to the subject matter of the dispute.

(c) Unless the parties agree otherwise, all matters, including the conduct and demeanor of the parties and their counsel during the settlement process, are confidential and may never be disclosed to anyone, including the appointing court.

(d) Each participant, including the impartial third party, to an alternative dispute resolution procedure is subject to the requirements of Subchapter B, Chapter 261, Family Code, and Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.002
§ 1010.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates under and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.17 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.17
§ 43.17. VISITORS.
Status: in_force

Upon the receipt of such condemned person by the Director of the Department of Corrections, the condemned person shall be confined therein until the time for his or her execution arrives, and while so confined, all persons outside of said prison shall be denied access to him or her, except his or her physician, lawyer, and clergyperson, who shall be admitted to see him or her when necessary for his or her health or for the transaction of business, and the relatives and friends of the condemned person, who shall be admitted to see and converse with him or her at all proper times, under such reasonable rules and regulations as may be made by the Board of Directors of the Department of Corrections.
Tex. Government Code § 2002.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2002 / Section 2002.017
§ 2002.017. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state may adopt rules to ensure the effective administration of this subchapter, including rules prescribing paper size and the format of documents required to be filed for publication.

(b) The secretary of state may refuse to accept for filing and publication a document that does not substantially conform to the rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3957.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3957 / Section 3957.155
§ 3957.155. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax or assessment on property in the zones.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8144.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8144 / Section 8144.051
§ 8144.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8144.053, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Water Code § 54.013 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.013
§ 54.013. COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may include the area in all or part of any county or counties including all or part of any cities and other public agencies.

(b) The land composing a district need not be in one body, but may consist of separate bodies of land separated by land which is not included in the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 43.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 43 / Section 43.005
§ 43.005. ELECTION BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Establishment of a county experiment station."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7941A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7941A / Section 7941A.0202
§ 7941A.0202. 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 7941A.0103; 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 7941A.0103 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 7941A.0103; 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. Government Code § 2309.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.021
§ 2309.021. FUND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas home port trust fund is administered by the comptroller and may be paid only on written authorization of the governor.

(b) Before authorizing the use of money under this section, the governor shall notify the speaker of the house, the lieutenant governor, and the comptroller of the proposed authorizations and shall consider their recommendations and requests.
Tex. Occupations Code § 559.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 559 / Section 559.006
§ 559.006. LICENSE EXPIRATION NOTICE.
Status: in_force

At least 30 days before the expiration of a person's license, the board shall send written notice of the impending license expiration to the person at the license holder's last known address according to the board's records.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.209 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.209
§ 1501.209.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1501.209. PREMIUM RATES: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES. A small employer health benefit plan issuer may use the number of employees and dependents of a small employer as a case characteristic in establishing premium rates for the group. The highest rate factor associated with a classification based on the number of employees and dependents of a small employer may not exceed by more than 20 percent the lowest rate factor associated with a classification based on the number of employees and dependents of a small employer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8212.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8212 / Section 8212.152
§ 8212.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8212.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district as provided by 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. Education Code § 48.284 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.284
§ 48.284. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR REGIONAL INSURANCE COST DIFFERENTIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "catastrophe area" and "first tier coastal county" have the meanings assigned by Section 2210.003, Insurance Code.

(b) This section applies to a school district or open-enrollment charter school that has the following property located in a first tier coastal county or an area designated in 2024 as a catastrophe area:

(1) the central administrative office of the district or school; and

(2) a majority of campuses of the district or school.

(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school to which this section applies is entitled to additional state aid for each student in adjusted average daily attendance in an amount equal to 80 percent of the difference between, for the 2023-2024 school year, or a different school year specified by appropriation:

(1) the total amount paid for property and casualty insurance by districts and schools in the county or catastrophe area described by Subsection (b) in which the district's or school's property is located divided by the total number of students in average daily attendance for all districts and schools in the county or catastrophe area; and

(2) the total amount paid for property and casualty insurance by districts and schools in the state divided by the total number of students in average daily attendance in the state.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), the average daily attendance of a school district that qualifies for, or an open-enrollment charter school that if the school were a school district would qualify for, an allotment under Section 48.101 is the district's or school's average daily attendance multiplied by the sum of one and:

(1) for a school district, the district's annual allotment per student in average daily attendance under that section divided by the basic allotment; or

(2) for an open-enrollment charter school, the school's allotment determined per student in average daily attendance under Section 12.106(a-2) divided by the basic allotment.