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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.117
§ 1010.117. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may sell or otherwise dispose of any type of property, including equipment, on terms the board finds are in the best interest of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 26.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.112
§ 26.112. BAYLOR COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The County Court of Baylor County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court, the general criminal jurisdiction of a county court, and jurisdiction over cases and proceedings involving protective orders but has no other civil jurisdiction.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.921 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.921
§ 2306.921. DEFINITIONS.
Status: reserved

In this subchapter:

(1) "Facility" means a structure, trailer, or vehicle, or two or more contiguous or grouped structures, trailers, or vehicles, together with the land appurtenant.

(2) "Migrant agricultural worker" means an individual who:

(A) is working or available for work seasonally or temporarily in primarily an agricultural or agriculturally related industry; and

(B) moves one or more times from one place to another to perform seasonal or temporary employment or to be available for seasonal or temporary employment.

(3) "Migrant labor housing facility" means a facility that is established, operated, or used for more than three days as living quarters for two or more seasonal, temporary, or migrant families or three or more seasonal, temporary, or migrant workers, whether rent is paid or reserved in connection with the use of the facility.

(4) "Person" means an individual, association, partnership, corporation, or political subdivision.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.057
§ 1002.057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall designate a member of the board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.

(a-1) The board shall elect biennially from its own membership an assistant presiding officer and a secretary-treasurer. A member may not hold a position described by this subsection for more than two consecutive two-year periods. A member serves in a position described by this subsection at the will of the board and may be removed from that position by a two-thirds majority vote of the board.

(b) The board may appoint an assistant secretary and other assistants who are not members of the board to assist the board and exercise its authority in carrying out the board's powers and duties.
Tex. Education Code § 30.087 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 30 / Section 30.087
§ 30.087. FUNDING.
Status: repealed

(a) The cost of educating students who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be borne by the state and paid from the foundation school fund, but independent school districts and institutions of higher education in the state may and are encouraged to make available property or services in cooperation with the regional day school programs for the deaf for any activities related to the education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, including research, personnel training, and staff development.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Chs. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 4.63(10), and 1137 (S.B. 568), Sec. 64(10), eff. June 20, 2025.

(c) A school district may receive an allotment for transportation of students participating in a regional day school program, determined in the same manner as an allotment for the transportation of other special education students.
Tex. Estates Code § 114.054 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 114 / Section 114.054
§ 114.054. CAPACITY OF TRANSFEROR; USE OF POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The capacity required to make or revoke a transfer on death deed is the same as the capacity required to make a contract.

(b) A transfer on death deed may not be created through use of a power of attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0302
§ 3793.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The district may not construct or finance an improvement project, other than a water, sewer, or drainage facility or road, unless the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution consents to the construction or financing.

(c) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations to maintain or repair an existing improvement project only if the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution consents to the issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971 / Section 7971.152
§ 7971.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7971.151, 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0402
§ 3971.0402. 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. Transportation Code § 441.034 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.034
§ 441.034. EFFECT OF CONFIRMATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the majority of the votes received in the election favor creation of the district, the temporary directors shall declare the district created. If the majority of the votes received in the election are against the creation of the district, the temporary directors shall declare the district defeated. The temporary directors shall enter the results in their minutes and file a copy of the results with the commission.

(b) If the district is created, the temporary directors shall declare the five candidates who received the highest number of votes to be elected as the directors of the district. If two or more candidates tie for the fifth highest number of votes, the temporary directors shall select the fifth director by lot from those tying for that position.

(c) The two directors elected with the fewest votes serve until the qualification of two directors elected at the next regular directors' election. The three other directors serve until the qualification of three directors elected at the second regular directors' election.

(d) If the district is defeated, another election may not be held to create the district, except that owners of the real property in the proposed district may petition the commission again for creation of a district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8433.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8433 / Section 8433.002
§ 8433.002. 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 § 195.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 195 / Section 195.007
§ 195.007. ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT OR OTHER INSTRUMENT RECORDED ELECTRONICALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) An electronic document or other instrument filed or recorded electronically must be available for public inspection in the same manner and at the same time as an instrument filed or recorded by other means.

(b) The county clerk shall provide a requestor, as defined by Section 552.003, Government Code, of an electronic document or other instrument filed or recorded electronically under this chapter with electronic copies of the electronic document or other instrument in a form that is capable of being processed by the use of technology that is generally available and nonproprietary in nature. The county clerk shall provide the copies to the requestor at the cost of producing the copies in accordance with Section 552.262, Government Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 54.010 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 54 / Section 54.010
§ 54.010. LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for debts contracted between a corporation formed under this chapter and a shareholder, a shareholder of common or preferred stock is not liable for the debts, contracts, or engagements of the corporation in an amount greater than the par value of the stock owned by the shareholder.

(b) Both common and preferred stock are nonassessable.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.438 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.438
§ 11.438. LATE APPLICATION FOR VETERAN'S ORGANIZATION EXEMPTION.
Status: repealed

(a) The chief appraiser shall accept and approve or deny an application for a veteran's organization exemption under Section 11.23(a) after the filing deadline provided by Section 11.43 if the application is filed not later than December 31 of the fifth year after the year in which the taxes for which the exemption is claimed were imposed.

(b) If the taxes and related penalties and interest imposed on the property for the year for which the exemption is claimed are paid before an application is filed under this section, the chief appraiser may approve the late application for an exemption only on a showing that the taxes, penalties, and interest were paid under protest.

(c) If a late application is approved after approval of the appraisal records for a year for which the exemption is granted, the chief appraiser shall notify the collector for each taxing unit in which the property was taxable in that year. The collector shall deduct from the organization's tax bill the amount of tax imposed on the property for that year and any penalties and interest relating to that tax if the tax and related penalties and interest have not been paid. If the tax and related penalties and interest on the property for a tax year for which an exemption is granted under this section were paid under protest, the collector shall refund to the organization the tax, penalties, and interest paid.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 449, Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 1999.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.006 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.006
§ 55.006. DISCRIMINATION AND RESTRICTION ON COMPETITION.
Status: in_force

A public utility may not:

(1) discriminate against a person who sells or leases equipment or performs services in competition with the public utility; or

(2) engage in a practice that tends to restrict or impair that competition.
Tex. Local Government Code § 233.091 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 233 / Section 233.091
§ 233.091. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Alarm site" means the specific property or area of the premises on or within which an alarm system is installed or placed.

(2) "Alarm system" means an alarm signal device, burglar alarm, heat or motion sensor, or other electrical, mechanical, or electronic device used:

(A) to prevent or detect burglary, theft, pilferage, fire, or other loss of property;

(B) to prevent or detect intrusion; or

(C) primarily to detect and summon aid for other emergencies.

(3) "False alarm" means an alarm signal received by a law enforcement official that is later determined not to involve a criminal offense, attempted criminal offense, fire, or other emergency.
Tex. Government Code § 126.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 126 / Section 126.005
§ 126.005. DOCUMENTATION REGARDING INSUFFICIENT FUNDING.
Status: in_force

A legislative committee may require a county that does not establish a commercially sexually exploited persons court program under this chapter due to a lack of sufficient funding, as provided by Section 126.007(c), to provide the committee with any documentation in the county's possession that concerns federal or state funding received by the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7999.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7999 / Section 7999.151
§ 7999.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7999.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable 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.
Tex. Government Code § 1471.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1471 / Section 1471.025
§ 1471.025. DISBURSEMENT OF BOND PROCEEDS BY COUNTY TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds of county bonds may be paid out only by the county treasurer on warrants:

(1) drawn on the available road fund;

(2) issued by the county clerk;

(3) countersigned by the county judge; and

(4) on certified accounts approved by the commissioners court.

(b) The proceeds of bonds issued on the faith and credit of a commissioners or justice precinct or a road district may be paid out only by the county treasurer on warrants:

(1) drawn on the available road fund of the applicable political subdivision;

(2) issued by the county clerk;

(3) countersigned by the county judge; and

(4) approved by the commissioners court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2205.206 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.206
§ 2205.206. IMMUNITY OF EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS FROM CERTAIN LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

An employee or a person with whom the pool manager contracts under Section 2205.204 is not liable with respect to a claim or judgment against a child-care facility covered by the pool.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.505 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.505
§ 125.505. NOTICE OF BOX RELOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A credit union shall give a lessee of a safe deposit box at least 30 days' notice of the box's relocation. The notice must state:

(1) the scheduled date and time of the relocation; and

(2) whether the box will be opened during the relocation.

(b) If the lessee does not personally supervise the relocation or give written authorization for the relocation, the credit union shall notify the lessee of the new box number or location not later than the 30th day after the date of the relocation. The credit union must include a copy of the signed and notarized inventory report required by Section 125.504(c) with the notice.

(c) A notice required by this section must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each lessee named in the records of the credit union at the address shown in those records.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 759.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 759 / Section 759.001
§ 759.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Operator" means a person who owns, controls, or has operational responsibility for a roller-skating center.

(2) "Roller-skating center" means a facility or a portion of a facility that is specifically designed for roller skating by the public.

(3) "Spectator" means an individual who is present in a roller-skating center only to observe skating activity, regardless of whether the skating activity is recreational or competitive.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0251
§ 8508.0251. LOANS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may:

(1) borrow money or accept a grant or donation for its corporate purposes from any person, including a private source, the United States, this state, or a local government; and

(2) enter into an agreement in connection with a loan, grant, or donation accepted under Subdivision (1).

(b) The source of money accepted by the authority is public information.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.854 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.854
§ 504.854. AUCTION.
Status: repealed

(a) The board by rule may provide for the private vendor to:

(1) sell at auction a license to display a unique alphanumeric pattern on a license plate for a period set by board rule;

(2) reserve an unissued alphanumeric pattern from the department for purposes of auctioning a license to display the pattern for a period set by board rule; and

(3) purchase from a customer an unexpired license to display an alphanumeric pattern for purposes of auction by the vendor.

(b) A license to display an alphanumeric pattern purchased under this section may be transferred to another person without payment of the fee provided by Section 504.855.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(23), eff. January 1, 2012.
Tex. Government Code § 81.08791 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.08791
§ 81.08791. RULE DELIBERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee, the board of directors, or the supreme court shall provide notice of any deliberation on a proposed disciplinary rule, and the deliberation must be open to the public.

(b) The board of directors and the supreme court shall record and make public each vote for or against a proposed disciplinary rule.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.058
§ 1952.058. LOSS CONTROL INFORMATION AND SERVICES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer must provide loss control information as a prerequisite to writing commercial automobile liability insurance in this state.

(b) The insurer shall provide to the insurer's policyholders loss control information reasonably commensurate with the risks, exposures, and experience of the insured's business. To provide loss control information or services, the insurer may:

(1) employ qualified personnel;

(2) retain qualified independent contractors;

(3) contract with the policyholder to provide qualified loss control personnel and services; or

(4) use a combination of methods described by this subsection.

(c) If there is evidence that an insurer is not providing reasonable loss control information or is not using that information in a reasonable manner to reduce losses, the commissioner shall order a hearing to determine whether the insurer is in compliance with this section. If the commissioner determines that the insurer is not in compliance, the commissioner may impose any sanction authorized by Chapter 82.

(d) An insurer or an agent or employee of the insurer is not liable, and a cause of action does not arise against the insurer, agent, or employee, for any accident based on the allegation that the accident was caused or could have been prevented by a program, information, inspection, or other activity or service undertaken by the insurer for the prevention of accidents in connection with operations of the insured. The immunity provided by this subsection does not affect the liability of an insurer for compensation or as otherwise provided in an insurance policy.

(e) Loss control information an insurer provides to an insured under this section is not subject to discovery and is not admissible as evidence in any civil proceeding.

(f) The commissioner, after holding a public hearing on the proposed rules, may adopt reasonable rules for the enforcement of this section.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.18 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.18
§ 5.18. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The financial transactions of the commission are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8489.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8489 / Section 8489.051
§ 8489.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8489.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.153
§ 1054.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8236.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8236 / Section 8236.003
§ 8236.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Election Code § 62.015 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 62 / Section 62.015
§ 62.015. PLACING INDELIBLE MARKING INSTRUMENT IN STATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An indelible marking instrument shall be placed in each voting station.

(b) In this section, "indelible marking instrument" means an instrument that makes marks that cannot easily be removed or erased.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.157
§ 206.157. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A complaint, adverse report, investigation file, or other report, the identity of and reports made by a physician or surgical assistant performing or supervising compliance monitoring for the medical board, or other investigative information in the possession of or received or gathered by the medical board, medical board employee or agent relating to a license holder, a license application, or a criminal investigation or proceeding is privileged and confidential and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to any person other than the medical board or medical board employee or agent involved in license holder discipline.
Tex. Water Code § 54.813 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.813
§ 54.813. MUNICIPALITY'S AUTHORITY REGARDING DEFINED AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality any portion of which is located in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million and less than 1.5 million.

(b) A municipality may not annex a part of a defined area in a district that has adopted a plan for the defined area under this subchapter unless:

(1) 90 percent or more of all facilities and infrastructure described by the plan has been installed and completed; and

(2) the municipality:

(A) annexes all of the defined area that is within the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; and

(B) assumes the pro rata share of the bonded indebtedness of the annexed area.

(c) After the annexation occurs:

(1) the annexed area is not eligible to be a defined area under this subchapter; and

(2) the district may not impose in the annexed area a tax authorized for a defined area under this subchapter.