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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1107.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.112
§ 1107.112. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 68.014 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 68 / Section 68.014
§ 68.014. REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The department shall make regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this chapter and to attain its objectives, including regulations to govern:

(1) permit application forms, fees, and procedures;

(2) hearing procedures;

(3) procedures for identifying endangered fish and wildlife or goods made from endangered fish or wildlife which may be possessed, propagated, or sold under this chapter;

(4) publication and distribution of lists of species and subspecies of endangered fish or wildlife and their products; and

(5) limitations on the capture, trapping, taking, or killing, or attempting to capture, trap, take, or kill, and the possession, transportation, exportation, sale, and offering for sale of endangered species.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.310 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.310
§ 843.310.
Status: in_force

Sec. 843.310. CONTRACTS WITH PHYSICIANS OR PROVIDERS: CERTAIN INDEMNITY CLAUSES PROHIBITED. A contract between a health maintenance organization and a physician or provider may not contain a clause purporting to indemnify the health maintenance organization for any liability in tort resulting from an act or omission of the health maintenance organization.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.503 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.503
§ 31.503. USE OF BICENTENNIAL TRAIL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Real property acquired by this state for the Bicentennial Trail may be used only for the purposes of the Bicentennial Trail.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8389.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8389 / Section 8389.052
§ 8389.052. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of director shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint directors to fill all of the vacancies on the board whenever the number of qualified directors is fewer than three.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7903A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7903A / Section 7903A.0401
§ 7903A.0401. 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 7903A.0403.

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8239.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8239 / Section 8239.102
§ 8239.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements in aid of those roads.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, regulations, and ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.

(c) If a portion of the territory of the district is excluded from the corporate limits of the City of Gunter, the district shall:

(1) improve, maintain, repair, and operate the roads located in that portion of territory in accordance with the ordinances and rules of the political subdivision possessing jurisdiction over the roads in that portion of territory; and

(2) pay the entire cost of performing the district's duties under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.073 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.073
§ 134.073. SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST.
Status: in_force

A successor in interest to a permit holder may continue the surface coal mining and reclamation plan of the original permit holder until the successor's application is granted or denied if the successor:

(1) applies for a new permit not later than the 30th day after the date the person succeeds to the interest; and

(2) is able to obtain the same bond coverage as the original permit holder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3817.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3817 / Section 3817.155
§ 3817.155. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

(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.
Tex. Property Code § 31.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.003
§ 31.003. VENUE.
Status: in_force

An owner of an overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease may bring an action under this chapter in a district court of a county in which any part of the property subject to the oil and gas lease is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 223.032 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 223 / Section 223.032
§ 223.032. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer by resolution may authorize the issuance of revenue bonds to refund:

(1) outstanding bonds or other evidences of indebtedness that have been issued to provide a hospital project; or

(2) outstanding obligations, mortgages, or advances issued, made, or given by a nonprofit organization for the cost of a hospital project.

(b) The amounts refunded may include the principal of and any redemption premium for the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, and any interest accruing to the date of redemption.

(c) The bonds or other evidences of indebtedness to be refunded need not have been issued under this chapter and need not have been originally issued by the issuer of the refunding bonds.

(d) This subchapter governs the issuance of refunding bonds, the maturities and other details of the bonds, the rights of the bondholders, and rights, duties, and obligations of the refunding bond issuer.

(e) The issuer may issue the refunding bonds in exchange or substitution for outstanding bonds or other evidences of indebtedness or may sell the refunding bonds and use the proceeds for paying or redeeming outstanding bonds or other evidences of indebtedness.
Tex. Transportation Code § 643.155 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.155
§ 643.155. RULES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall appoint a rules advisory committee consisting of representatives of motor carriers transporting household goods using small, medium, and large equipment, the public, and the department.

(b) Members of the committee serve at the pleasure of the department and are not entitled to compensation or reimbursement of expenses for serving on the committee. The department may adopt rules to govern the operations of the advisory committee.

(c) The committee shall examine the rules adopted by the department under Sections 643.153(a) and (b) and make recommendations to the department on modernizing and streamlining the rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9062.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9062 / Section 9062.151
§ 9062.151. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.113
§ 1021.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services as to the hospital or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.115 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.115
§ 246.115. CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS; INJUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may request that the attorney general bring an action to prohibit a person from engaging in an act or practice and to order compliance with this chapter if the board determines, after a complaint or by other means, that the act or practice violates this chapter or an order made under this chapter.

(b) The action may be brought in the district court of a county in which:

(1) the defendant resides;

(2) the defendant has done business;

(3) the principal place of business of the defendant is located; or

(4) the transaction occurred.

(c) The court may grant an injunction or restraining order on a proper showing. If the court grants an injunction or restraining order, the court shall issue it without bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9040.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9040 / Section 9040.003
§ 9040.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Family Code § 58.260 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.260
§ 58.260. INSPECTION AND RELEASE OF SEALED RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A juvenile court may allow, by order, the inspection of records sealed under this subchapter or under Section 58.003, as that law existed before September 1, 2017, only by:

(1) a person named in the order, on the petition of the person who is the subject of the records;

(2) a prosecutor, on the petition of the prosecutor, for the purpose of reviewing the records for possible use:

(A) in a capital prosecution; or

(B) for the enhancement of punishment under Section 12.42, Penal Code; or

(3) a court, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for the purposes of Article 62.007(e), Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) After a petitioner inspects records under this section, the court may order the release of any or all of the records to the petitioner on the motion of the petitioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3958.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3958 / Section 3958.205
§ 3958.205. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9078.0051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9078 / Section 9078.0051
§ 9078.0051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers essential to the accomplishment of the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and may exercise the rights, powers, privileges, prerogatives, and functions enumerated in or implied by that section, including those listed in this subchapter.
Tex. Family Code § 8.205 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.205
§ 8.205. HEARING REQUESTED BY EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 20th day after the date an order or writ of withholding is delivered to an employer, the employer may file with the court a motion for a hearing on the applicability of the order or writ to the employer.

(b) The hearing under this section must be held on or before the 15th day after the date the motion is made.

(c) An order or writ of withholding is binding and the employer shall continue to withhold income and remit the amount withheld pending further order of the court.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.353 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.353
§ 122.353. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION.
Status: in_force

To the extent of a conflict between a provision of this chapter and a provision of federal law involving interstate transportation of hemp, including a United States Department of Agriculture regulation, federal law controls and conflicting provisions of this chapter do not apply.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0281 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0281
§ 11.0281. VOLUNTEER LIABILITY AND IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "volunteer" means a person rendering services for or on behalf of the department without the expectation of receiving monetary compensation from the department other than reimbursement for expenses incurred by the person during the performance of the service. The term does not include:

(1) a person performing services as a result of a community service or community supervision sentence; or

(2) an inmate providing labor pursuant to Section 497.091, Government Code, or similar law.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a volunteer while acting within the course and scope of the volunteer's assignment for the department is immune from civil liability for any act or omission of the volunteer resulting from the operation or use of a motor-driven vehicle or motor-driven equipment owned or leased by the department.

(c) This section does not apply to an act or omission that is intentional, wilfully negligent, or done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others.

(d) The department shall, from any funds appropriated to the department, compensate a claimant for property damage, personal injury, or death proximately caused by the wrongful act or omission or the negligence of a volunteer acting within the scope of the volunteer's assignment if:

(1) the property damage, personal injury, or death arises from the operation or use of a motor-driven vehicle or motor-driven equipment owned or leased by the department; and

(2) the volunteer would be personally liable to the claimant under the laws of this state in the absence of the immunity provided by this section.

(e) The amount of compensation paid under Subsection (d) may not exceed the maximum amount applicable to a state agency as specified by Section 101.023(a), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(f) A volunteer operating or using a motor-driven vehicle or motor-driven equipment owned or leased by the department who is acting within the course and scope of a volunteer assignment for the department is exempt from the requirements of Chapter 601, Transportation Code.

(g) Except as provided by Subsection (d), this section does not create any liability of or waive any immunity of the department, employees of the department, or volunteers for the department.
Tex. Penal Code § 12.425 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 12 / Section 12.425
§ 12.425. PENALTIES FOR REPEAT AND HABITUAL FELONY OFFENDERS ON TRIAL FOR STATE JAIL FELONY.
Status: in_force

(a) If it is shown on the trial of a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a) that the defendant has previously been finally convicted of two state jail felonies punishable under Section 12.35(a), on conviction the defendant shall be punished for a felony of the third degree.

(b) If it is shown on the trial of a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a) that the defendant has previously been finally convicted of two felonies other than a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a), and the second previous felony conviction is for an offense that occurred subsequent to the first previous conviction having become final, on conviction the defendant shall be punished for a felony of the second degree.

(c) If it is shown on the trial of a state jail felony for which punishment may be enhanced under Section 12.35(c) that the defendant has previously been finally convicted of a felony other than a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a), on conviction the defendant shall be punished for a felony of the second degree.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 440.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 440 / Section 440.031
§ 440.031. INSPECTION BY DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Under rules adopted by the executive commissioner, the department's authorized representatives have free access at all reasonable hours to any establishment for the manufacture of a frozen dessert, imitation frozen dessert, product sold in semblance of a frozen dessert, or a mix for one of those products or to any vehicle being used to transport in commerce a frozen dessert, imitation frozen dessert, product sold in semblance of a frozen dessert, or a mix for one of those products for the purpose of:

(1) inspecting the establishment or vehicle to determine compliance with the standards or related requirements prescribed under this chapter; or

(2) securing samples of frozen desserts, imitation frozen desserts, products sold in semblance of frozen desserts, or a mix for one of those products for the purpose of making or causing to be made an examination of the samples to determine compliance with the standards or related requirements prescribed under this chapter.

(b) A political subdivision or an agency other than the department that collects samples described by Subsection (a)(2) shall bear the cost of the samples and any analyses of the samples.

(c) The inspection procedures provided by this section are in addition to the procedures provided by Chapter 431.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8328.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8328 / Section 8328.003
§ 8328.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.052
§ 601.052. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall:

(1) adopt rules that are reasonable and necessary for the performance of the advisory board's duties under this chapter, as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code, including rules to establish:

(A) the certification program required by Subchapter C, including minimum standards for issuing, renewing, suspending, canceling, or revoking a certificate;

(B) certification renewal dates;

(C) the registry required by Subchapter E;

(D) grounds for disciplinary actions;

(E) procedures for disciplinary proceedings;

(F) procedures for non-disciplinary remedial plans;

(G) minimum standards for approving and rescinding approval of curricula and education programs to train medical radiologic technologists to perform radiologic procedures;

(H) minimum standards for approving and rescinding approval of instructors to teach approved curricula or education programs to train medical radiologic technologists to perform radiologic procedures;

(I) procedures for requiring an applicant for or holder of a certificate to submit to:

(i) an examination of the applicant's or holder's physical or mental health; and

(ii) screening for alcohol or substance abuse or behavioral issues; and

(J) procedures for making a confidential referral to the Texas Physician Health Program established under Chapter 167, and for requiring participation in the program as a prerequisite for issuing or maintaining a certificate under this chapter or approval under Section 601.054 or 601.055;

(2) review and approve or reject each application for the issuance or renewal of a certificate;

(3) issue each certificate;

(4) deny, suspend, or revoke a certificate or otherwise discipline a certificate holder; and

(5) take any action necessary to carry out the functions and duties of the advisory board under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8078.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8078 / Section 8078.0101
§ 8078.0101. 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 Bear Creek Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Parker County.
Tex. Government Code § 53.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.056
§ 53.056. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The bailiff holds office at the will of the judge of the court served by the bailiff.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.051
§ 373A.051. MUNICIPAL POWER TO DESIGNATE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) To promote and expand the ownership and rental of affordable housing and to prevent the involuntary loss of homesteads by existing homeowners and renters living in the area, the governing body of a municipality by ordinance may designate as a homestead preservation district an area in the municipality that is eligible under Section 373A.052.

(b) The ordinance must describe the boundaries of the district and designate the powers that apply to the district under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 76.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 76 / Section 76.01
§ 76.01. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

The University of Texas at Tyler is a coeducational institution of higher education within The University of Texas System. It is under the control and management of the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.115 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.115
§ 201.115. BORROWING MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may authorize the department to borrow money from any source to carry out the functions of the department.

(b) A loan under this section may be in the form of an agreement, note, contract, or other form as determined by the commission and may contain any provisions the commission considers appropriate, except:

(1) the term of the loan may not exceed two years;

(2) the amount of the loan, combined with any amounts outstanding on other loans under this section, may not exceed an amount that is two times the average monthly revenue deposited to the state highway fund for the 12 months preceding the month of the loan; and

(3) the loan may not create general obligation of the state and is payable only as authorized by legislative appropriation.

(c) If the department borrows money by the issuance of notes, the notes shall be considered a state security for purposes of Chapter 1231, Government Code.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 222.001, money in the state highway fund may be used to repay a loan under this section, if appropriated by the legislature for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8854.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8854 / Section 8854.051
§ 8854.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.