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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3942.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3942 / Section 3942.0101
§ 3942.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Corsicana.

(3) "County" means Navarro County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the West Lake Ranch Municipal Management District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8446.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8446 / Section 8446.006
§ 8446.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 1250, and Section 5, Chapter 1309, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 4, Chapter 1250, and Section 5, Chapter 1309, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, 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. Insurance Code § 829.108 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 829 / Section 829.108
§ 829.108. FILING OF MINUTES, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AND BYLAWS; EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The converting exchange shall file with the commissioner:

(1) the minutes of the meeting at which the plan was approved; and

(2) the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the resulting company and the mutual holding company.

(b) The converting exchange shall make the filing required by Subsection (a) not later than the 30th day after the later of:

(1) the date on which the eligible members approve the conversion plan; or

(2) the date on which the commissioner approves the conversion plan.

(c) The conversion plan approved by the commissioner takes effect on the date specified in the articles of incorporation of the resulting company and the mutual holding company.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.908 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.908
§ 361.908. LIAISON TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
Status: in_force

A county that establishes a brownfield program may act as a liaison between an eligible owner, licensed professional engineer, or contractor and the Environmental Protection Agency to assist in obtaining a federal grant for an assessment or eligible site remediation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.).
Tex. Tax Code § 156.151 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 156 / Section 156.151
§ 156.151. REPORT AND PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to collect the tax imposed by this chapter shall pay the comptroller the tax collected during the preceding reporting period and at the same time shall file with the comptroller a report stating:

(1) the total amount of the payments made for rooms at the person's hotel during the preceding reporting period;

(2) the amount of the tax collected by the person during the preceding reporting period; and

(3) other information that the comptroller requires to be in the report.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), each calendar month is a reporting period and the taxes imposed by and collected under this chapter are due and payable to the comptroller on or before the 20th day of the month following the end of each calendar month.

(c) If a taxpayer owes less than $500 for a calendar month or $1,500 for a calendar quarter, the taxpayer qualifies as a quarterly filer having a reporting period of a calendar quarter and the taxes are due and payable on the 20th day after the end of the calendar quarter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.008
§ 3921.008. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.063
§ 1016.063. SENIORITY; RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) adopt rules related to the seniority of district employees, including rules for a retirement plan based on seniority; and

(2) give effect to previous years of service for district employees continuously employed in the operation or management of hospital facilities:

(A) constructed by the district; or

(B) acquired by the district, including facilities acquired when the district was created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8010A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8010A / Section 8010A.0105
§ 8010A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.049 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.049
§ 247.049. USE OF REGULATORY REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a report or other document prepared by the department that relates to regulation of an assisted living facility is not admissible as evidence in a civil action to prove that the facility violated a standard prescribed under this chapter.

(b) Subsection (a) does not:

(1) bar the admission into evidence of department reports or other documents in an enforcement action in which the state or an agency or political subdivision of the state is a party, including:

(A) an action seeking injunctive relief under Section 247.044;

(B) an action seeking imposition of a civil penalty under Section 247.045;

(C) a contested case hearing involving denial, suspension, or revocation of a license issued under this chapter; and

(D) an action seeking imposition of an administrative penalty under this subchapter;

(2) bar the admission into evidence of department reports or other documents that are offered:

(A) to establish warning or notice to an assisted living facility of a relevant department determination; or

(B) under any rule or evidentiary predicate of the Texas Rules of Evidence;

(3) prohibit or limit the testimony of a department employee, in accordance with the Texas Rules of Evidence, as to observations, factual findings, conclusions, or determinations that an assisted living facility violated a standard prescribed under this chapter if the observations, factual findings, conclusions, or determinations were made in the discharge of the employee's official duties for the department; or

(4) prohibit or limit the use of department reports or other documents in depositions or other forms of discovery conducted in connection with a civil action if use of the reports or other documents appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.1984 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.1984
§ 502.1984. INTEREST ON FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A fee required to be sent to the department under this chapter bears interest for the benefit of the state highway fund or the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund, as applicable, at an annual rate of 10 percent beginning on the 60th day after the date the county assessor-collector collects the fee.

(b) The department shall audit the registration and transfer fees collected and disbursed by each county assessor-collector and shall determine the exact amount of interest due on any fee not sent to the department.

(c) The state has a claim against a county assessor-collector and the sureties on the assessor-collector's official bond for the amount of interest due on a fee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.051
§ 545.051. DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator on a roadway of sufficient width shall drive on the right half of the roadway, unless:

(1) the operator is passing another vehicle;

(2) an obstruction necessitates moving the vehicle left of the center of the roadway and the operator yields the right-of-way to a vehicle that:

(A) is moving in the proper direction on the unobstructed portion of the roadway; and

(B) is an immediate hazard;

(3) the operator is on a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic; or

(4) the operator is on a roadway restricted to one-way traffic.

(b) An operator of a vehicle on a roadway moving more slowly than the normal speed of other vehicles at the time and place under the existing conditions shall drive in the right-hand lane available for vehicles, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, unless the operator is:

(1) passing another vehicle; or

(2) preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.

(c) An operator on a roadway having four or more lanes for moving vehicles and providing for two-way movement of vehicles may not drive left of the center line of the roadway except:

(1) as authorized by an official traffic-control device designating a specified lane to the left side of the center of the roadway for use by a vehicle not otherwise permitted to use the lane;

(2) under the conditions described by Subsection (a)(2); or

(3) in crossing the center line to make a left turn into or out of an alley, private road, or driveway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8066.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8066 / Section 8066.0202
§ 8066.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Lynnette Tujague;

(2) Andy Mersmann;

(3) Julia Russell;

(4) Monica Pena; and

(5) Madeline Berry.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8066.0103; 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 8066.0103 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 8066.0103; 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7973A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7973A / Section 7973A.0106
§ 7973A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(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 § 8056.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8056 / Section 8056.0201
§ 8056.0201. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 801.206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.206
§ 801.206. PUBLIC ACCESS AND TESTIMONY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English or who has a physical, mental, or developmental disability may be provided reasonable access to the board's programs.

(b) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board.
Tex. Election Code § 275.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 275 / Section 275.002
§ 275.002. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

To be elected to a city office, a candidate must receive a majority of the total number of votes received by all candidates for the office.
Tex. Finance Code § 306.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 306 / Section 306.004
§ 306.004. DETERMINING RATES OF INTEREST BY SPREADING.
Status: in_force

(a) To determine whether a commercial loan is usurious, the interest rate is computed by amortizing or spreading, using the actuarial method during the stated term of the loan, all interest at any time contracted for, charged, or received in connection with the loan.

(b) If a commercial loan is paid in full before the end of the stated term of the loan and the amount of interest received for the period that the loan exists exceeds the amount that produces the maximum rate authorized by law for that period, the lender shall:

(1) refund the amount of the excess to the borrower; or

(2) credit the amount of the excess against amounts owing under the loan.

(c) A lender who complies with Subsection (b) is not subject to any of the penalties provided by law for contracting for, charging, or receiving interest in excess of the maximum rate authorized.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.051
§ 143.051. CAUSE FOR REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

A commission rule prescribing cause for removal or suspension of a fire fighter or police officer is not valid unless it involves one or more of the following grounds:

(1) conviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude;

(2) violations of a municipal charter provision;

(3) acts of incompetency;

(4) neglect of duty;

(5) discourtesy to the public or to a fellow employee while the fire fighter or police officer is in the line of duty;

(6) acts showing lack of good moral character;

(7) drinking intoxicants while on duty or intoxication while off duty;

(8) conduct prejudicial to good order;

(9) refusal or neglect to pay just debts;

(10) absence without leave;

(11) shirking duty or cowardice at fires, if applicable; or

(12) violation of an applicable fire or police department rule or special order.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.053 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.053
§ 10.053.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.053. PLAN OF EXCHANGE: PERMISSIVE PROVISIONS. (a) A plan of exchange may include:

(1) provisions for the appointment, at or after the time at which the plan of exchange is adopted by the owners or members whose ownership or membership interests are being acquired in the interest exchange, of one or more persons, which may include an organization that is a party to the interest exchange or any managerial official, representative, or agent of a party to the interest exchange, as representative of those owners or members; and

(2) any other provisions not required by Section 10.052 relating to the interest exchange.

(b) Provisions for the appointment of a representative in a plan of exchange under Subsection (a)(1) may:

(1) delegate to the representative the sole and exclusive authority to take action on behalf of the owners or members under the plan of exchange, including the authority to take actions the representative determines to enforce or settle the rights of the owners or members under the plan of exchange, subject to the terms and conditions as prescribed by the plan of exchange;

(2) prescribe the irrevocable nature and binding effect of the appointment as to all owners or members to be bound by the appointment from and after the approval of the plan of exchange by those owners or members in accordance with this subchapter; and

(3) provide that any of the provisions:

(A) may not be amended after the interest exchange has become effective; or

(B) may be amended only with the consent or approval of persons specified in the plan of exchange.
Tex. Water Code § 20.103 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.103
§ 20.103. PERIODIC DETERMINATION OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

A bond resolution or order may provide for the periodic determination of interest rates without the board being required to give specific approval.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.104 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.104
§ 167.104. SEIZURE AND DISPOSAL OF ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An inspector may request a peace officer to seize animals if:

(1) the inspector determines the animals to be running at large or on the open range of a county or part of a county in which the commission is conducting tick eradication under this chapter; and

(2) the inspector is unable to locate the owner or caretaker of the animals.

(b) The peace officer may deputize assistants, shall seize the animals, and shall treat the animals under the supervision of an inspector. The officer shall impound the animals at a place designated by the inspector or otherwise dispose of the animals as necessary for the purpose of tick eradication.
Tex. Family Code § 41.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 41 / Section 41.003
§ 41.003. VENUE.
Status: in_force

A suit as provided by this chapter may be filed in the county in which the conduct of the child occurred or in the county in which the defendant resides.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.101 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.101
§ 54.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "certificate" means a certificate of operating authority.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.144 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.144
§ 363.144. ADJUSTMENT OF RATES FOR ADEQUATE REVENUE.
Status: in_force

A public agency shall adopt and adjust the rates charged for solid waste management services so that revenues, together with taxes levied to support the services, will be sufficient to pay:

(1) the expense of operating and maintaining the solid waste management system, including a resource recovery system;

(2) the public agency's obligations under a contract; and

(3) the public agency's obligations under and in connection with bonds issued that are secured by revenues from the solid waste management service or a solid waste management system, including a resource recovery system.
Tex. Local Government Code § 380.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 380 / Section 380.001
§ 380.001. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs, including programs for making loans and grants of public money and providing personnel and services of the municipality, to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the municipality. For purposes of this subsection, a municipality includes an area that:

(1) has been annexed by the municipality for limited purposes; or

(2) is in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.

(b) The governing body may:

(1) administer a program by the use of municipal personnel;

(2) contract with the federal government, the state, a political subdivision of the state, a nonprofit organization, or any other entity for the administration of a program; and

(3) accept contributions, gifts, or other resources to develop and administer a program.

(c) Any city along the Texas-Mexico border with a population of more than 500,000 may establish not-for-profit corporations and cooperative associations for the purpose of creating and developing an intermodal transportation hub to stimulate economic development. Such intermodal hub may also function as an international intermodal transportation center and may be colocated with or near local, state, or federal facilities and facilities of Mexico in order to fulfill its purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8022A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8022A / Section 8022A.0501
§ 8022A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.201
§ 1105.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose related to the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements, and equipping buildings or improvements for a hospital and the hospital system, as determined by the board.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.33 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.33
§ 11.33. COURT SHALL ALLOW TIME.
Status: in_force

The court or judge issuing the writ of habeas corpus shall allow reasonable time for the production of the person detained in custody.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.104
§ 6903.104. BALLOT PROCEDURE FOR CANDIDATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must present a petition requesting that action.

(b) The petition must be:

(1) signed by at least 50 residents of the district who are registered to vote at the election; and

(2) presented to the board's secretary not later than the 16th day before the date of the election.
Tex. Labor Code § 501.050 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 501 / Section 501.050
§ 501.050. NOTICE OF APPEAL; NOTICE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In each case appealed from the division to a county or district court:

(1) the clerk of the court shall mail to the division:

(A) not later than the 20th day after the date the case is filed, a notice containing the style, number, and date of filing of the case; and

(B) not later than the 20th day after the date the judgment is rendered, a certified copy of the judgment; and

(2) the attorney preparing the judgment shall file the original and a copy of the judgment with the clerk.

(b) An attorney's failure to comply with Subsection (a)(2) does not excuse the failure of a county or district clerk to comply with Subsection (a)(1)(B).

(c) The clerk is not entitled to a fee for the services.

(d) A county or district clerk who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $250.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0319 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0319
§ 8513.0319. ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF PROPERTY; EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or any other manner and maintain, use, and operate property of any kind inside or outside the authority necessary to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges, and functions conferred on the authority by this chapter and by the exercise of the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Subsection (b).

(b) The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by the general law applicable to a district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The authority's authority under this section to exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the authority submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31, 2012.