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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7988.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7988 / Section 7988.106
§ 7988.106. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if:

(1) the district has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) the district is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7988.003 to confirm the creation of the district.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7988.003.

(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 7988.004 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7921.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7921 / Section 7921.102
§ 7921.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.051
§ 327.051. COUNTIES AUTHORIZED TO CREATE ZOO BOARD.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 2.1 million that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 2.1 million by order may authorize the creation of a zoo board under this chapter to establish, finance, and manage facilities and services to provide conservation, education, research, public recreation, and care relating to the study and display of animals and other specimens in a public zoological park.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.052
§ 1070.052. PETITION TO CHANGE METHOD FOR SELECTING DIRECTORS; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioners Court of Hansford County shall order an election on the question of electing directors if the court receives a petition requesting that action signed by at least 250 registered district voters who own taxable property in the district as of the date the petition is presented to the court. The election shall be held within 90 days of the date the petition is presented and notice of the election is given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(b) The order calling the election must:

(1) specify the date of the election, the location of the polling places, and the presiding judge and alternate judge for each voting place; and

(2) provide for clerks as in a county election.

(c) The ballot shall be prepared to allow voting for or against the proposition: "Providing the office of director of the Hansford County Hospital District shall hereafter be an elective office."

(d) If a majority of the district voters voting in the election favor the proposition:

(1) directors in office at the time of the election shall serve the terms for which the directors were appointed; and

(2) successor directors shall be elected as provided by Section 1070.053.

(e) Another election on the question of electing directors may not be held before the third anniversary of the date of the most recent election on electing directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.104
§ 1073.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment, administration, maintenance, operation, and financing of a hospital system, including any component specified by Subsection (b) or a service or facility specified by Subsection (c), by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the system, service, or facility for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include:

(1) a medical care system;

(2) rural health clinics;

(3) outpatient clinics and facilities for outpatient clinics;

(4) nursing homes;

(5) home health services;

(6) facilities for domiciliary care of the sick, injured, or geriatric;

(7) pharmacies;

(8) convalescent home facilities;

(9) necessary nurses domiciliaries and training centers;

(10) blood banks;

(11) community mental health centers;

(12) research centers or laboratories; and

(13) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.

(c) The district may provide any services or facilities necessary for:

(1) hospital agencies;

(2) extended care facilities; and

(3) assisted living or personal care facilities, including retirement benefits, housing, and medical office buildings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8819.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8819 / Section 8819.004
§ 8819.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The initial boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Panola County, Texas.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.002
§ 401.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this chapter to carry out the policies stated in Section 401.001 by providing a program to:

(1) ensure effective regulation of sources of radiation for protection of the occupational and public health and safety and the environment;

(2) promote an orderly regulatory pattern in the state, among the states, and between the federal government and the state, and facilitate intergovernmental cooperation with respect to use and regulation of sources of radiation to minimize regulatory duplication;

(3) establish procedures for assumption and performance of certain regulatory responsibilities with respect to sources of radiation; and

(4) permit maximum use of sources of radiation consistent with public health and safety and environmental protection.
Tex. Family Code § 35A.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 35A / Section 35A.001
§ 35A.001. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a person whose relationship to a child would make the person eligible to consent to treatment under Section 32.001(a)(1), (2), or (3), and who has had actual care, custody, and control of the child for the six months preceding the filing of a petition under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972 / Section 7972.101
§ 7972.101. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.003
§ 3503.003. PURPOSES OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is created to:

(1) accept title on approval by, and in coordination with, the governor to all or a portion of the property on, adjacent to, or related to the property described by Section 3503.004 from the United States;

(2) promote the location and development of new businesses, industries, and commercial activities on or related to the property;

(3) undertake a project the board considers necessary or incidental to the industrial, commercial, or business development, redevelopment, maintenance, and expansion of new or existing businesses on and for the property described by Section 3503.004, including the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, replacement, improvement, extension, expansion, or enhancement of:

(A) roads, bridges, and rights-of-way;

(B) housing;

(C) property;

(D) police, fire, medical, cultural, educational, and research services, equipment, institutions, and resources;

(E) other community support services;

(F) flood control, water, wastewater treatment, natural gas, electricity, solid waste disposal, steam generation, communications, and all other utility facilities and services;

(G) other infrastructure improvements; and

(H) any other services or facilities acquired by the authority from the United States;

(4) promote or support an active military base located in the same county as the authority to prevent closure or realignment of the base and attract new military missions to the base;

(5) exercise the powers granted to a conservation and reclamation district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(6) promote regional economic development and job creation inside the district's boundaries and outside of the district's boundaries in Bowie County and adjacent counties.

(b) The property described by Subsection (a)(1) consists of any kind of property, whether real, personal, or mixed, and any rights, whether tangible or intangible, assets, benefits, or improvements related to the existence, development, operation, or maintenance of the property, of the authority.

(c) The creation of the authority is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, economic development, and the public welfare, and to conserve the natural resources of this state, and is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 49-d, 52, and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, in an area previously established and developed by the United States government for military support purposes that will no longer be similarly maintained for those purposes by the federal government.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.159
§ 351.159. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint committees from its own membership.

(b) A committee shall consider any matter referred to the committee relating to the enforcement of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter. The committee shall make a recommendation on the matter to the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 266.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 266 / Section 266.252
§ 266.252. PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

The board shall follow the procedures under Chapter 263 in a complaint or disciplinary action under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 411.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.102
§ 411.102.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.102. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: MCGRUFF HOUSE PROGRAM. (a) In this section:

(1) "McGruff House" means a house that has been designated as a temporary haven for school-age children by a McGruff House program.

(2) "McGruff House program" means a program organized by local law enforcement agencies and civic organizations to provide a temporary haven and sense of security to school-age children in emergency or threatening situations.

(b) A local law enforcement agency involved in establishing a McGruff House program is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a person who is an adult residing in a McGruff House.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.306 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.306
§ 62.306. CONTINUATION OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE.
Status: in_force

After an association is converted to a bank or savings bank:

(1) the corporate existence of the association continues; and

(2) the bank or savings bank is considered to be a continuation of the association that was converted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8033.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8033 / Section 8033.0503
§ 8033.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 204.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 204 / Section 204.010
§ 204.010. COMMERCIAL MICROFILM STORAGE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may establish a program for the certification of commercial microfilm storage facilities for the storage of the master microfilm negatives of local government records.

(b) If the commission establishes a certification program, the procedures of this subsection apply. On request by the commercial storage facility, the director and librarian or the representative of the director and librarian shall inspect the facility to determine if the facility meets the minimum standards established by the commission under Section 204.004 for the storage of the microfilm of local government records. If the commercial storage facility meets the minimum standards established by the commission, the name of the facility shall be added to a list of certified storage facilities to be prepared by the director and librarian and made available on request to a local government, elected county officer, or other interested party. The inspection and certification of commercial storage facilities shall be on a fee basis to be determined by the commission.

(c) The commission shall determine the period a certification made under this section is effective.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.173 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.173
§ 371.173. INSURANCE CHARGE LIMITED.
Status: in_force

A pawnbroker may not impose a charge for insurance in connection with a pawn transaction, except that a pawnbroker may impose a charge in the amount of the actual cost to insure pledged goods being shipped to a pledgor who redeemed the goods by mail.
Tex. Government Code § 74.254 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.254
§ 74.254. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The judicial committee for additional resources is composed of:

(1) the chief justice of the supreme court; and

(2) the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions.

(b) The chief justice of the supreme court serves as presiding officer. The office of court administration shall provide staff support to the committee.

(c) On receipt of a request for additional resources from a presiding judge of an administrative judicial region under Section 74.253, the committee shall determine whether the case that is the subject of the request requires additional resources in accordance with the rules adopted under Section 74.252. If the committee determines that the case does require additional resources, the committee shall make available the resources requested by the trial judge to the extent funds are available for those resources under the General Appropriations Act and to the extent the committee determines the requested resources are appropriate to the circumstances of the case.

(d) Subject to Subsections (c) and (f), additional resources the committee may make available under this section include:

(1) the assignment of an active or retired judge under this chapter, subject to the consent of the judge of the court in which the case for which the resources are provided is pending;

(2) additional legal, administrative, or clerical personnel;

(3) information and communication technology, including case management software, video teleconferencing, and specially designed courtroom presentation hardware or software to facilitate presentation of the evidence to the trier of fact;

(4) specialized continuing legal education;

(5) an associate judge;

(6) special accommodations or furnishings for the parties;

(7) other services or items determined necessary to try the case; and

(8) any other resources the committee considers appropriate.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of Subchapter C, a justice or judge to whom Section 74.053(d) applies may not be assigned under Subsection (d).

(f) The judicial committee for additional resources may not provide additional resources under this subchapter in an amount that is more than the amount appropriated for this purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.451 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.451
§ 1551.451. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "High deductible health plan" means a health benefit plan that complies with Section 223(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and other federal law.

(2) "Plan enrollee" means an employee or annuitant who is enrolled in the plan established under this subchapter.

(3) "Qualified medical expense" means an expense paid by a plan enrollee for medical care, as defined by Section 213(d), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for the plan enrollee or the enrollee's dependents as defined by Section 152, Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 115.034 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.034
§ 115.034. FORFEITURE SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) If, on the trial of the action, the oil or petroleum product in controversy is found to be unlawful, the court shall render judgment forfeiting the oil or petroleum product to this state. The court shall issue an order of sale directing the sheriff or a constable of the county in which the oil or petroleum product is located to seize and sell the oil or petroleum product in the same manner as personal property is sold under execution. The court may order the oil or petroleum product sold in whole or in part.

(b) The sale shall be conducted at the courthouse door of the county in which the oil or petroleum product is located.

(c) The court shall apply the money realized from the sale first to the payment of the costs of the action and expenses incident to the sale of the oil or petroleum product. The court may then use not more than one-half of the money to compensate a person for expenses incurred in storing the unlawful oil or petroleum product. Any balance remaining shall be remitted to the comptroller.

(d) The officers of the court shall receive the same fees provided by law for other civil actions. The sheriff who executes the sale shall issue a bill of sale or certificate to the purchaser of the oil or petroleum product, and the commission, on presentation of that certificate of clearance, shall issue a tender, if a tender is required, permitting the purchaser of the oil or petroleum product to move the oil or petroleum product into commerce.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.002
§ 2303.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Abandoned nuisance vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is:

(A) at least 10 years old; and

(B) of a condition only to be demolished, wrecked, or dismantled.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

(3) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(5) "Owner of a vehicle" means a person:

(A) named as the purchaser or transferee in the certificate of title issued for the vehicle under Chapter 501, Transportation Code;

(B) in whose name the vehicle is registered under Chapter 502, Transportation Code, or a member of the person's immediate family;

(C) who holds the vehicle through a lease agreement;

(D) who is an unrecorded lienholder entitled to possess the vehicle under the terms of a chattel mortgage; or

(E) who is a lienholder, holds an affidavit of repossession, and is entitled to repossess the vehicle.

(6) "Principal" means an individual who:

(A) personally or constructively holds, including as the beneficiary of a trust:

(i) at least 10 percent of a corporation's outstanding stock; or

(ii) more than $25,000 of the fair market value of a business entity;

(B) has the controlling interest in a business entity;

(C) has a direct or indirect participating interest through shares, stock, or otherwise, regardless of whether voting rights are included, of more than 10 percent of the profits, proceeds, or capital gains of a business entity;

(D) is a member of the board of directors or other governing body of a business entity; or

(E) serves as an elected officer of a business entity.

(7) "Vehicle" means:

(A) a motor vehicle for which the issuance of a certificate of title is required under Chapter 501, Transportation Code; or

(B) any other device designed to be self-propelled or transported on a public highway.

(8) "Vehicle storage facility" means a garage, parking lot, or other facility that is:

(A) owned by a person other than a governmental entity; and

(B) used to store or park at least 10 vehicles each year.
Tex. Education Code § 11.0511 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0511
§ 11.0511. STUDENT TRUSTEE FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a school district described by Section 11.065(a) in which a school in the district is operating under a campus turnaround plan.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 11.051(b), the board of trustees of a school district may adopt a resolution establishing as a nonvoting member a student trustee position as provided by this section.

(c) For a student trustee position under this section, the board shall adopt a policy that establishes:

(1) the term of the student trustee position;

(2) the procedures for selecting a student trustee, including the method for filling a vacancy; and

(3) the procedures for removal of a student trustee.

(d) A student is eligible to serve as a student trustee if the student is enrolled in the student's junior or senior year of high school and is considered in good standing academically and under the district code of conduct.

(e) The board shall adopt a policy regarding student trustee:

(1) participation, other than voting, in board deliberations, subject to Subsection (f); and

(2) access to information, documents, and records, consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g).

(f) A student trustee may not participate in a closed session of a board meeting in which any issue related to a personnel matter is considered.

(g) A student trustee is not entitled to receive compensation or reimbursement of the student trustee's expenses for services on the board.

(h) A school district may grant to a student who fulfills the requirements of service of a student trustee not more than one academic course credit in a subject area determined appropriate by the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.118 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.118
§ 1024.118. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may provide mental health services, including by contract in the manner prescribed by Chapter 579, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The district's provision of mental health services does not prohibit another political subdivision of this state from providing, or taxing to provide for, mental health services inside the boundaries of the district, as provided by Section 13, Article IX, Texas Constitution.