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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.202
§ 1056.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An ad valorem tax shall be imposed at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued under Section 1056.201 as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax imposed for the district may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.0303
§ 3974.0303. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

A district improvement project may be located inside or outside of the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 73.008 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 73 / Section 73.008
§ 73.008. EARLY IDENTIFICATION STRATEGY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and implement a statewide strategy for:

(1) the early identification of children under three years of age with developmental delay;

(2) improving the early identification of children under three years of age with developmental delay in populations at risk of developmental delay, through measures such as:

(A) targeting at-risk populations and appropriate geographical regions; and

(B) monitoring the performance of providers of services authorized under this chapter in identifying those children; and

(3) the coordination of programs with other agencies serving children with developmental delay, including the coordination of policy issues that affect children with developmental delay who are three years of age or older.

(b) The strategy must include plans to:

(1) incorporate, strengthen, and expand similar existing local efforts;

(2) incorporate and coordinate screening services currently provided through a public agency;

(3) establish a liaison with primary referral sources, including hospitals, physicians, public health facilities, and day-care facilities, to encourage referrals of children with developmental delay; and

(4) provide active leadership in addressing issues affecting the effectiveness of services for children with developmental delay, including issues such as the provision of respite care and development of incentives to encourage provision of respite care by providers of services authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 16.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 16 / Section 16.001
§ 16.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Financial regulatory agency" means:

(A) the Texas Department of Banking;

(B) the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending;

(C) the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner; and

(D) the Credit Union Department.

(2) "Policy-making body" means:

(A) the Finance Commission of Texas for:

(i) the Texas Department of Banking;

(ii) the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending; and

(iii) the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner; and

(B) the Credit Union Commission for the Credit Union Department.
Tex. Family Code § 160.623 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.623
§ 160.623. ADMISSION OF PATERNITY AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) A respondent in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may admit to the paternity of a child by filing a pleading to that effect or by admitting paternity under penalty of perjury when making an appearance or during a hearing.

(b) If the court finds that the admission of paternity satisfies the requirements of this section and that there is no reason to question the admission, the court shall render an order adjudicating the child to be the child of the man admitting paternity.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.305
§ 1102.305. VIOLATION OF LAW.
Status: in_force

An inspector may not violate this chapter or a rule adopted by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.156
§ 3953.156. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of district taxes or assessments on property in the zones.
Tex. Utilities Code § 122.103 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 122 / Section 122.103
§ 122.103. PAYMENT AND REPORT DEADLINE.
Status: in_force

A tax payment and report under this chapter for a calendar quarter are due on or before the 20th day of the second month of the succeeding quarter.
Tex. Education Code § 51.237 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.237
§ 51.237. REQUEST FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person from whom consent has been withdrawn may submit a written request for a hearing on the withdrawal to the chief administrative officer within the 14-day period. The written request must state the address to which notice of hearing is to be sent. The chief administrative officer shall grant a hearing not later than three days from the date of receipt of the request and shall immediately mail a written notice of the time, place, and date of the hearing to the person.

(b) The hearing shall be held before a duly designated discipline committee or authorized hearing officer of the institution in accordance with Section 51.243. In no instance shall the person issuing the withdrawal notice or causing it to be issued serve on any committee where the validity of his order of withdrawal is in question.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.114
§ 3951.114. PROPERTY OF CERTAIN UTILITIES EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENTS AND FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an assessment, impact fee, or standby fee on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, easements, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility, as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code, or a person who owns pipelines used for the transportation or sale of oil or gas or a product or constituent of oil or gas;

(3) a person who owns pipelines used for the transportation or sale of carbon dioxide;

(4) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(5) a cable service provider or video service provider as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8326.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8326 / Section 8326.106
§ 8326.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8326.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8848.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8848 / Section 8848.151
§ 8848.151. LIMITATION ON TAX RATE FOR DEBT.
Status: in_force

The district may impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed 20 cents for each $100 of assessed valuation to pay any part of the bonds or notes issued by the district if a majority of the voters approve:

(1) the authority to impose the tax at the confirmation election; or

(2) that authority at a separate election called for that purpose by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.305
§ 401.305. EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To obtain a license, an applicant must:

(1) pass an examination approved by the commission by rule; and

(2) pay fees in a manner prescribed by the commission by rule.

(b) The department shall administer or provide for the administration of an examination at least twice each year.

(b-1) The commission by rule shall determine standards for acceptable performance on the examination.

(c) The commission by rule may:

(1) establish procedures for the administration of the examination; and

(2) require a written or oral examination, or both.

(d) The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant in any theoretical or applied field of speech-language pathology or audiology it considers appropriate. The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant on professional skills and judgment in the use of speech-language pathology or audiology techniques or methods.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.013
§ 462.013. MEDICATION INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall require the treating physician of a patient admitted to a treatment facility licensed by the department under Chapter 464 or a person designated by the physician to provide to the patient in the patient's primary language, if possible, information relating to prescription medications ordered by the physician.

(b) At a minimum, the required information must:

(1) identify the major types of prescription medications; and

(2) specify for each major type:

(A) the conditions the medications are commonly used to treat;

(B) the beneficial effects on those conditions generally expected from the medications;

(C) side effects and risks associated with the medications;

(D) commonly used examples of medications of the major type; and

(E) sources of detailed information concerning a particular medication.

(c) If the treating physician designates another person to provide the information under Subsection (a), then, not later than two working days after that person provides the information, excluding weekends and legal holidays, the physician shall meet with the patient and, if appropriate, the patient's representative who provided consent for the administration of the medications under Section 462.011, to review the information and answer any questions.

(d) The treating physician or the person designated by the physician shall also provide the information to the patient's family on request, but only to the extent not otherwise prohibited by state or federal confidentiality laws.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.025 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.025
§ 152.025. TAX ON GIFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax is imposed on the recipient of a gift of a motor vehicle. This section applies only if the person receiving the motor vehicle:

(1) receives the vehicle from:

(A) the person's:

(i) spouse;

(ii) parent or stepparent;

(iii) grandparent or grandchild;

(iv) child or stepchild;

(v) sibling; or

(vi) guardian;

(B) a trust subject to the Texas Trust Code (Subtitle B, Title 9, Property Code) that was revocable by a decedent or that was jointly revocable by a decedent and the decedent's spouse; or

(C) a trust subject to the Texas Trust Code that is revocable by the person receiving the motor vehicle or that is jointly revocable by the recipient and the recipient's spouse;

(2) is a trust subject to the Texas Trust Code that is revocable by the transferor of the motor vehicle or that is jointly revocable by the transferor and the transferor's spouse; or

(3) is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of that code, and the vehicle will be used for the purposes of the organization.

(b) The tax is $10.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.001
§ 702.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Health Spa Act.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7812 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7812
§ 7812. CONTINGENT DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

The petition shall be accompanied by five hundred dollars in cash which shall be deposited with the clerk of the commissioners court of the county in which the largest portion of the proposed district is situated. If the result of the original election is in favor of the establishment of the district, the clerk shall return said deposit to the petitioners, their agent or attorney; otherwise the clerk shall pay the same out upon the vouchers signed by the county judge of such county, for all expenses and costs pertaining to the proposed district up to and including said election, and shall return the balance to the petitioners, their agent or attorney.
Tex. Transportation Code § 315.092 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 315 / Section 315.092
§ 315.092. SUIT TO CONTEST ASSESSMENT OR PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has an interest in property that may be subject to assessment under this chapter or who has any other financial interest in a proposed lighting improvement or the manner in which the cost of the proposed improvement is to be paid may bring suit to contest on any ground:

(1) the validity of a proceeding held on the making of the improvement; or

(2) the validity in whole or in part of an assessment, lien, or personal liability imposed by the proceeding.

(b) A suit under this section must be brought not later than the 10th day after the date on which the hearing under Section 315.066 concludes.

(c) The municipality and any person to whom a contract has been awarded shall be made defendants in a suit under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 803.402 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 803 / Section 803.402
§ 803.402. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by other law, records of members and beneficiaries of a retirement system to which this chapter applies that are in the custody of any retirement system to which this chapter applies are confidential and not subject to disclosure and are exempt from the public access provisions of Chapter 552. The records or information in the records may be transferred between retirement systems to which this chapter applies to the extent necessary to administer the proportionate retirement program provided by this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.039 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.039
§ 12.039. CONSTRUCTION OF OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not repeal or modify a statute in effect on August 29, 1983, that fixes the amount, directs the disposition, prohibits the collection, or prescribes the basis for computing any fee or charge.

(b) This section does not restrict the determination or recomputing of a fee or charge in accordance with the prescribed basis for computing the fee or charge.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.158 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.158
§ 131.158. DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

An application for transfer shall be denied if the applicant has had a permit issued under this chapter revoked or a bond posted to comply with this chapter forfeited, and the conditions causing the permit to be revoked or the bond to be forfeited have not been corrected to the satisfaction of the commission.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 62.010 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 62 / Section 62.010
§ 62.010. REVOCATION, MODIFICATION, OR SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION OR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall revoke, modify, or suspend the registration or license of a registered plant breeder or licensed producer of Foundation, Registered, or Certified seed or plants, place on probation a person whose registration or license has been suspended, or reprimand a registrant or licensee if the person makes exaggerated claims for products, fails to observe any rule governing the maintenance and production of a certified class of seed or plants that he or she is registered or licensed to produce or maintain, or violates another requirement of this chapter or a rule adopted by the board or the department under this chapter.

(b) If a suspension of a license or registration is probated, the department may require the person to:

(1) report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(2) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department; or

(3) continue or renew professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation.

(c) If the department revokes a registration or license, the department shall order the cancellation and withdrawal of all appropriate certification labels previously issued for the seed or plants.

(d) If the department proposes to revoke, modify, or suspend a person's registration or license, the person is entitled to a hearing conducted under Section 12.032. The board shall prescribe procedures by which all decisions of the department to revoke, modify, or suspend a registration or license issued under this chapter are appealable to the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 615.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 615 / Section 615.023
§ 615.023. CONTRACTS WITH TRANSIT AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may contract with a rapid transit authority operating under Chapter 451, Transportation Code, or a metropolitan transportation authority operating under Chapter 452 of that code for the authority to provide public transportation services to an unincorporated area of the county outside the boundaries of the authority.

(b) The county may impose taxes and pledge and encumber other receipts and revenue as may be required to make payments to the authority under the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8072.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8072 / Section 8072.0303
§ 8072.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.201
§ 2269.201.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2269.201. CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES: CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AGENT. (a) In this chapter, the "construction manager-agent method" is a delivery method by which a governmental entity contracts with a construction manager-agent to provide consultation or administrative services during the design and construction phase and to manage multiple contracts with various construction prime contractors.

(b) A construction manager-agent is a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that serves as the agent for the governmental entity by providing construction administration and management services described by Subsection (a) for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility.

(c) A governmental entity may retain a construction manager-agent for assistance in the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility only as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.056
§ 4201.056. EMPLOYEE WELFARE BENEFIT PLANS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the terms or benefits of an employee welfare benefit plan defined by Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1002(1)).
Tex. Government Code § 74.0911 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.0911
§ 74.0911. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE STATUTORY COUNTY COURT JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a local administrative statutory county court judge in each county that has a statutory county court.

(b) In a county with two or more statutory county courts, the judges of those courts shall elect a statutory county court judge as local administrative statutory county court judge for a term of not more than two years. A local administrative statutory county court judge may not be elected on the basis of rotation or seniority.

(c) In a county with only one statutory county court, the statutory county court judge serves as the local administrative statutory county court judge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8815.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8815 / Section 8815.116
§ 8815.116. AD VALOREM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The authority may not impose an ad valorem tax.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.145 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.145
§ 363.145. BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) A public agency may declare an emergency if funds are not available to pay the principal of or interest on the public agency's bonds issued under this chapter.

(b) The public agency may issue negotiable bond anticipation notes to borrow the money needed in an emergency, and the bond anticipation notes may bear interest at any rate authorized by state law and shall mature within one year of the date of issuance.

(c) The bond anticipation notes may be paid with the proceeds of bonds, or bonds may be issued and delivered in exchange for and in substitution of bond anticipation notes.
Tex. Water Code § 58.526 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.526
§ 58.526. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND LEVY OF TAX FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) After the order is recorded, the district may issue its bonds to provide the specific plant, works, and facilities included in the plans adopted for the area or to serve the property and shall provide the plant, works, and facilities.

(b) In the appropriate case, the board shall levy, assess, and collect taxes on the property located in the defined area or on the designated property in conformity with the adopted tax plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.155
§ 3950.155. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax or assessment on property in the zones.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.092 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.092
§ 81.092. CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The department may contract with a physician to provide services to persons infected or reasonably suspected of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease or tuberculosis if:

(1) local or regional health department services are not available;

(2) the person in need of examination or treatment is unable to pay for the services; and

(3) there is an immediate need for examination or treatment of the person.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.058 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.058
§ 711.058. RESTITUTION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may issue an order to a person requiring restitution if, after notice and opportunity for hearing, the commissioner finds that the person:

(1) failed to remit a fee in accordance with Section 711.0381; or

(2) misappropriated, converted, or illegally withheld or failed or refused to pay on demand money entrusted to the person that belongs to a cemetery organization under an instrument of conveyance.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.141 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.141
§ 552.141. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a home-rule municipality that owns or may own a water, wastewater, storm water, or drainage utility system, by ordinance or charter elects to have the management and control of two or more of those utility systems governed by this subchapter, and:

(1) has outstanding obligations payable solely from and secured by a lien on and pledge of the net revenue of one or more of those systems; or

(2) issues obligations that are payable solely from and secured by a lien on and pledge of the net revenue of one or more of those systems.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 288.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 288 / Section 288.152
§ 288.152. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

Each district's fiscal year begins on September 1 and ends on August 31 of each year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.105
§ 3846.105. PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The district may not employ peace officers, but may contract with off-duty peace officers to provide public safety and security services:

(1) in connection with a special event, holiday, period with high traffic congestion, or similar circumstance; and

(2) at district property, including facilities.