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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11010.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11010 / Section 11010.002
§ 11010.002. NATURE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The authority is a regional water authority in Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, and Hays Counties created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8887.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8887 / Section 8887.101
§ 8887.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 36, Water Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 308.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 308 / Section 308.003
§ 308.003. NO DOUBLE LIABILITY OR ENFORCEMENT FOR SAME ACT OR PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

A judgment, consent decree, assurance of compliance, or other resolution of a claimed violation asserted by a federal agency under the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1601 et seq.) bars a subsequent action or other enforcement under this chapter with respect to the same act or practice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005A / Section 8005A.0202
§ 8005A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Steven Thorin;

(2) Ethan Zenzen;

(3) Creager Davis;

(4) Greg Monette; and

(5) Christy Nayes Bowen.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8005A.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 8005A.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 8005A.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. Health and Safety Code § 433.091 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.091
§ 433.091. FALSE REPORT; FAILURE TO REPORT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally:

(1) makes or causes to be made a false entry in an account, record, or memorandum kept by a person subject to this chapter;

(2) neglects or fails to make or cause to be made full entries in an account, record, or memorandum kept by a person subject to this chapter of all facts and transactions pertaining to the person's business;

(3) removes from the jurisdiction of this state or mutilates, alters, or otherwise falsifies documentary evidence of a person subject to this chapter; or

(4) refuses to submit to the department, for inspection and copying, documentary evidence in the person's possession or control of a person subject to this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000, imprisonment for not more than three years, or both.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8066.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8066 / Section 8066.0402
§ 8066.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8066.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.101 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.101
§ 167.101. INSPECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county in which the commission conducts tick eradication may nominate the number of local inspectors found by the commission to be necessary for tick eradication in that county. The commission shall appoint those persons nominated unless, following appointment of local inspectors, the commission finds that the county is trying to retard tick eradication or is nominating persons who are incompetent or negligent in the performance of duty. In that case, the commission may ignore the nominations of the county.

(b) If a commissioners court fails or refuses to nominate persons as local inspectors, the commission shall appoint local inspectors without nomination.

(c) Local inspectors work under the direction and orders of the commission and are subject to discharge by the commission. The commission shall fix and the state shall pay the salaries of local inspectors, but a county may pay the salary and traveling expenses of a local inspector.

(d) The commission may employ county and district supervising inspectors without nomination by the commissioners courts.

(e) Only an inspector appointed for the purpose may conduct tick eradication or issue permits and certificates certifying animals to be free from ticks or exposure to ticks. An inspector shall issue those permits and certificates in accordance with the rules of the commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.116 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.116
§ 773.116. FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall charge a fee to a health care facility that applies for initial or continuing designation as a trauma facility.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall set the amount of the fee schedule for initial or continuing designation as a trauma facility according to the number of beds in the health care facility. The amount of the fee may not exceed:

(1) $5,000 for a Level I or II facility;

(2) $2,500 for a Level III facility; or

(3) $1,000 for a Level IV facility.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.84(l).

(d) To the extent feasible, the executive commissioner by rule shall set the fee in an amount necessary for the department to recover the cost directly related to designating trauma facilities under this subchapter.

(e) This section does not restrict the authority of a health care facility to provide a service for which it has received a license under other state law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.057
§ 604.057. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a temporary permit or certificate holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.

(b) In adopting rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the advisory board may not include a rule that:

(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;

(2) restricts the use of a temporary permit or certificate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the temporary permit or certificate holder; or

(4) restricts the temporary permit or certificate holder's advertisement under a trade name.
Tex. Government Code § 801.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.111
§ 801.111. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; EMPLOYEES.
Status: repealed

(a) The board shall employ an executive director to be the executive head of the board and perform its administrative duties.

(b) The executive director may employ staff members necessary for administering the functions of the board.

(c) The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the board.

(d) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations. All merit pay for board employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 614, Sec. 4(13), eff. June 19, 2009.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0314 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0314
§ 3979.0314. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.103
§ 386.103. APPLICATION FOR GRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person as defined by Section 382.003 that owns one or more on-road or non-road diesels that operate primarily within a nonattainment area or affected county of this state or that otherwise contributes to the state inventory of emissions of oxides of nitrogen may apply for a grant under the program. The commission may adopt guidelines to allow a person other than the owner to apply for and receive a grant in order to improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals.

(b) An application for a grant under this subchapter must be made on an application provided by the commission and must contain information required by the commission, including:

(1) a detailed description of the proposed project;

(2) information necessary for the commission to determine whether the project meets eligibility requirements for the type of project proposed, including a statement of the amounts of any other public financial assistance the project will receive; and

(3) other information the commission may require.

(c) To reduce the administrative burden for the commission and applicants, the commission may streamline the application process by:

(1) reducing data entry and the copying and recopying of applications; and

(2) developing, maintaining, and periodically updating a system to accept applications electronically through the commission's Internet website.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.074 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.074
§ 22.074. COMPETITIVE BIDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Timber may be sold on competitive bids only. The contract shall be awarded to the party submitting the highest and best bid in the judgment of the Texas Forest Service and then approved by the department.

(b) All bids shall be kept on file by the Texas Forest Service and are public records. Copies of the bids shall be furnished to the department.

(c) The Texas Forest Service may reject any or all bids and readvertise for new bids.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.151
§ 1025.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the cash on hand in each district fund;

(3) the money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate required.
Tex. Transportation Code § 643.0585 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.0585
§ 643.0585. REREGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a motor carrier's registration has been revoked, the motor carrier may apply to the department for reregistration not later than the 180th day after the date the registration was revoked.

(b) An application for reregistration must be submitted on a form prescribed by the department and accompanied by:

(1) a $10 fee for each vehicle requiring registration;

(2) evidence of insurance or financial responsibility as required by Section 643.103(a); and

(3) any insurance filing fee required under Section 643.103(c).

(c) The department may deny a motor carrier's application for reregistration if the motor carrier is owned, operated, managed, or otherwise controlled by or affiliated with a person, including a family member, corporate officer, entity, or shareholder, that:

(1) the Department of Public Safety has determined has:

(A) an unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 C.F.R. Part 385; or

(B) multiple violations of Chapter 644, a rule adopted under that chapter, or Subtitle C, other than Section 545.455(c);

(2) owned, operated, managed, or otherwise controlled a motor carrier that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has placed out of service for unacceptable safety compliance; or

(3) has unpaid administrative penalties assessed under this chapter or Subtitle E.
Tex. Education Code § 85.11 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 85 / Section 85.11
§ 85.11. BOARD OF REGENTS.
Status: in_force

The government of the university system is vested in a board of nine regents appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.
Tex. Water Code § 11.402 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.402
§ 11.402. APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORITY OF WATERMASTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A court having jurisdiction over a suit described in Section 11.401 of this code may appoint a watermaster with power to allocate and distribute, under the supervision of the court, the water taken into judicial custody.

(b) The court may not appoint a watermaster with authority to act both upstream and downstream from an existing reservoir on any surface stream of the state. However, once a watermaster is appointed, the construction of a new reservoir does not invalidate his appointment or restrict his authority over that portion of the stream contemplated by the original order of appointment.

(c) Under terms and conditions prescribed by the court, the watermaster may incur necessary expenses, appoint necessary deputies and assistants, and perform duties and assume responsibilities delegated to him by the court.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 31.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 31 / Section 31.006
§ 31.006. REVIVAL OF JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

A dormant judgment may be revived by scire facias or by an action of debt brought not later than the second anniversary of the date that the judgment becomes dormant.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.105 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.105
§ 21.105. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

A provision in this subchapter or Subchapter B referring to discrimination because of disability or on the basis of disability applies only to discrimination because of or on the basis of a physical or mental condition that does not impair an individual's ability to reasonably perform a job.
Tex. Water Code § 7.106 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.106
§ 7.106. RESOLUTION THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER.
Status: in_force

The attorney general's office and the executive director may agree to resolve any violation, before or after referral, by an administrative order issued under Subchapter C by the commission with the approval of the attorney general.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.006
§ 438.006. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter supersedes an ordinance or rule adopted by a political subdivision to regulate the method of dispensing unpackaged food.

(b) This subchapter does not affect an ordinance or rule adopted and enforced by a political subdivision to require the maintenance of sanitary conditions in the sale of unpackaged food dispensed in a manner authorized by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 551.146 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.146
§ 551.146. DISCLOSURE OF CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING OF CLOSED MEETING; OFFENSE; PENALTY; CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual, corporation, or partnership that without lawful authority knowingly discloses to a member of the public the certified agenda or recording of a meeting that was lawfully closed to the public under this chapter:

(1) commits an offense; and

(2) is liable to a person injured or damaged by the disclosure for:

(A) actual damages, including damages for personal injury or damage, lost wages, defamation, or mental or other emotional distress;

(B) reasonable attorney fees and court costs; and

(C) at the discretion of the trier of fact, exemplary damages.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(1) and an affirmative defense to a civil action under Subsection (a)(2) that:

(1) the defendant had good reason to believe the disclosure was lawful; or

(2) the disclosure was the result of a mistake of fact concerning the nature or content of the certified agenda or recording.
Tex. Labor Code § 303.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 303 / Section 303.001
§ 303.001. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to remove administrative barriers that impede the response of public community and technical colleges, community-based organizations, local workforce development boards, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service to industry and workforce training needs and to develop incentives for public community and technical colleges, community-based organizations, local workforce development boards, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service to provide customized assessment and training in a timely and efficient manner.

(b) For purposes of this chapter:

(1) "Assessment" means the evaluation of an employer's workforce needs and requirements.

(2) "Community-based organization" means a private nonprofit organization, including a development corporation and faith-based organization, that:

(A) provides for education, vocational education, rehabilitation, job training, or internship services or programs; and

(B) is exempt from the payment of federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and its subsequent amendments, by being listed as an exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of that code.
Tex. Government Code § 2172.0012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2172 / Section 2172.0012
§ 2172.0012. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may adopt rules to efficiently and effectively administer this chapter. Before adopting a rule under this section, the comptroller must conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed rule regardless of whether the requirements of Section 2001.029(b) are met.
Tex. Government Code § 51.308 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.308
§ 51.308. CLERK PRO TEMPORE.
Status: in_force

If a district clerk is a party to an action in a court he serves, the district judge, on the application of any interested person or on the judge's own motion, may appoint a clerk pro tempore for the purposes of the action. The clerk pro tempore must take an oath to faithfully and impartially perform the duties of the appointment and must give a bond, payable to the State of Texas, conditioned on the faithful performance of those duties, in an amount fixed and approved by the judge. The clerk pro tempore shall perform the duties of the district clerk relating to the action during the period of the appointment.
Tex. Government Code § 33.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 33 / Section 33.041
§ 33.041. JUDICIAL DIRECTORY; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall:

(1) establish a judicial directory that contains the contact information, including the e-mail address, for each judge in this state; and

(2) provide the commission with access to the directory for the purpose of providing to a judge written notice required by this subchapter.

(b) Written notice required by this subchapter may be provided to a judge by e-mail.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8384.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8384 / Section 8384.103
§ 8384.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the commission as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 141.005 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 141 / Section 141.005
§ 141.005. INTERSTATE AUDIT ARTICLE ADOPTED.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Article VIII of the compact, relating to interstate audits, are in force with respect to this state.
Tex. Education Code § 87.103 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 87 / Section 87.103
§ 87.103. CERTAIN LAND IN WALLER COUNTY UNDER CONTROL OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The 110 acres, more or less, of land in Waller County near Prairie View A&M University, but not adjoining its campus, conveyed as a gift to the Governor of the State of Texas when the site for then Prairie View Normal and Industrial College was purchased, is placed under the control and supervision of the Board of Directors of The Texas A&M University System for the use and benefit of Prairie View A&M University.

(b) The land is described in the deed of record in Record Book 3, pages 496, 497, and 498 of the records of the County Clerk of Waller County as being 110 acres of land off a 320-acre survey patented to the heirs of Solomon Smith No. 276, Vol. 11, the said 110 acres lying on the south side of said 320-acre survey and adjoining the Law Survey and is described by metes and bounds in Decree of Partition in District Court of Austin County in Matters Probate between Helen M. Kirby and the estate of Jared E. Kirby, deceased.

(c) The board of directors is authorized to lease the land for oil, gas, sulphur, and other mineral development under existing law applicable to other lands under its control and supervision and to apply the proceeds from such lease to the use and benefit of Prairie View A&M University.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.214 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.214
§ 8288.214. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A district bond, the transfer of the bond, and the income from the bond, including profits made on the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.262 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.262
§ 8101.262. BONDS SECURED BY CONTRACT PROCEEDS; APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If bonds issued under this subchapter state that they are secured by a pledge of the proceeds of a contract previously made between the authority and a municipality or other governmental agency, including a district, a copy of that contract and the proceedings of the entity authorizing the contract must be submitted to the attorney general along with the bonds.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized and the contract has been made in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds and contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8188.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8188 / Section 8188.002
§ 8188.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County, created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Utilities Code § 37.156 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 37 / Section 37.156
§ 37.156. INTERFERENCE WITH ANOTHER UTILITY.
Status: in_force

If an electric utility constructing or extending the utility's lines, plant, or system interferes or attempts to interfere with the operation of a line, plant, or system of another utility, the commission by order may:

(1) prohibit the construction or extension; or

(2) prescribe terms for locating the affected lines, plants, or systems.