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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8162.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8162 / Section 8162.101
§ 8162.101. 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. Business Organizations Code § 251.257 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 251 / Section 251.257
§ 251.257. VOTING BY MAIL OR BY DELEGATES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a cooperative association has provided for voting by mail or by delegates, a provision of this chapter referring to votes cast by members of the cooperative association applies to votes cast by mail or by delegates.

(b) A delegate may not vote by mail.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 165.021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 165 / Section 165.021
§ 165.021. COOPERATION WITH U.
Status: in_force

S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. The commission may cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture in the eradication of vesicular exanthema, foot and mouth disease of swine, classical swine fever, and other diseases of swine.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 221.022 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.022
§ 221.022. OPTIONAL MITIGATION BANK PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

A mitigation bank project may include a provision for:

(1) a park;

(2) recreation;

(3) a scenic area; or

(4) flood control.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8108.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8108 / Section 8108.201
§ 8108.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and to finance:

(1) the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Section 8108.102; or

(2) the district's contractual obligations under Section 8108.105.

(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation to finance projects authorized by Section 8108.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8108.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

(d) Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8108.102 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.058
§ 2303.058. ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The Towing and Storage Advisory Board under Chapter 2308 shall advise the commission in adopting vehicle storage rules under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.022
§ 361.022. PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND SLUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) To protect the public health and environment, it is the state's goal, through source reduction, to eliminate the generation of municipal solid waste and municipal sludge to the maximum extent that is technologically and economically feasible. Therefore, it is the state's public policy that, in generating, treating, storing, and disposing of municipal solid waste or municipal sludge, the methods listed under Subsections (b) and (c) are preferred to the extent economically and technologically feasible and considering the appropriateness of the method to the type of solid waste material or sludge generated, treated, disposed of, or stored.

(b) For municipal solid waste, not including sludge, the following methods are preferred, in the order listed:

(1) source reduction and waste minimization;

(2) reuse or recycling of waste;

(3) treatment to destroy or reprocess waste to recover energy or other beneficial resources if the treatment does not threaten public health, safety, or the environment; or

(4) land disposal.

(c) For municipal sludge, the following methods are preferred, in the order listed:

(1) source reduction and minimization of sludge production and concentrations of heavy metals and other toxins in sludge;

(2) treatment of sludge to reduce pathogens and recover energy, produce beneficial by-products, or reduce the quantity of sludge;

(3) marketing and distribution of sludge and sludge products if the marketing and distribution do not threaten public health, safety, or the environment;

(4) applying sludge to land for beneficial use;

(5) land treatment; or

(6) landfilling.

(d) In adopting rules to implement public policy concerning municipal solid waste management, the commission shall consider the preference of municipal solid waste management methods under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1144 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1144
§ 411.1144.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.1144. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, OR VOLUNTEERS AT STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTERS. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (d) that relates to a person:

(1) who is:

(A) an applicant for employment with the Health and Human Services Commission;

(B) an employee of the Health and Human Services Commission;

(C) a volunteer with the Health and Human Services Commission;

(D) an applicant for a volunteer position with the Health and Human Services Commission;

(E) an applicant for a contract with the Health and Human Services Commission; or

(F) a contractor of the Health and Human Services Commission; and

(2) who would be placed in direct contact with a resident or client of a state supported living center, as defined by Section 555.001, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The commission may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (d)(1). Criminal history record information obtained by the Health and Human Services Commission under Subsection (d)(2) may not be released or disclosed to any person except:

(1) on court order;

(2) with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information;

(3) for purposes of an administrative hearing held by the agency concerning the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information; or

(4) as provided by Subsection (c).

(c) The Health and Human Services Commission is prohibited from releasing criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (d)(1) to the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information. The Health and Human Services Commission is not prohibited from releasing criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (d)(2) to the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.

(d) Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the public policy of this state, the Health and Human Services Commission is entitled to:

(1) obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (a); and

(2) obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (a).

(e) This section does not prohibit the Health and Human Services Commission from obtaining and using criminal history record information as provided by other law.

(f) The Health and Human Services Commission shall destroy criminal history record information obtained under this section after the information is used for its authorized purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.145 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.145
§ 841.145. EXPERT.
Status: in_force

(a) At the person's own expense, a person who is examined under this chapter may retain an expert to perform an examination or participate in a civil commitment proceeding on the person's behalf, including a biennial examination or other civil commitment proceeding to assess the person's status as a sexually violent predator.

(b) On the request of an indigent person examined under this chapter, the judge shall determine whether expert services for the person are necessary. If the judge determines that the services are necessary, the judge shall appoint an expert to perform an examination or participate in a civil commitment proceeding on the person's behalf and shall approve compensation for the expert as appropriate under Subsection (c).

(c) The court shall approve reasonable compensation for expert services rendered on behalf of an indigent person on the filing of a certified compensation claim supported by a written statement specifying:

(1) time expended on behalf of the person;

(2) services rendered on behalf of the person;

(3) expenses incurred on behalf of the person; and

(4) compensation received in the same case or for the same services from any other source.

(d) The court shall ensure that an expert retained or appointed under this section has for purposes of examination reasonable access to a person examined under this chapter, as well as to all relevant medical and psychological records and reports.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.006
§ 1022.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.066 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.066
§ 4102.066. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall collect in advance the following nonrefundable fees:

(1) for a public insurance adjuster license, an application fee in an amount to be determined by rule by the commissioner;

(2) for a nonresident public insurance adjuster license, an application fee in an amount to be determined by rule by the commissioner; and

(3) for each public insurance adjuster examination, a fee in an amount to be determined by rule by the commissioner.

(b) The amount of the fee for the renewal of a license issued under this chapter shall be determined by rule by the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner shall set the fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.0251 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.0251
§ 408.0251. ELECTRONIC BILLING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner, by rule and in cooperation with the commissioner of insurance, shall adopt rules regarding the electronic submission and processing of medical bills by health care providers to insurance carriers.

(b) Insurance carriers shall accept medical bills submitted electronically by health care providers in accordance with commissioner rule.

(c) The commissioner shall by rule establish criteria for granting exceptions to insurance carriers and health care providers who are unable to submit or accept medical bills electronically.

(d) On or after January 1, 2008, the commissioner may adopt rules regarding the electronic payment of medical bills by insurance carriers to health care providers.
Tex. Government Code § 1507.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.001
§ 1507.001. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may issue, sell, and deliver bonds in an amount sufficient to pay a final judgment of a court, plus the interest and the costs and expenses connected with the judgment, if:

(1) the judgment is against the municipality or the payment of the judgment is the legal responsibility of the municipality;

(2) the judgment awards the plaintiff an amount in cash; and

(3) the municipality does not have money available to pay the amount of the judgment plus the interest and the cost and expenses connected with the judgment or decree.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.063 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 61 / Section 61.063
§ 61.063. JUDGMENT ON REPLEVIED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A judgment against a defendant who has replevied attached personal property shall be against the defendant and his sureties on the replevy bond for the amount of the judgment plus interest and costs or for an amount equal to the value of the replevied property plus interest, according to the terms of the replevy bond.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.202
§ 604.202. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding officer of the advisory board shall appoint a three-member disciplinary panel consisting of advisory board members to determine whether a certificate or permit should be temporarily suspended.

(a-1) The disciplinary panel shall temporarily suspend a certificate or temporary permit issued under this chapter on a determination that continued practice by a certificate or temporary permit holder would constitute a continuing threat to the public welfare.

(b) A certificate or temporary permit may be suspended under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if:

(1) action is taken to initiate proceedings for a hearing before the advisory board simultaneously with the temporary suspension; and

(2) a hearing is held as soon as practicable under this chapter and Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the disciplinary panel may hold a meeting by telephone conference call if immediate action is required and convening of the panel at one location is inconvenient for any member of the panel.
Tex. Government Code § 25A.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25A / Section 25A.014
§ 25A.014. VISITING JUDGE.
Status: repealed

(a) An active, retired, or former judge or justice who has the qualifications prescribed by Section 25A.008 may be assigned as a visiting judge of a division of the business court by the chief justice of the supreme court. A visiting judge of a division of the business court is subject to objection, disqualification, or recusal under Chapter 74 in the same manner as a judge or justice is subject to objection, disqualification, or recusal if appointed as a visiting district judge.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 70(3), eff. September 1, 2025.

(c) The chief justice of the supreme court may assign an active judge of the business court to serve as a visiting judge of a district court, a constitutional county court, or a statutory county court located in the division served by the judge of the business court. The judge of the business court serving as a visiting judge is subject to objection, disqualification, or recusal under Chapter 74 in the same manner as an active judge or justice or an active district court judge is subject to objection, disqualification, or recusal if appointed as a visiting judge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.152
§ 1018.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the district at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers and that the law warrants.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.242 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.242
§ 51.242. PATENT FEES.
Status: in_force

When a person applies for a patent, he shall pay to the land office in addition to all other required payments a fee set by the commissioner in an amount not less than $1 for each county in which all or a part of the land is located and shall give the name and address of the owner or agent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7977A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7977A / Section 7977A.0303
§ 7977A.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 § 2257.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.107
§ 2257.107. PENALTY FOR REPORTING VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may impose an administrative penalty against a participating institution that does not timely file a report required by Section 2257.105.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3922.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3922 / Section 3922.051
§ 3922.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than 5 or more than 11 voting directors.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.051 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.051
§ 126.051. EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, through examiners it appoints and in accordance with commission rules, shall periodically examine the books and records of each credit union.

(b) In lieu of an examination under this section, the commissioner may accept:

(1) the examination report of a regulator authorized to examine a credit union, foreign credit union, federal credit union, or other financial institution; or

(2) the audit report of an accountant, satisfactory to the commissioner, who has made and submitted a report of the condition of the affairs of a credit union, foreign credit union, federal credit union, or other financial institution.

(c) The commissioner may accept all or part of a report in lieu of all or part of an examination. An accepted part of the report has the same validity as an examination under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 335.078 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 335 / Section 335.078
§ 335.078. VENUE DISTRICT AS ENDORSING MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A venue district located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more may act as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under Subtitle E-1, Title 4, Government Code.

(b) A venue district acting as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under Subtitle E-1, Title 4, Government Code, shall remit for deposit into the trust fund established for the games or event the amounts determined by the comptroller under that subtitle. The comptroller shall determine the incremental increase in receipts attributable to the games or event and related activities under that subtitle based on the amount of applicable taxes imposed by each municipality or county that comprises the venue district and not on the amount of taxes imposed by the venue district.

(c) A venue district acting as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under Subtitle E-1, Title 4, Government Code, may guarantee the district's obligations under a games or event support contract by pledging surcharges from user fees, including parking or ticket fees, charged in connection with the games or event and related activities.

(d) Subject to Subsection (b), a venue district acting as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under Subtitle E-1, Title 4, Government Code, as authorized by this section, has all the powers of an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under that subtitle, and any action an endorsing municipality or endorsing county is required to take by ordinance or order under that subtitle may be taken by order or resolution of the venue district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.001
§ 212.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Extraterritorial jurisdiction" means a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction as determined under Chapter 42, except that for a municipality that has a population of 5,000 or more and is located in a county bordering the Rio Grande River, "extraterritorial jurisdiction" means the area outside the municipal limits but within five miles of those limits.

(2) "Plat" includes a preliminary plat, final plat, and replat.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.106 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.106
§ 200.106. DETERMINATION OF CONSIDERATION FOR SHARES.
Status: in_force

Consideration to be received by a real estate investment trust for shares shall be determined by the trust managers.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.021
§ 534.021. APPROVAL AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A community center must receive from each appropriate department prior written approval to acquire real property, including a building, if the acquisition involves the use of funds of that department or local funds required to match funds of that department. In addition, for acquisition of nonresidential property, the community center must notify each local agency that appoints members to the board of trustees not later than the 31st day before it enters into a binding obligation to acquire the property.

(b) A community center must notify each appropriate department and each local agency that appoints members to the board of trustees not later than the 31st day before it enters into a binding obligation to acquire real property, including a building, if the acquisition does not involve the use of funds of that department or local funds required to match funds of that department. Each appropriate commissioner, on request, may waive the 30-day requirement on a case-by-case basis.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the approval and notification process.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.152
§ 290.152. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

Each district's fiscal year begins on September 1 and ends on August 31 of each year.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.111 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.111
§ 1102.111. SUBSTITUTE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall provide for substitution of relevant experience and additional education in place of:

(1) the number of real estate inspections required for licensing; and

(2) the requirement that an applicant be:

(A) licensed as an apprentice inspector before being licensed as a real estate inspector; or

(B) licensed as a real estate inspector before being licensed as a professional inspector.

(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may not require an applicant to:

(1) complete more than 320 additional hours of core real estate inspection courses;

(2) complete more than 40 hours of field work, if the applicant completes correspondence or other course provided by alternative means; or

(3) have more than seven years of relevant experience.
Tex. Property Code § 202.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 202 / Section 202.003
§ 202.003. CONSTRUCTION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A restrictive covenant shall be liberally construed to give effect to its purposes and intent.

(b) In this subsection, "family home" is a residential home that meets the definition of and requirements applicable to a family home under Chapter 123, Human Resources Code. A dedicatory instrument or restrictive covenant may not be construed to prevent the use of property as a family home. However, any restrictive covenant that applies to property used as a family home shall be liberally construed to give effect to its purposes and intent except to the extent that the construction would restrict the use as a family home.