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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3801.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3801 / Section 3801.004
§ 3801.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the downtown area of the city of Houston to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the area as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and aesthetic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.158 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.158
§ 39.158. MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A power generation company that offers electricity for sale in this state in a power region open to customer choice and proposes a transaction to merge, consolidate, or otherwise become affiliated with another power generation company that offers electricity for sale in this state in the same power region shall obtain the approval of the commission before closing if the merged, consolidated, or affiliated entity would own and control more than 10 percent of the total installed generation capacity located in, or capable of delivering electricity to, the power region.

(a-1) An approval required by Subsection (a) must be requested at least 120 days before the date of the proposed closing of the transaction.

(a-2) The commission shall approve a transaction described by Subsection (a) unless the commission finds that the transaction results in a violation of Section 39.154. If the commission finds that the transaction as proposed would violate Section 39.154, the commission may condition approval of the transaction on adoption of reasonable modifications to the transaction as prescribed by the commission to mitigate potential market power abuses.

(a-3) If the commission does not issue an order consistent with Subsection (a-2) before the 121st day after the date the commission receives a request for approval under Subsection (a), the request is considered approved by the commission.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to confer immunity from state or federal antitrust laws. This chapter is intended to complement other state and federal antitrust provisions. Therefore, antitrust remedies may also be sought in state or federal court to remedy anticompetitive activities.

(c) This section may not be deemed to authorize commission review or approval of transactions entered into between or among municipally owned utilities, river authorities, special districts created by law, or other political subdivisions, whether or not those transactions may be characterized as mergers, consolidations, or other affiliations, when the transaction is authorized or structured under state law.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an electric utility which, before the effective date of this chapter, entered into a stipulation or agreement in support of approval of a merger which was approved by the commission on or after January 1, 1996, requiring the utility to pass through to ratepayers the savings resulting from the merger of that utility with another utility shall continue to be bound by the terms of that stipulation or agreement. The commission shall ensure that the pass-through of all merger savings required under any such stipulation or agreement shall be fully implemented during the freeze period and shall be reflected in setting the price to beat for that utility.
Tex. Government Code § 437.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.304
§ 437.304. ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Funds or other property or services may be solicited by or donated to a unit in the Texas State Guard by any public or private entity, including:

(1) a state agency or department;

(2) a political subdivision, including a county, municipality, or public school district; or

(3) a special purpose district or authority.

(b) A public school district may permit the Texas State Guard to use a school building.

(c) The assistance solicited or received under this section is governed by the policies and regulations adopted by the adjutant general.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3905.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3905 / Section 3905.052
§ 3905.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board. A person is appointed if a majority of the members and the mayor vote to appoint that person.

(b) A person may not be appointed to the board if the appointment of that person would result in fewer than two-thirds of the directors being residents of the city.
Tex. Water Code § 58.483 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.483
§ 58.483. HEARING AND ELECTION ON CERTAIN BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district which plans to issue bonds payable from and secured by a pledge of net revenue and a lien on the physical property, either or both, without the levy of taxes, is not required to hold a hearing to exclude land or adopt a plan of taxation.

(b) The proposition for issuance of bonds may be submitted at the election held to confirm the creation of the district or at an election called by the board.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 101.75 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 101 / Section 101.75
§ 101.75. CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NEAR SCHOOLS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person possesses an open container or consumes an alcoholic beverage on a public street, public alley, or public sidewalk within 1,000 feet of the property line of a facility that is a public or private school, including a parochial school, that provides all or any part of prekindergarten through twelfth grade.

(b) This section does not apply to the possession of an open container or the consumption at an event duly authorized by appropriate authorities and held in compliance with all other applicable provisions of this code.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(d) In this section, "open container" has the meaning assigned in Section 109.35.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.251 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.251
§ 407A.251. FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each group shall submit to the commissioner financial statements audited by an independent certified public accountant on or before the last day of the sixth month following the end of the group's fiscal year.

(b) The financial statement must include a balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flow and must be prepared on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

(c) Loss reserves may be discounted subject to generally accepted accounting principles. The discounting must be documented in the notes accompanying the financial statement. Notwithstanding this subsection, dividends paid to members of the group must be based on undiscounted loss reserves.

(d) The audited financial statements required by this section must be accompanied by an actuarial opinion on the adequacy of the group's loss reserves, including the reasonableness of any reserve discount. The actuarial opinion must be given by a member in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society.
Tex. Tax Code § 42.227 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 42 / Section 42.227
§ 42.227. PRETRIAL SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A property owner or appraisal district that is a party to an appeal under this chapter may request that the parties engage in settlement discussions, including through an informal settlement conference or a form of alternative dispute resolution. The request must be in writing and delivered to the other party before the date of trial. The court on motion of either party shall enter orders necessary to implement this section, including an order:

(1) specifying the form that the settlement discussions must take; or

(2) changing a deadline to designate experts prescribed by Subsection (c).

(b) On or before the 120th day after the date the written request is delivered under Subsection (a), each party or the party's attorney of record shall attend the settlement discussions and make a good faith effort to resolve the matter under appeal.

(c) If the appraisal district is unable for any reason to attend the settlement discussions on or before the 120th day after the date the written request is delivered under Subsection (a), the deadline to designate experts for the appeal is, notwithstanding a deadline prescribed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure:

(1) with regard to all experts testifying for a party seeking affirmative relief, 60 days before the date of trial; and

(2) with regard to all other experts, 30 days before the date of trial.

(d) If a property owner is unable for any reason to attend the settlement discussions on or before the 120th day after the date the written request is delivered under Subsection (a), Section 42.23(d) does not apply to the parties to the appeal.

(e) An appraisal district may not request or require a property owner to waive a right under this title as a condition of attending a settlement discussion.
Tex. Government Code § 551.0415 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.0415
§ 551.0415.
Status: in_force

Sec. 551.0415. GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY: REPORTS ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST REGARDING WHICH NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 551.041 and 551.042, a quorum of the governing body of a municipality or county may receive from staff of the political subdivision and a member of the governing body may make a report about items of community interest during a meeting of the governing body without having given notice of the subject of the report as required by this subchapter if no action is taken and, except as provided by Section 551.042, possible action is not discussed regarding the information provided in the report.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), "items of community interest" includes:

(1) expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence;

(2) information regarding holiday schedules;

(3) an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen, except that a discussion regarding a change in the status of a person's public office or public employment is not an honorary or salutary recognition for purposes of this subdivision;

(4) a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body;

(5) information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the political subdivision; and

(6) announcements involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the political subdivision that has arisen after the posting of the agenda.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.203
§ 1027.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The order calling the election shall provide for clerks as in county elections and must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding and alternate election judges for each polling place;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized;

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds; and

(6) the maximum interest rate of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.254 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.254
§ 846.254. WRITTEN NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES COVERED.
Status: in_force

A multiple employer welfare arrangement, in connection with an employee welfare benefit plan, shall provide to each participating employee covered by the plan a written notice at the time the employee's coverage becomes effective that states that:

(1) individuals covered by the plan are only partially insured; and

(2) if the plan or the arrangement does not ultimately pay medical expenses that are eligible for payment under the plan for any reason, the participating employer or its participating employee covered by the plan may be liable for those expenses.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.037 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.037
§ 325.037. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire land for a sports facility by condemnation if the board determines, after notice and hearing, that it is necessary.

(b) The right of eminent domain must be exercised in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the district is not required to give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a condemnation suit or other suit to which it is a party and is not required to deposit double the amount of any award in any suit.

(c) If the district, in the exercise of the power of eminent domain, makes necessary the relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing in grade, or alteration of the construction of any highway, railroad, electric transmission or distribution line, telephone or telegraph properties and facilities, or pipeline, all necessary relocations, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing in grade, or alteration of construction shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district. "Sole expense" means the actual cost of relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing in grade, or alteration of construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8407.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8407 / Section 8407.002
§ 8407.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Montgomery County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.270 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.270
§ 131.270. RECOVERY OF CIVIL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may request the attorney general to institute a suit to recover civil or criminal penalties or to obtain injunctive relief or for both as provided in Sections 131.265 through 131.269 of this code.

(b) Suit shall be brought in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the greater portion of the surface mining and reclamation operation is located.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4A.106 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4A / Section 4A.106
§ 4A.106. TIME PAYMENT ORDER IS RECEIVED.
Status: in_force

(a) The time of receipt of a payment order or communication cancelling or amending a payment order is determined by the rules applicable to receipt of a notice stated in Section 1.202. A receiving bank may fix a cutoff time or times on a funds transfer business day for the receipt and processing of payment orders and communications cancelling or amending payment orders. Different cutoff times may apply to payment orders, cancellations, or amendments, or to different categories of payment orders, cancellations, or amendments. A cutoff time may apply to senders generally or different cutoff times may apply to different senders or categories of payment orders. If a payment order or communication cancelling or amending a payment order is received after the close of a funds transfer business day or after the appropriate cutoff time on a funds transfer business day, the receiving bank may treat the payment order or communication as received at the opening of the next funds transfer business day.

(b) If this chapter refers to an execution date or payment date or states a day on which a receiving bank is required to take action, and the date or day does not fall on a funds transfer business day, the next day that is a funds transfer business day is treated as the date or day stated, unless the contrary is stated in this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.105
§ 1954.105. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license to engage in asbestos abatement or in another asbestos-related activity for which a license is required under this chapter must:

(1) submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department; and

(2) pay to the department a nonrefundable application fee in the amount set by the executive commissioner by rule.

(b) An application for a license must be signed by the applicant and must include, as applicable:

(1) the applicant's business name and address;

(2) a written respiratory protection plan;

(3) a list of the asbestos-related activities that the applicant has performed during the preceding 12 months; and

(4) additional information the department requires.

(c) To be issued a license, an applicant must also provide to the department, as applicable:

(1) a certificate of good standing issued by the secretary of state, if the applicant is a corporation or other business entity;

(2) a certificate from the secretary of state authorizing the applicant to conduct business in this state, if the applicant is a foreign corporation;

(3) a state sales tax number; and

(4) a certificate of insurance, issued for the purpose of licensing under this chapter, that demonstrates:

(A) asbestos abatement liability coverage for an asbestos abatement contractor performing work for hire;

(B) professional liability insurance coverage for errors and omissions for a consultant, inspector, or asbestos laboratory performing work for hire;

(C) liability insurance to transport for hire asbestos-containing materials for purposes of disposal; and

(D) if workers' compensation insurance is required by the owner of the public building or by the specifications for the asbestos-related activity, either:

(i) proof of workers' compensation insurance issued by a company licensed to issue workers' compensation insurance in this state and written in this state on the Texas form; or

(ii) evidence of self-insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7811.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7811 / Section 7811.107
§ 7811.107. APPROVAL OF RECLAMATION PLAN, AMENDMENT, OR PROJECT.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other requirements in this chapter, a reclamation plan adopted by the district, an amendment to a reclamation plan, or a project of the district that is not included in a reclamation plan must be approved by both constituent municipalities before the plan, amendment, or project takes effect.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 142.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 142 / Section 142.004
§ 142.004. REDEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of the estray may redeem the estray from the owner or occupant of public or private property if:

(1) the owner of the estray and the owner or occupant of the property agree to a redemption payment amount and the owner or occupant of the property receives the redemption payment from the owner of the estray; or

(2) a justice court having jurisdiction determines the redemption payment amount and gives the owner of the estray written authority to redeem the estray under Section 142.006.

(b) If the owner of the estray does not redeem the estray not later than the fifth day after the date of notification, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee shall proceed immediately with the impoundment process prescribed by Section 142.009 unless the sheriff or the sheriff's designee determines that the owner of the estray is making a good faith effort to comply with Subsection (a). During the impoundment process period, the estray may not be used for any purpose by the owner or occupant of the property.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.352 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 66 / Section 66.352
§ 66.352. EXAMINATION OF RECORDS AND OPERATIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) At least once during each five-year period, the state auditor shall conduct an examination of the records and operations of the criminal justice information system to ensure:

(1) the accuracy and completeness of information in the system; and

(2) the promptness of information reporting.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (S.B. 2405), Sec. 105(1), eff. September 1, 2025.

(c) The Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may examine the records of the agencies required to report information to the Department of Public Safety or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(d) The state auditor shall submit to the legislature and the governor a report that summarizes the findings of each examination and contains recommendations for improving the criminal justice information system.

(e) Not later than the first anniversary of the date the state auditor submits a report under Subsection (d), the Department of Public Safety shall report to the Legislative Budget Board and the governor the department's progress in implementing the state auditor's recommendations, including the reason for not implementing any recommendation.

(f) Each year following the submission of the report described by Subsection (e), the Department of Public Safety shall submit a similar report until each of the state auditor's recommendations is implemented.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, work performed under this article by the state auditor is subject to approval by the legislative audit committee for inclusion in the audit plan under Section 321.013(c), Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3867.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3867 / Section 3867.151
§ 3867.151. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8267.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8267 / Section 8267.0106
§ 8267.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8856.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8856 / Section 8856.151
§ 8856.151. TAXES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose a tax. Sections 36.020(a) and 36.201-36.204, Water Code, do not apply to the district.