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Tex. Transportation Code § 51.013 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 51 / Section 51.013
§ 51.013. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall condemn land for disposal of dredged material for the Laguna Madre section of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway only in accordance with the Draft Laguna Madre GIWW Dredged Material Management Plan prepared by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Interagency Coordination Team dated October 11, 2002.

(b) On request by a political subdivision, the commission may enter into a contract with a political subdivision to dispose of dredged material from the Highland Bayou Diversionary Canal on Placement Area 58A of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway.

(c) The commission may not charge a fee for disposal under Subsection (b).
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.087 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.087
§ 325.087. BONDS AS SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

District bonds are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and municipalities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state. The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their value when accompanied by all unmatured coupons.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2052.255 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.255
§ 2052.255. IMMUNITY FOR RINGSIDE PHYSICIANS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a ringside physician is immune from civil liability arising from acts within the scope of the physician's responsibilities at a combative sports event.

(b) The immunity from civil liability provided by Subsection (a) does not apply to a cause of action arising from an act or omission constituting gross negligence of the physician.
Tex. Finance Code § 65.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 65 / Section 65.106
§ 65.106. TRUST ACCOUNT; UNDISCLOSED TRUST INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If an association opens a savings account for a person claiming to be the trustee for another and the association has no other written notice of the existence or terms of a trust:

(1) the person claiming to be the trustee may, on the person's signature, withdraw money from the account; and

(2) if that person dies, an association may pay the withdrawal value of all or part of the account, plus dividends on the account, to the person for whom the account was opened.

(b) An association has no further liability for a payment made under Subsection (a).
Tex. Labor Code § 51.022 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.022
§ 51.022. CERTIFICATE OF AGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A child who is at least 14 years of age may apply to the commission for a certificate of age that states the date of birth of the child.

(b) The application must include documentary proof of age as required by the commission.

(c) After approval by the commission of the proof of age, the commission shall issue to the child a certificate of age.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.222 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.222
§ 22.222. RELIGIOUS CORPORATION DIRECTOR'S GOOD FAITH RELIANCE ON CERTAIN INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A director of a religious corporation, in the discharge of a duty imposed or power conferred on the director, including a duty imposed or power conferred as a committee member, may rely in good faith on information or on an opinion, report, or statement, including a financial statement or other financial data, concerning the corporation or another person that was prepared or presented by:

(1) a religious authority; or

(2) a minister, priest, rabbi, or other person whose position or duties in the religious organization the director believes justify reliance and confidence and whom the director believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.1525 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.1525
§ 1701.1525. RULES RELATED TO ACCEPTANCE OF CREDIT HOURS FOR COMPLETION OF CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL COURSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules that establish a procedure under which credit hours earned for the successful completion of high school courses that directly relate to law enforcement can be counted toward the hours of training required of an applicant for a peace officer license issued under Section 1701.307.

(b) The rules adopted under this section must require that an applicant submit to the commission a high school transcript that indicates the applicant earned an endorsement in the public services category, as described by Section 28.025(c-1), Education Code.
Tex. Education Code § 27.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 27 / Section 27.001
§ 27.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Child-care facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.

(2) "Learning pod" means a group of children who, based on the voluntary association of the children's parents, meet together at various times and places to participate in or enhance the children's primary or secondary academic studies, including participation in an activity or service provided to the children in exchange for payment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2151.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.204
§ 2151.204. NOTICE OF FILING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall file with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register notice that a filing has been made under Section 2151.202 not later than the seventh day after the date the filing is received by the department.

(b) The notice must include information relating to:

(1) the availability of the filing for public inspection at the department during regular business hours;

(2) the procedures for obtaining copies of the filing;

(3) procedures for making written comments related to the filing; and

(4) the time, place, and date of the hearing scheduled under Section 2151.206.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.203
§ 15.203. QUALIFICATIONS OF INDUSTRY COMMISSION MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Four commission members must be individuals who:

(1) have five years or more of active experience as a director, officer, or committee member of a credit union that:

(A) is organized and doing business in this state under Subtitle D, Title 3, or the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1751 et seq.); and

(B) has its principal office in this state; and

(2) are engaged in exercising the powers and duties of a director, officer, or committee member of such a credit union.

(b) Experience as a commissioner, deputy commissioner, or examiner is equivalent to the experience required by Subsection (a).

(c) Not more than one individual from a federal credit union may serve on the commission at any time.

(d) An individual who ceases to be engaged in exercising the powers and duties prescribed by this section for a period exceeding 90 days becomes ineligible to serve as a commission member, and the individual's position on the commission becomes vacant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1092.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1092 / Section 1092.102
§ 1092.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision of this state, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations to provide hospital service or medical care in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.069 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.069
§ 69.069. PILOT SERVICES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The consignee of a vessel under the consignee's control shall obtain pilot services for the vessel and shall pay the pilot who pilots the vessel into and out of the port area compensation according to the pilotage rates filed by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.103
§ 1096.103. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The board has full power to manage and control the district.
Tex. Water Code § 46.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 46 / Section 46.001
§ 46.001. RATIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The Red River Compact, the text of which is set out in Section 46.013 of this code, is ratified and confirmed in all respects after having been signed at Denison Dam, on the Texas-Oklahoma border, on May 12, 1978, by John P. Saxton, commissioner for the State of Arkansas, Orville B. Saunders, commissioner for the State of Oklahoma, Arthur R. Theis, commissioner for the State of Louisiana, and Fred Parkey, commissioner for the State of Texas, and approved by R. C. Marshall, representative of the United States.
Tex. Family Code § 159.704 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.704
§ 159.704. INITIATION BY OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In a support proceeding under this subchapter, the office of the attorney general of this state shall:

(1) transmit and receive applications; and

(2) initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.

(b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention:

(1) recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;

(2) enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state;

(3) establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;

(4) establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under Section 159.708(b)(2), (4), or (9);

(5) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and

(6) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

(c) The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order:

(1) recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state;

(2) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and

(3) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

(d) A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond, or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention.
Tex. Water Code § 11.177 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.177
§ 11.177. COMMISSION FINDING; ACTION.
Status: reserved

(a) At the conclusion of the hearing, the commission shall cancel the permit, certified filing, or certificate of adjudication in whole or in part to the extent that it finds that:

(1) the water or any portion of the water appropriated under the permit, certified filing, or certificate of adjudication has not been put to an authorized beneficial use during the 10-year period; and

(2) the holder has not used reasonable diligence in applying the water or the unused portion of the water to an authorized beneficial use or is otherwise unjustified in the nonuse.

(b) In determining what constitutes reasonable diligence or a justified nonuse as used in Subsection (a)(2), the commission shall give consideration to:

(1) whether sufficient water is available in the source of supply to meet all or part of the appropriation during the 10-year period of nonuse;

(2) whether the nonuse is justified by the holder's participation in the federal Conservation Reserve Program or a similar governmental program as provided by Section 11.173(b)(1);

(3) whether the existing or proposed authorized purpose and place of use are consistent with an approved regional water plan as provided by Section 16.053;

(4) whether the permit, certified filing, or certificate of adjudication has been deposited into the Texas Water Bank as provided by Sections 15.7031 and 15.704 or whether it can be shown that the water right or water available under the right is currently being made available for purchase through private marketing efforts; or

(5) whether the permit, certified filing, or certificate of adjudication has been reserved to provide for instream flows or bay and estuary inflows.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.207 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.207
§ 206.207. ASSISTANCE BY MEDICAL BOARD.
Status: in_force

The medical board shall provide administrative and clerical employees as necessary to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.207 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.207
§ 321.207. LOCAL TAX INAPPLICABLE WHEN NO STATE TAX; EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The sales tax authorized by this chapter does not apply to the sale of a taxable item unless the sales tax imposed by Subchapter C, Chapter 151, also applies to the sale.

(b) The excise tax authorized by this chapter on the use, storage, or consumption of a taxable item does not apply to the use, storage, or consumption of a taxable item unless the tax imposed by Subchapter D, Chapter 151, also applies to the use, storage, or consumption.

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to the taxes authorized by this chapter on the sale, production, distribution, lease, or rental of, and the use, storage, or consumption of gas and electricity for residential use.

(d) Subsection (b) does not apply to the application of the tax in a situation described by Section 321.205(b).
Tex. Water Code § 49.154 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.154
§ 49.154. BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES; TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may declare an emergency in the matter of funds not being available to pay principal of and interest on any bonds of the district payable in whole or in part from taxes or to meet any other needs of the district and may issue tax anticipation notes or bond anticipation notes to borrow the money needed by the district without advertising or giving notice of the sale. A district's bond anticipation notes or tax anticipation notes are negotiable instruments within the meaning and purposes of the Business & Commerce Code notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in that code. Bond anticipation notes and tax anticipation notes shall mature within one year of their date.

(b) Tax anticipation notes may be issued for any purpose for which the district is authorized to levy taxes, and tax anticipation notes shall be secured with the proceeds of taxes to be levied by the district in the succeeding 12-month period. The board may covenant with the purchasers of the notes that the board will levy a sufficient tax to pay the principal of and interest on the notes and pay the costs of collecting the taxes.

(c) Bond anticipation notes may be issued for any purpose for which bonds of the district may be issued or for the purpose of refunding previously issued bond anticipation notes. A district may covenant with the purchasers of the bond anticipation notes that the district will use the proceeds of sale of any bonds in the process of issuance for the purpose of refunding the bond anticipation notes, in which case the board will be required to use the proceeds received from sale of the bonds in the process of issuance to pay principal, interest, or redemption price on the bond anticipation notes.

(d) Districts required to seek commission approval of bonds must have an application for such approval on file with the commission prior to the issuance of bond anticipation notes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.301
§ 1043.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved and the district's assets and liabilities sold or transferred to another person only on approval of a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and transferring the district's assets and liabilities.

(c) The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by a number of district residents equal to at least 15 percent of the registered voters in the district, according to the most recent official list of registered voters.

(c-1) The election shall be called not later than the 60th day after the date the petition is presented to the board.

(d) The order calling the election must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4) the location of the polling places.

(e) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.928 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.928
§ 2306.928. INSPECTION OF FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

An authorized representative of the department, after giving or making a reasonable attempt to give notice to the operator of a migrant labor housing facility, may enter and inspect the facility during reasonable hours and investigate conditions, practices, or other matters as necessary or appropriate to determine whether a person has violated this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9083.0003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9083 / Section 9083.0003
§ 9083.0003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is essential to the accomplishment of the preservation and conservation of the natural resources of the state.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the district, the district's improvements, and the purposes for which the district is created.

(c) This chapter addresses a subject in which the state is interested.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4012.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4012 / Section 4012.0103
§ 4012.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city services provided in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1295 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1295
§ 411.1295.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.1295. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: EMPLOYMENT BY COUNTY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a county is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a person who is:

(1) an applicant for employment by the county;

(2) an employee of the county;

(3) an applicant for employment by or an employee of a business or person that contracts with the county;

(4) a volunteer with the county; or

(5) an applicant for a volunteer position with the county.

(b) A county is not entitled to obtain under this section any information about a person if the county is entitled to obtain under another section of this subchapter any criminal history record information about the person.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 52.08 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.08
§ 52.08. CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS.
Status: in_force

If it appear from a Court of Inquiry or any testimony adduced therein, that an offense has been committed, the Judge shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the offender as if complaint had been made and filed.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.011 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.011
§ 411.011. COORDINATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF STATE LAWS AND RULES.
Status: in_force

The division shall coordinate and enforce the implementation of state laws and rules relating to workers' health and safety issues.
Tex. Finance Code § 302.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 302 / Section 302.102
§ 302.102. PROHIBITION ON PREPAYMENT PENALTY.
Status: in_force

If the interest rate on a loan for property that is or is to be the residential homestead of the borrower is greater than 12 percent a year, a prepayment penalty may not be collected on the loan unless the penalty is required by an agency created by federal law.
Tex. Water Code § 152.152 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.152
§ 152.152. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a river authority that generates at least an annual average of 55 million kilowatt hours of electric energy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.201
§ 1114.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for:

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

(2) equipping buildings and improvements for hospital purposes;

(3) acquiring and operating a mobile emergency medical service; and

(4) providing medical services.
Tex. Water Code § 49.235 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.235
§ 49.235. DISTRICT ACT OR PROCEEDING PRESUMED VALID.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental act or proceeding of a district is conclusively presumed, as of the date it occurred, valid and to have occurred in accordance with all applicable statutes and rules if:

(1) the third anniversary of the effective date of the act or proceeding has expired; and

(2) a lawsuit to annul or invalidate the act or proceeding has not been filed on or before that third anniversary.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) an act or proceeding that was void at the time it occurred;

(2) an act or proceeding that, under a statute of this state or the United States, was a misdemeanor or felony at the time the act or proceeding occurred;

(3) a rule that, at the time it was passed, was preempted by a statute of this state or the United States, including Section 1.06 or 109.57, Alcoholic Beverage Code; or

(4) a matter that on the effective date of this section:

(A) is involved in litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final judgment of a court; or

(B) has been held invalid by a final judgment of a court.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.109
§ 485A.109. DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the office determines that a nominated location for which a designation application has been received satisfies the criteria under Section 485A.102 and on recommendation of the media production advisory committee, the office may designate the nominated location as a qualified media production location unless the office determines that the designation request should be denied for the reasons specified by Section 485A.110.

(b) A designation of a qualified media production location may not be made under this section until the comptroller, based on an evaluation of the economic impact analysis submitted under Section 485A.106(b)(5), certifies that the project or activity to be conducted at the designated location will have a positive impact on state revenue.

(c) On designation of the first qualified media production location in a media production development zone recognized by the nominating body for that purpose, the office shall simultaneously approve the media production development zone.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6601.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6601 / Section 6601.054
§ 6601.054. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall meet at:

(1) the Angleton City Hall at 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday in February, May, August, and November of each year; or

(2) other times and places as decided by the board.