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Tex. Local Government Code § 552.911 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.911
§ 552.911. DUTIES OF WATER SERVICE PROVIDER TO AN AREA SERVED BY SEWER SERVICE OF CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an area:

(1) that is located in a county that has a population of more than 1.3 million; and

(2) in which a customer's sewer service is provided by a municipality or conservation and reclamation district that also provides water service to other customers and the same customer's water service is provided by another entity.

(b) For each person the water service provider serves in an area to which this section applies, the water service provider shall provide the municipality or district with any relevant customer information so that the municipality or district may bill users of the sewer service directly and verify the water consumption of users. Relevant customer information provided under this section includes the name, address, and telephone number of the customer of the water service provider, the monthly meter readings of the customer, monthly consumption information, including any billing adjustments, and certain meter information, such as brand, model, age, and location.

(c) The municipality or district shall reimburse the water service provider for its reasonable and actual incremental costs for providing services to the municipality or district under this section. Incremental costs are limited to only those costs that are in addition to the water service provider's costs in providing its services to its customers, and those costs must be consistent with the costs incurred by other water utility providers. Only if requested by the wastewater provider, the water service provider must provide the municipality or district with documentation certified by a certified public accountant of the reasonable and actual incremental costs for providing services to the municipality or district under this section.

(d) A municipality or conservation and reclamation district may provide written notice to a person to whom the municipality's or district's sewer service system provides service if the person has failed to pay for the service for more than 90 days. The notice must state the past due amount owed and the deadline by which the past due amount must be paid or the person will lose water service. The notice may be sent by mail or hand-delivered to the location at which the sewer service is provided.

(e) The municipality or district may notify the water service provider of a person who fails to make timely payment after the person receives notice under Subsection (d). The notice must indicate the number of days the person has failed to pay for sewer service and the total amount past due. On receipt of the notice, the water service provider shall discontinue water service to the person.

(f) This section does not apply to a nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporation created under Chapter 67, Water Code, or a district created under Chapter 65, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3894.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3894 / Section 3894.104
§ 3894.104. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) contract with any person to accomplish any district purpose, including a contract for:

(A) the payment, repayment, or reimbursement of costs incurred by that person on behalf of the district, including all or part of the costs of an improvement project and interest on the reimbursed cost; or

(B) the use, occupancy, lease, rental, operation, maintenance, or management of all or part of a proposed or existing improvement project; and

(2) apply for and contract with any person to receive, administer, and perform a duty or obligation of the district under a federal, state, local, or private gift, grant, loan, conveyance, transfer, bequest, or other financial assistance arrangement relating to the investigation, planning, analysis, study, design, acquisition, construction, improvement, completion, implementation, or operation by the district or others of a proposed or existing improvement project.

(b) A contract the district enters into to carry out a purpose of this chapter may be on any terms and for any period the board determines, including a negotiable or nonnegotiable note or warrant payable to the city, Dallas County, and any other person.

(c) Any person may contract with the district to carry out the purposes of this chapter without further statutory or other authorization.

(d) A contract payable from ad valorem taxes for a period longer than one year must be approved by the governing body of the city.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.463 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.463
§ 2301.463.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2301.463. PROHIBITION: PAYMENT OF REBATE BY FRANCHISED DEALER. Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, a manufacturer, distributor, or representative may not require a franchised dealer to directly or indirectly pay or assume any part of a refund, rebate, discount, or other financial adjustment made by the manufacturer, distributor, or representative to, or in favor of, a customer of the dealer, unless the dealer voluntarily agrees.
Tex. Government Code § 4005.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.025
§ 4005.025. ISSUANCE OR TRANSFER TO NONPROFITS.
Status: in_force

The exemption provided by Section 4005.001 applies to the issuance or transfer of securities by the issuer of its securities to a corporation or association organized exclusively for a religious, educational, benevolent, fraternal, charitable, or reformatory purpose and not for pecuniary profit, only if:

(1) the corporation or association does not provide anything of value for the securities other than, for a security that is an option, payment of the exercise price of the option to acquire the securities at a price not to exceed the fair market value of the underlying securities on the date the option was granted;

(2) the issuance or transfer is not made for the purpose of raising capital for the issuer;

(3) a commission or other form of consideration is not paid or provided to a third party with respect to the issuance or transfer; and

(4) the issuance or transfer is not directly or indirectly for the purposes of providing or furthering a scheme to violate or evade this title.
Tex. Insurance Code § 862.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 862 / Section 862.154
§ 862.154. CREATION AND DISPOSAL OF NEW STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) A fire, marine, or inland marine insurance company that complies with Sections 822.155, 822.157, and 822.158 may:

(1) create new stock;

(2) dispose of the new stock according to applicable law; and

(3) issue new certificates for the new stock.

(b) The insurance company shall sell any new stock created under Subsection (a) for an amount sufficient to make up any impairment of the company's required minimum capital and to make up the surplus of the company as required by Section 822.054 or 822.210, subject to Subchapter B, Chapter 404, but may not impair the capital of the company.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.414 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.414
§ 301.414. NOTICE AND REVIEW OF REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall notify each nurse who is reported to the board under Section 301.402, 301.403, 301.405, 301.406, 301.407, 301.408, or 301.409 of the filing of the report unless the notification would jeopardize an active investigation.

(b) The nurse or the nurse's authorized representative is entitled on request to review any report submitted to the board under a section specified under Subsection (a) unless doing so would jeopardize an active investigation. The board may not reveal the identity of the person making or signing the report.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.563 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.563
§ 452.563. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) Six members of the subregional board are a quorum.

(b) An action of the board requires a majority vote of the members present.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3896 / Section 3896.059
§ 3896.059. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining whether a quorum of the board is present, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.052 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.052
§ 42A.052. MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS BY SUPERVISION OFFICER OR MAGISTRATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge who places a defendant on community supervision may authorize the supervision officer supervising the defendant or a magistrate appointed by the district courts in the county that give preference to criminal cases to modify the conditions of community supervision for the limited purposes of:

(1) transferring the defendant to different programs within the community supervision continuum of programs and sanctions; or

(2) prioritizing the conditions ordered by the court according to the defendant's progress under supervision.

(b) A supervision officer or magistrate who modifies the conditions of community supervision shall:

(1) deliver a copy of the modified conditions to the defendant;

(2) file a copy of the modified conditions with the sentencing court; and

(3) note the date of delivery of the copy in the defendant's file.

(c) If the defendant agrees to the modification in writing, the officer or magistrate shall file a copy of the modified conditions with the district clerk and the conditions shall be enforced as modified. If the defendant does not agree to the modification in writing, the supervision officer or magistrate shall refer the case to the judge for modification in the manner provided by Article 42A.752.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 506.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 506 / Section 506.006
§ 506.006. FACILITY CHEMICAL LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of community right-to-know, a facility operator covered by this chapter shall compile and maintain a tier two form that contains information on hazardous chemicals present in the facility in quantities that meet or exceed thresholds determined by the EPA in 40 CFR Part 370, or at any other reporting thresholds as determined by commission rule for certain highly toxic or extremely hazardous substances.

(b) Multiple facilities may be reported on the same tier two form, with appropriate facility identifiers, if the hazardous chemicals or hazardous chemical categories present at the multiple facilities are in the same ranges. In multiple facility reporting, the reporting thresholds must be applied to each facility rather than to the total quantities present at all facilities.

(c) Each tier two form shall be filed annually with the commission, along with the appropriate fee, according to the procedures specified by commission rules.

(d) A facility operator shall file the tier two form with the commission not later than the 90th day after the date on which the operator begins operation or has a reportable addition, at the appropriate threshold, of a previously unreported hazardous chemical or extremely hazardous substance, but a fee may not be associated with filing this report.

(d-1) A facility operator shall file an updated tier two form with the commission:

(1) not later than the 90th day after the date on which the operator has a change in the chemical weight range, as listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 370, of a previously reported hazardous chemical or extremely hazardous substance; and

(2) as otherwise required by commission rule.

(d-2) A facility operator shall furnish a copy of each tier two form and updated tier two form filed with the commission under this section to the fire chief of the fire department having jurisdiction over the facility and to the appropriate local emergency planning committee.

(e) A facility operator shall file a safety data sheet with the commission on the commission's request.

(f) The commission shall maintain records of the tier two forms and other documents filed under this chapter or EPCRA for at least 30 years.

(g) Documents filed under this chapter are subject to Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 26.180 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.180
§ 26.180. FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The terms of the County Court of Franklin County begin on the second Mondays in January, April, July, and October and continue until the court has disposed of its business.

(b) The commissioners court may change the court terms under Section 26.002.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8468.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8468 / Section 8468.104
§ 8468.104. 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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.026 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.026
§ 12.026. MULTIPLE USE OF LAND.
Status: in_force

A tract of land purchased primarily for a purpose authorized by this code may be used for any authorized function of the department if the commission determines that multiple use is the best utilization of the land's resources.
Tex. Education Code § 74.255 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.255
§ 74.255. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept gifts and grants from any source for the benefit of the dental school.
Tex. Education Code § 13.103 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 13 / Section 13.103
§ 13.103. INITIATION OF DETACHMENT.
Status: in_force

Creation of a new district by detachment is initiated by resolution of the board of trustees of each district from which territory is to be detached or by a petition presented to the commissioners court. A petition under this subchapter must:

(1) give the metes and bounds of the proposed new district;

(2) be signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters residing in the proposed area to be detached from an existing district; and

(3) be addressed to the commissioners court of the county in which the territory of the proposed district is located or, if the territory is in more than one county, to the commissioners court of each county in which the territory is located.
Tex. Election Code § 212.024 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.024
§ 212.024. OBTAINING INITIAL RECOUNT IN ELECTION ON MEASURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 212.0241, an initial recount in an election on a measure may be obtained if:

(1) the difference in the number of votes received for the measure and against the measure is less than 10 percent of the total number of votes received on the measure as shown by the election returns;

(2) the secretary of state certifies that counting errors affecting the election occurred in one or more election precincts in which paper ballots were used, as provided by Section 212.034; or

(3) the total number of votes received for and against the measure is less than 1,000 as shown by the election returns.

(b) The following persons may obtain an initial recount in an election on a measure:

(1) the campaign treasurer of a specific-purpose political committee that was involved in the election; or

(2) any 25 or more persons, acting jointly, who were eligible to vote in the election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 216.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 216 / Section 216.004
§ 216.004. MUNICIPAL BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) If a municipality requires the relocation, reconstruction, or removal of a sign within its corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction, the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality shall appoint a municipal board on sign control. The board must be composed of:

(1) two real estate appraisers, each of whom must be a member in good standing of a nationally recognized professional appraiser society or trade organization that has an established code of ethics, educational program, and professional certification program;

(2) one person engaged in the sign business in the municipality;

(3) one employee of the Texas Department of Transportation who is familiar with real estate valuations in eminent domain proceedings; and

(4) one architect or landscape architect licensed by this state.

(b) A member of the board is appointed for a term of two years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8004A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8004A / Section 8004A.0201
§ 8004A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8004A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Local Government Code § 572.063 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 572 / Section 572.063
§ 572.063. REFUNDING NOTES.
Status: in_force

A public utility agency may issue refunding notes for the purpose and in the manner provided by general law, including Chapter 1207, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8894.0052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8894 / Section 8894.0052
§ 8894.0052. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

The district shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Education Code § 18.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 18 / Section 18.002
§ 18.002. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A Job Corps training program may establish a high school diploma program to operate public secondary schools at Job Corps facilities throughout the state.

(b) A Job Corps diploma program established under this chapter is separate and distinct from the United States Department of Labor.
Tex. Government Code § 511.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.003
§ 511.003. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Commission on Jail Standards is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2035.
Tex. Government Code § 557.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 557 / Section 557.001
§ 557.001. SEDITION.
Status: in_force

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

(1) commits, attempts to commit, or conspires with one or more persons to commit an act intended to overthrow, destabilize, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of government of this state or of any political subdivision of this state by force, violence, or a threat of force or violence;

(2) under circumstances that constitute a clear and present danger to the security of this state or a political subdivision of this state, advocates, advises, or teaches or conspires with one or more persons to advocate, advise, or teach a person to commit or attempt to commit an act described in Subdivision (1); or

(3) participates, with knowledge of the nature of the organization, in the management of an organization that engages in or attempts to engage in an act intended to overthrow, destabilize, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of government of this state or of any political subdivision of this state by force or violence.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by:

(1) a fine not to exceed $20,000;

(2) confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not less than one year or more than 20 years; or

(3) both fine and imprisonment.

(b-1) Notwithstanding Section 15.02(d), Penal Code, a conspiracy to commit an offense under this section is punishable in the same manner as an offense under this section.

(c) A person convicted of an offense under this section may not receive community supervision under Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Government Code § 54.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.301
§ 54.301. APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each judge of a district court of Dallas County that gives preference to criminal cases, each judge of a criminal district court of Dallas County, and each judge of a county criminal court of Dallas County, with the consent and approval of the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, may appoint a magistrate to perform the duties authorized by this subchapter.

(b) Judges may authorize one or more magistrates to share service with more than one court.

(c) If a magistrate serves more than one court, the magistrate's appointment must be made with the unanimous approval of all the judges under whom the magistrate serves.
Tex. Government Code § 508.1411 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.1411
§ 508.1411. NOTIFICATION OF PAROLE PANEL DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) For each decision of a parole panel granting or denying the release of an inmate on parole, or denying the release of an inmate on mandatory supervision, the parole panel shall:

(1) produce a written statement, in clear and understandable language, that explains:

(A) the decision; and

(B) the reasons for the decision only to the extent those reasons relate specifically to the inmate;

(2) provide a copy of the statement to the inmate; and

(3) place a copy of the statement in the inmate's file.

(b) In a written statement produced under Subsection (a), the parole panel may withhold information that:

(1) is confidential and not subject to public disclosure under Chapter 552; or

(2) the parole panel considers to possibly jeopardize the health or safety of any individual.

(c) The board shall keep a copy of each statement produced under Subsection (a) in a central location.
Tex. Finance Code § 94.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 94 / Section 94.002
§ 94.002. COMMERCIAL LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to rules adopted by the finance commission, a savings bank may lend or invest not more than 40 percent of the savings bank's total assets in commercial loans.

(b) In this section, "commercial loan" means a loan that:

(1) is for business, commercial, corporate, or agricultural purposes;

(2) is not a real property loan; and

(3) is not a qualified thrift asset under Section 92.204.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 46.008 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 46 / Section 46.008
§ 46.008.
Status: in_force

Sec. 46.008. "GO TEXAN" PARTNER PROGRAM ACCOUNT. (a) The "Go Texan" partner program account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed of:

(1) legislative appropriations;

(2) gifts, grants, donations, and matching funds received under Subsection (b);

(3) money required to be deposited in the account under Section 502.2761, Transportation Code; and

(4) other money required by law to be deposited in the account.

(b) The department may solicit and accept gifts in kind, donations, and grants of money from the federal government, local governments, private corporations, or other persons to be used for the purposes of this chapter.

(c) Money in the account may be appropriated to the department only for the purpose of implementing and maintaining the "Go Texan" Partner Program.

(d) Income from money in the account shall be credited to the account.

(e) The account is exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.