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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8039.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8039 / Section 8039.0402
§ 8039.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8039.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 525.0257 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 525 / Section 525.0257
§ 525.0257. ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF HEALTH INFORMATION; BIENNIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "health care provider" includes a physician.

(b) The executive commissioner shall ensure that:

(1) all information systems available for the commission or a health and human services agency to use in sending protected health information to a health care provider or receiving protected health information from a health care provider, and for which planning or procurement begins on or after September 1, 2015, are capable of sending or receiving the information in accordance with the applicable data exchange standards developed by the appropriate standards development organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute;

(2) if national data exchange standards do not exist for a system described by Subdivision (1), the commission makes every effort to ensure that the system is interoperable with the national standards for electronic health record systems; and

(3) the commission and each health and human services agency establish an interoperability standards plan for all information systems that exchange protected health information with health care providers.

(c) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the executive commissioner shall report to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board on the commission's and the health and human services agencies' measurable progress in ensuring that the information systems described by Subsection (b) are interoperable with one another and meet the appropriate standards specified by that subsection. The report must include an assessment of the progress made in achieving commission goals related to the exchange of health information, including facilitating care coordination among the agencies, ensuring quality improvement, and realizing cost savings.
Tex. Finance Code § 119.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 119 / Section 119.201
§ 119.201. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH SUBTITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may require a savings bank that knowingly violates this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle to pay to the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending an administrative penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each day that the violation occurs after notice of the violation is given by the commissioner.

(b) On the commissioner's certification that a savings bank has not paid a penalty assessed under this section, the attorney general may file suit to collect the penalty.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.121 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.121
§ 66.121. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates Section 66.109, 66.110, 66.111, or 66.117(b) of this code or a regulation adopted under Section 66.115 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Family Code § 261.306 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.306
§ 261.306. REMOVAL OF CHILD FROM STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department has reason to believe that a person responsible for the care, custody, or welfare of the child may remove the child from the state before the investigation is completed, the department may file an application for a temporary restraining order in a district court without regard to continuing jurisdiction of the child as provided in Chapter 155.

(b) The court may render a temporary restraining order prohibiting the person from removing the child from the state pending completion of the investigation if the court:

(1) finds that the department has probable cause to conduct the investigation; and

(2) has reason to believe that the person may remove the child from the state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.030 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.030
§ 822.030. REGISTRATION REQUIRED; EXCEPTION FOR TEMPORARY VISITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or person having control of a dog six months of age or older in a county that has adopted this subchapter must register the dog not later than the 30th day after the date on which the proclamation is published or adopted.

(b) A dog brought into a county for not more than 10 days for breeding purposes, trial, or show is not required to be registered.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.055
§ 1305.055. USE OF CERTAIN INSURANCE TERMS BY NETWORK PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A network is not an insurer and may not use in the network's name or informational literature the word "insurance," "casualty," "surety," or "mutual" or any other word that is:

(1) descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business; or

(2) deceptively similar to the name or description of an insurer or surety corporation engaging in the business of insurance in this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 262.027 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.027
§ 262.027. AWARDING OF CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) The officer in charge of opening the bids shall present them to the commissioners court in session. Except as provided by Subsection (e), the court shall:

(1) award the contract to the responsible bidder who submits the lowest and best bid; or

(2) reject all bids and publish a new notice.

(b) If two responsible bidders submit the lowest and best bid, the commissioners court shall decide between the two by drawing lots in a manner prescribed by the county judge.

(c) A contract may not be awarded to a bidder who is not the lowest dollar bidder meeting specifications unless, before the award, each lower bidder is given:

(1) notice of the proposed award; and

(2) an opportunity to appear before the commissioners court and present previously unconsidered evidence concerning the lower bid as best, which may include evidence of the bidder's responsibility.

(d) In determining the lowest and best bid for a contract for the purchase of earth-moving, material-handling, road maintenance, or construction equipment, the commissioners court may consider the information submitted under Section 262.0255.

(e) In determining the lowest and best bid for a contract for the purchase of road construction material, the commissioners court may consider the pickup and delivery locations of the bidders and the cost to the county of delivering or hauling the material to be purchased. The commissioners court may award contracts for the purchase of road construction material to more than one bidder if each of the selected bidders submits the lowest and best bid for a particular location or type of material.

(f) Notwithstanding any other requirement of this section, the commissioners court may condition acceptance of a bid on compliance with a requirement for attendance at a mandatory pre-bid conference under Section 262.0256.

(g) If after the award the successful bidder fails to qualify for required bonds, or is otherwise unable to meet the requirements of the award, the commissioners court may award the contract to the next bidder in order of ranking as lowest and best bid.

(h) Before a contract is awarded, a bidder must give written notice to the officer authorized to open bids that the bidder intends to protest an award of the contract under Subsection (c). This subsection does not limit the ability of a bidder to speak at a public meeting of the commissioners court under rules established by the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3891.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3891 / Section 3891.053
§ 3891.053. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must meet the qualifications in Section 375.063, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 443.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.011
§ 443.011. RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITEMS.
Status: in_force

Furniture, furnishings, fixtures, works of art, and decorative objects for which the board has responsibility under this chapter are not part of the Texas State Library and are not subject to the custody or control of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission or any other agency.
Tex. Water Code § 20.017 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.017
§ 20.017. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A director or officer of the authority is not liable for any bonds issued or contracts executed by the authority.
Tex. Local Government Code § 374.034 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 374 / Section 374.034
§ 374.034. ALLOCATION OF TAX COLLECTIONS AND TAX INCREMENTS; TAX INCREMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the tax assessor-collector has the sole authority and the duty to collect the taxes levied by the municipality and all other taxing entities on property located within an urban renewal project and to allocate taxes and tax increments in the manner required by this chapter.

(b) Beginning with the first payment of taxes levied by the municipality or other taxing entity after the time an urban renewal project is designated, the receipts from those taxes shall be allocated and paid as provided by this subsection. The receipts from the property taxes collected that are produced from the tax increment base shall first be allocated and paid to the municipality or appropriate taxing entity. All tax increments produced from the captured market value of the property located within the urban renewal project district shall then be deposited into the tax increment fund established for the project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7942A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7942A / Section 7942A.0501
§ 7942A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.252
§ 1114.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 15 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 164.018 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 164 / Section 164.018
§ 164.018. NO PLEDGE OF STATE FAITH AND CREDIT; COVENANT WITH OWNERS OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this chapter are special obligations of the board and are payable only from and secured only by the revenues and assets pledged to secure payment of the bonds under the Texas Constitution and this chapter, and the bonds are not and do not create or constitute a pledge, gift, or loan of the faith, credit, or taxing authority of the state.

(b) Each bond must include a statement that the faith or credit and the taxing authority of the state are not pledged, given, or loaned to secure payment of the principal of, or premium or interest on the bonds.

(c) The state pledges to and agrees with the owners of bonds issued under this chapter that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the board to fulfill the terms of agreements made with the owners of the bonds or in any way impair the rights and remedies of those owners until the bonds, together with any premium and interest, interest on any unpaid premium or installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of those owners, are fully met and discharged. The board may include this pledge and agreement of the state in an agreement with the owners of the bonds.
Tex. Penal Code § 25.031 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 25 / Section 25.031
§ 25.031. AGREEMENT TO ABDUCT FROM CUSTODY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person agrees, for remuneration or the promise of remuneration, to abduct a child younger than 18 years of age by force, threat of force, misrepresentation, stealth, or unlawful entry, knowing that the child is under the care and control of a person having custody or physical possession of the child under a court order, including a temporary order, or under the care and control of another person who is exercising care and control with the consent of a person having custody or physical possession under a court order, including a temporary order.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
Tex. Local Government Code § 102.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 102 / Section 102.007
§ 102.007. ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) At the conclusion of the public hearing, the governing body of the municipality shall take action on the proposed budget. A vote to adopt the budget must be a record vote.

(b) The governing body may make any changes in the budget that it considers warranted by the law or by the best interest of the municipal taxpayers.

(c) Adoption of a budget that will require raising more revenue from property taxes than in the previous year requires a separate vote of the governing body to ratify the property tax increase reflected in the budget. A vote under this subsection is in addition to and separate from the vote to adopt the budget or a vote to set the tax rate required by Chapter 26, Tax Code, or other law.

(d) An adopted budget must contain a cover page that includes:

(1) one of the following statements in 18-point or larger type that accurately describes the adopted budget:

(A) "This budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by an amount of (insert total dollar amount of increase), which is a (insert percentage increase) percent increase from last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll).";

(B) "This budget will raise less revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by an amount of (insert total dollar amount of decrease), which is a (insert percentage decrease) percent decrease from last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll)."; or

(C) "This budget will raise the same amount of revenue from property taxes as last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll).";

(2) the record vote of each member of the governing body by name voting on the adoption of the budget;

(3) the municipal property tax rates for the preceding fiscal year, and each municipal property tax rate that has been adopted or calculated for the current fiscal year, including:

(A) the property tax rate;

(B) the no-new-revenue tax rate;

(C) the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations tax rate;

(D) the voter-approval tax rate; and

(E) the debt rate; and

(4) the total amount of municipal debt obligations.

(e) In this section, "debt obligation" means an issued public security as defined by Section 1201.002, Government Code, secured by property taxes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 254.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.004
§ 254.004. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except to the extent that it conflicts with this chapter, Subchapter B, Chapter 1502, Government Code, applies to revenue obligations issued under this chapter, and a municipality to which this chapter applies has, with respect to a revenue obligation issued under this chapter, each power granted by that subchapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 59.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 59 / Section 59.001
§ 59.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority created by Chapter 58 of this code.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.

(3) "Bond" means a general obligation bond, certificate, note, or other obligation issued or incurred by the authority under this chapter as provided by Article III, Section 49-f, of the Texas Constitution.

(4) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.

(5) "Fund" means the farm and ranch finance program fund.

(6) "Program" means the farm and ranch finance program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.045
§ 283.045. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY FOR MEDICAL AID AND HOSPITAL CARE.
Status: in_force

The district assumes full responsibility for furnishing medical and hospital care for indigent and needy persons residing in the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.204 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.204
§ 55.204. ELECTRONIC TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a telecommunications provider or telecommunications utility, to further the recycling goals, may publish on the provider's or the utility's Internet website a telephone directory or directory listing instead of providing for general distribution to the public of printed directories or listings.

(b) A provider or utility that publishes a telephone directory or directory listing as described by Subsection (a) shall provide a print or digital copy of the directory or listing to a customer on request. If a provider or utility exercises this option, it shall notify its customers that the provider or utility shall provide the first print or digital copy requested by a customer in each calendar year at no charge to the customer.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.051
§ 363.051. POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AUTHORIZED TO CREATE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of a crime control and prevention district may be proposed under this chapter by a majority vote of the governing body of a:

(1) county:

(A) with a population of more than 130,000; or

(B) that:

(i) does not border the United Mexican States;

(ii) is adjacent to a county with a population of 500,000 or more that borders the United Mexican States; and

(iii) has a population of 5,000 or more; or

(2) municipality that is partially or wholly located in a county with a population of more than 5,000.

(b) The governing body may create a district composed of all or part of the political subdivision governed by that body. A district created by a county may not contain area in more than one county.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1131 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1131
§ 411.1131.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.1131. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (a-1) that relates to a person who is an applicant for a staff position at an outdoor training program for children who are deaf or hard of hearing conducted by a private entity through a contract with the Health and Human Services Commission in accordance with Section 81.013, Human Resources Code.

(a-1) 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).

(b) Criminal history record information obtained by the Health and Human Services Commission under Subsection (a-1) may be used only to evaluate an applicant for a staff position at an outdoor training program for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. The Health and Human Services Commission may release or disclose the information obtained under Subsection (a-1)(2) to a private entity described by Subsection (a) for that purpose.

(c) The Health and Human Services Commission may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (a-1)(1). The Health and Human Services Commission may not release or disclose information obtained under Subsection (a-1)(2), except as described by Subsection (b), on court order, or with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.

(d) The Health and Human Services Commission shall destroy criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (a-1) after the information is used for its authorized purpose.

(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.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.184 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.184
§ 76.184. REPORTS OF PESTICIDE ADVERSE EFFECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person claiming adverse effects from an application of a pesticide may file with the appropriate regulatory agency a complaint report. The complaint report must contain the name of the person, if known, allegedly responsible for the application of the pesticide and the name of the owner or lessee of the land on which the pesticide was applied. The regulatory agency shall prepare a form printed in English and Spanish to be furnished to persons for use in filing complaint reports. The form may contain other information that is within the person's knowledge and requested by the head of the regulatory agency.

(b) As soon as practicable after receiving a complaint report, the regulatory agency shall notify the licensee, the owner or lessee of the land on which the alleged application occurred, and any other person who may be charged with responsibility for the adverse effects claimed. The regulatory agency shall furnish copies of the complaint to those people on request.

(c) To assess any adverse effects, the complaining party shall permit the regulatory agency and the licensee to observe, within reasonable hours, the land or nontarget organism alleged to have been adversely affected.

(d) Failure to file a complaint does not bar a civil or criminal action from being filed and maintained.

(e) The regulatory agency by rule may adopt procedures to be followed in the investigation of a report claiming adverse effects from an application of the pesticide.