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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.053
§ 3814.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons serve as nonvoting directors:

(1) the directors of the parks and recreation, planning and development, public works, and civic center departments of the City of Houston;

(2) the chief of police of the City of Houston;

(3) the director of the engineering division of the Harris County department of public infrastructure;

(4) Harris County's general manager of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas;

(5) the president of each institution of higher learning located in the district; and

(6) the Houston district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation.

(b) If an agency, department, or division described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed agency, department, or division as a nonvoting director. If an agency, department, or division described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another agency, department, or division that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished entity.

(c) A nonvoting director is not included for determining a board quorum.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1273.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1273 / Section 1273.004
§ 1273.004. LIMITED BENEFITS AND SERVICES; COST-SHARING PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Indemnity benefits and services provided under a point-of-service plan may be limited to those services described by the blended contract and may be subject to different cost-sharing provisions. The cost-sharing provisions for indemnity benefits may be higher than the cost-sharing provisions for in-network health maintenance organization coverage. For an enrollee in a limited provider network, higher cost-sharing may be imposed only when the enrollee obtains benefits or services outside the health maintenance organization delivery network.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3502.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3502 / Section 3502.004
§ 3502.004. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The property, revenue, and income of the authority are exempt from all taxes imposed by the state or a political subdivision of the state.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.092 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.092
§ 22.092. TIMBER SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may sell timber from land in the park and may use timber of the park to repair or construct improvements in the park.

(b) Timber may be cut for salvage purposes only or under good forestry practices with the advice of the Texas Forest Service.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.092 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.092
§ 623.092. PERMIT REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A manufactured house in excess of legal size limits for a motor vehicle may not be moved over a highway, road, or street in this state except in accordance with a permit issued by the department.

(b) A county or municipality may not require a permit, bond, fee, or license, in addition to that required by state law, for the movement of a manufactured house.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.202
§ 3926.202. LAW APPLICABLE TO NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to any new district created by division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.321 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.321
§ 2.321.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.321. C.I.F. OR C. & F.: "NET LANDED WEIGHTS"; "PAYMENT ON ARRIVAL"; WARRANTY OF CONDITION ON ARRIVAL. Under a contract containing a term C.I.F. or C. & F.

(a) Where the price is based on or is to be adjusted according to "net landed weights", "delivered weights", "out turn" quantity or quality or the like, unless otherwise agreed the seller must reasonably estimate the price. The payment due on tender of the documents called for by the contract is the amount so estimated, but after final adjustment of the price a settlement must be made with commercial promptness.

(b) An agreement described in Subsection (a) or any warranty of quality or condition of the goods on arrival places upon the seller the risk of ordinary deterioration, shrinkage and the like in transportation but has no effect on the place or time of identification to the contract for sale or delivery or on the passing of the risk of loss.

(c) Unless otherwise agreed where the contract provides for payment on or after arrival of the goods the seller must before payment allow such preliminary inspection as is feasible; but if the goods are lost delivery of the documents and payment are due when the goods should have arrived.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.662 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.662
§ 451.662. COSTS OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The alternate municipality shall pay the costs incurred under Section 451.519(a) by members of the board before the authority receives revenue.

(b) The authority, after receiving revenue, shall reimburse the alternate municipality for costs paid under Subsection (a).
Tex. Education Code § 43.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 43 / Section 43.002
§ 43.002. TRANSFERS FROM PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND AND GENERAL REVENUE FUND TO AVAILABLE SCHOOL FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) On the first working day of each month in a state fiscal year, the comptroller shall transfer from the permanent school fund to the available school fund an amount equal to one-twelfth of the annual distribution from the permanent school fund to the available school fund as provided by Section 5(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for the fiscal year.

(b) Of the amounts available for transfer from the general revenue fund to the available school fund for the months of January and February of each fiscal year, no more than the amount necessary to enable the comptroller to distribute from the available school fund an amount equal to 9-1/2 percent of the estimated annual available school fund apportionment to category 1 school districts, as defined by Section 48.273, and 3-1/2 percent of the estimated annual available school fund apportionment to category 2 school districts, as defined by Section 48.273, may be transferred from the general revenue fund to the available school fund. Any remaining amount that would otherwise be available for transfer for the months of January and February shall be transferred from the general revenue fund to the available school fund in equal amounts in June and in August of the same fiscal year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.106
§ 3802.106. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Water Code § 17.0111 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.0111
§ 17.0111. DEDICATION OF CERTAIN BONDS.
Status: in_force

No more than $250 million in principal amount of bonds authorized by Article III, Section 49-d-7, of the Texas Constitution, and issued under either that section or Article III, Section 49-d-8, of the Texas Constitution, may be dedicated to the purposes provided by Subchapter K .
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.301 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.301
§ 241.301. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "limited services rural hospital" means a general or special hospital that is or was licensed under this chapter and that:

(1) is:

(A) located in a rural area, as defined by:

(i) commission rule; or

(ii) 42 U.S.C. Section 1395ww(d)(2)(D); or

(B) designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a critical access hospital, rural referral center, or sole community hospital; and

(2) otherwise meets the requirements to be designated as a limited services rural hospital or a similarly designated hospital under federal law for purposes of a payment program described by Section 241.302(a)(1).
Tex. Government Code § 2155.1442 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.1442
§ 2155.1442. FOSTER CARE RESIDENTIAL CONTRACT MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (e), the state auditor shall conduct a management review of the residential contract management employees of the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of Family and Protective Services and make recommendations regarding the organization of, and skills and educational requirements for, those employees. The state auditor shall also make recommendations regarding the implementation of financial accountability provisions and processes to ensure effective and efficient expenditure of state and other contract funds.

(b) The Health and Human Services Commission shall contract with the state auditor to perform on-site financial audits of selected residential contractors as necessary. The state auditor, in consultation with the commission, shall select the contractors to audit based on the contract's risk assessment rating, allegations of fraud or misuse of state or other contract funds, or other appropriate audit selection criteria. The residential contractors selected to be audited must be included in the audit plan and approved by the legislative audit committee under Section 321.013.

(c) The Department of Family and Protective Services shall require that all files related to contracts for residential care of foster children:

(1) be complete and accurately reflect the contractor's actual updated contract performance; and

(2) be maintained in accordance with the department's record retention procedures and made available to the state auditor when requested.

(d) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for the purpose, the Department of Family and Protective Services may develop an Internet-based system to enable residential contractors to review their reimbursement accounts or other pertinent financial data and reconcile their accounts.

(e) Work performed under Subsections (a) and (b) by the state auditor is subject to approval by the legislative audit committee for inclusion in the audit plan under Section 321.013(c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.115
§ 3953.115. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

If the legislature grants the district a power that is in addition to the powers approved by the initial resolution of the governing body of the city consenting to the creation of the district, the district may not exercise that power unless the governing body of the city by resolution consents to that change.
Tex. Property Code § 53.287 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.287
§ 53.287. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a written agreement to subordinate, release, waive, or satisfy all or part of a lien or bond claim in:

(1) an accord and satisfaction of an identified dispute;

(2) an agreement concerning an action pending in any court or arbitration proceeding; or

(3) an agreement that is executed after an affidavit claiming the lien has been filed or the bond claim has been made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8821.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8821 / Section 8821.002
§ 8821.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in McLennan County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. The district is located in a priority groundwater management area designated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality pursuant to Section 35.008, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7943A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7943A / Section 7943A.0304
§ 7943A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.052
§ 1369.052. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or a small or large employer group contract or similar coverage document that is offered by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;

(6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or

(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.0251 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.0251
§ 247.0251.
Status: in_force

Sec. 247.0251. CONSTRUCTION IN 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN IN CERTAIN COUNTIES PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "100-year floodplain" means an area that is subject to inundation by a 100-year flood, which is a flood that has a one percent or greater chance of occurring in any given year, as determined from maps or other data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or, if not mapped by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, from the United States Department of Agriculture soil maps.

(b) In a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, the executive commissioner by rule shall prohibit the construction of a new assisted living facility licensed under this chapter within a 100-year floodplain.

(c) The prohibition on new construction under this section does not apply to expansions or renovations of existing assisted living facilities.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.019 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 78 / Section 78.019
§ 78.019. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the procedure for conducting an election must be in compliance with the election laws of this state.

(b) The commissioners court by order shall:

(1) create voting precincts in the proposed district;

(2) select a polling place or polling places within the precincts, taking into consideration the convenience of the voters; and

(3) appoint judges and other necessary election officers.

(c) Each eligible voter is entitled to vote at the election.

(d) Ballots for the election must be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Creating the district and making a uniform assessment of benefits not to exceed six cents per acre."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.159
§ 1005.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks to serve as depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1005.161 and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit. This subsection does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(c) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank has first executed a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006 / Section 8006.0501
§ 8006.0501. 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. Family Code § 107.155 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.155
§ 107.155. EXCEPTION TO QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT ADOPTION EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county with a population of less than 500,000, if a court finds that an individual who meets the requirements of Section 107.154 is not available in the county to conduct an adoption evaluation in a timely manner, the court, after notice and hearing or on agreement of the parties, may appoint a person the court determines to be otherwise qualified to conduct the evaluation.

(b) An individual appointed under this section shall comply with all provisions of this subchapter, other than Section 107.154.
Tex. Local Government Code § 211.0166 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 211 / Section 211.0166
§ 211.0166. EXCLUSION FROM CERTAIN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "conservation district" means a local preservation district authorized by ordinance by a municipality described by Subsection (b) to preserve, maintain, and protect the physical elements of development and the community character and heritage of neighborhoods having distinctive characteristics and patterns of development.

(b) This subsection applies only to a property located in a municipality with a population of two million or more. Notwithstanding any other law, this subsection applies regardless of whether the municipality has established a process for designating places or areas of historical, cultural, or architectural importance and significance through the adoption of zoning regulations or zoning district boundaries. The owner of a property included within the boundaries of a conservation district authorized by ordinance may elect to exclude the property from the district by filing in the real property records for the county in which the property is located an acknowledged statement:

(1) describing the property by reference to a map or plat of the subdivision; and

(2) stating that the owner elects to have the property excluded from the district.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to:

(1) the designation of a property as a local historic landmark described by Section 211.0165(a); or

(2) the inclusion of a property within the boundaries of a local historic district described by Section 211.0165(a).

(d) A statement filed under Subsection (b) must be filed before the first anniversary of the date of the inclusion in a conservation district. The exclusion of a property takes effect on the filing of the statement by the owner of the property.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.96 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.96
§ 23.96. TAXATION FOR PRECEDING YEARS.
Status: in_force

(a) If airport property that has been appraised under this subchapter is no longer subject to a deed restriction, an additional tax is imposed on the property equal to the difference between the taxes imposed on the property for each of the three years preceding the year in which the deed restriction expires that the property was appraised as provided by this subchapter and the tax that would have been imposed had the property not been restricted to use as public access airport property in each of those years.

(b) A tax lien attaches to the property on the date the deed restriction expires to secure payment of the additional tax imposed by this section and any penalties and interest incurred if the tax becomes delinquent. The lien exists in favor of all taxing units for which the additional tax is imposed.

(c) The assessor shall prepare and deliver a statement for the additional taxes as soon as practicable after the deed restriction expires. The taxes become delinquent and incur penalties and interest as provided by law for ad valorem taxes imposed by the taxing unit if not paid before the next date on which the unit's taxes become delinquent that is more than 10 days after the date the statement is delivered.

(d) The sanctions provided by Subsection (a) of this section do not apply if the change of use occurs as a result of a sale for right-of-way or a condemnation.
Tex. Government Code § 2167.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2167 / Section 2167.006
§ 2167.006. ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN LEASED BUILDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not enter a lease contract under this chapter unless it complies with the architectural barriers law, Article 9102, Revised Statutes.

(b) A state agency, including an institution of higher education, may not enter a lease contract under Section 2167.005 unless the agency complies with the architectural barriers law, Article 9102, Revised Statutes.
Tex. Water Code § 36.016 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.016
§ 36.016. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission certifies a petition to create a district under Section 36.015, the commission shall appoint the temporary directors named in the petition. If the commission dissolves a district's board under Section 36.303, it shall appoint five temporary directors.

(b) If the commission creates a district under Section 36.0151, the county commissioners court or courts of the county or counties that contain the area of the district shall, within 90 days after receiving notification by the commission under Section 36.0151(b), appoint five temporary directors, or more if the district contains the territory of more than five counties, for the district's board using the method provided by Section 36.0161. A county commissioners court shall not make any appointments after the expiration of the 90-day period. If fewer than five temporary directors have been appointed at the expiration of the period, the commission shall appoint additional directors so that the board has at least five members.

(c) Temporary directors appointed under this section shall serve until the initial directors are elected and have qualified for office or until the voters fail to approve the creation of the district.

(d) If an appointee of the commission or of a county commissioners court fails to qualify or if a vacancy occurs in the office of temporary director, the commission or the county commissioners court, as appropriate, shall appoint an individual to fill the vacancy.

(e) As soon as all temporary directors have qualified, the directors shall meet, take the oath of office, and elect a chairman and vice chairman from among their membership. The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the board and, in the chairman's absence, the vice chairman shall preside.