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Tex. Transportation Code § 283.202 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 283 / Section 283.202
§ 283.202. COSTS AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The cost of the project may include:

(1) the cost of construction;

(2) the cost of all property used in the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of the project;

(3) payment of the cost of condemning property, including the award, court costs, and attorney's fees;

(4) payment of all legal, fiscal, or engineering expenses incurred in the acquisition or construction of the project, the making of any preliminary survey or investigation, or the authorization and issuance of the bonds; and

(5) payment of interest on the bonds before construction, during construction, and for one year after construction of the project.

(b) Any preliminary expense paid from a county fund shall be repaid to the fund from the proceeds of the bonds when available.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3850.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3850 / Section 3850.153
§ 3850.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition requesting a project financed by assessment must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or

(2) at least 50 owners of real property in the district, if more than 50 persons own real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.658 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.658
§ 4201.658. ELIGIBILITY FOR PREAUTHORIZATION EXEMPTION FOLLOWING FINALIZED EXEMPTION RESCISSION OR DENIAL.
Status: in_force

After a final determination or review affirming the rescission or denial of an exemption for a specific health care service under Section 4201.653, a physician or provider is eligible for consideration of an exemption for the same health care service after the one-year evaluation period that follows the evaluation period which formed the basis of the rescission or denial of an exemption.
Tex. Education Code § 38.0051 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.0051
§ 38.0051. ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENT WITH CONCUSSION OR OTHER BRAIN INJURY.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall develop a list of nonmedical academic accommodations a school district may offer to a student diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury.

(b) The agency shall:

(1) develop a form for use by school districts describing the accommodations a district may offer under this section; and

(2) make the form developed under Subdivision (1) available on the agency's Internet website for use by school districts, district educators or administrators, students, and parents or guardians.

(c) A school district that provides accommodations under this section must make the form developed under Subsection (b) available to:

(1) a district employee as soon as practicable after receiving:

(A) notice that a student enrolled in the district has been diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury; or

(B) a request from the employee; and

(2) a student enrolled in the district or the student's parent or guardian as soon as practicable after receiving:

(A) notice that the student has been diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury; or

(B) a request from the student or parent or guardian.

(d) This section may not be construed to require a school district to provide any accommodations under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.261 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.261
§ 6904.261. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On default or a threatened default in the payment of principal of or interest on bonds issued under this subchapter that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may, on petition of the holders of outstanding bonds, appoint a receiver for the district.

(b) The receiver may collect and receive all district income, except taxes, employ and discharge district agents and employees, take charge of money on hand, except money received from taxes, unless commingled, and manage the proprietary affairs of the district without consent or hindrance by the board.

(c) The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for the sale of water or to renew those contracts with the approval of the court that appointed the receiver.

(d) The court may vest the receiver with any other power or duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders.
Tex. Estates Code § 1151.155 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.155
§ 1151.155. OPERATION OR RENTAL OF FARM, RANCH, FACTORY, OR OTHER BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the ward owns a farm, ranch, factory, or other business that is not required to be immediately sold for the payment of a debt or other lawful purpose, the guardian of the estate on order of the court shall, as it appears to be in the estate's best interests:

(1) continue to operate, or cause the continued operation of, the farm, ranch, factory, or other business; or

(2) rent the farm, ranch, factory, or other business.

(b) In deciding whether to issue an order under Subsection (a), the court:

(1) shall consider:

(A) the condition of the estate; and

(B) the necessity that may exist for the future sale of the property or business for the payment of a debt, claim, or other lawful expenditure; and

(2) may not extend the time of renting any of the property beyond what appears consistent with the maintenance and education of a ward or the settlement of the ward's estate.
Tex. Education Code § 134A.005 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 134A / Section 134A.005
§ 134A.005. FUND USE.
Status: in_force

Money in the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund may be used by the commission only to:

(1) award grants as provided by this chapter; and

(2) conduct, with a consortium of corporate partners identified by the commission as having available entry-level workforce demand, due diligence assessment reviews of entities receiving grants under this chapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.305 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.305
§ 13.305. CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may institute condemnation proceedings according to the laws of this state to acquire land for programs developing outdoor recreation resources under Section 13.302 of this code.

(b) Costs incurred in the exercise of eminent domain under this section for the relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, or change in grade, or alteration in the construction of any electric transmission, telegraph, or telephone line, railroad, conduit, pole, property, facility, or pipeline are the sole expense of the department.

(c) "Sole expense" means the actual cost of the lowering, rerouting, or change in grade or alteration of construction in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957A / Section 7957A.0105
§ 7957A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 132.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 132 / Section 132.003
§ 132.003. LOCATION OF OFFICES AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) As leases on office space expire, the Health and Human Services Commission shall determine the needs for space and the location of offices of the health and human services agencies to enable the commission to achieve a cost-effective, one-stop or service center method of service delivery.

(b) In this section, "health and human services agencies" includes the:

(1) Department of Aging and Disability Services;

(2) Department of State Health Services;

(3) Department of Family and Protective Services;

(4) Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services; and

(5) Health and Human Services Commission.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.072 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.072
§ 68.072. 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 pilots who pilot the vessel into and out of the port area compensation according to the pilotage rates filed by the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1560.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1560 / Section 1560.002
§ 1560.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter 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 an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered or administered by:

(1) the Teacher Retirement System of Texas under Chapter 1575 or 1579; or

(2) the Employees Retirement System of Texas under Chapter 1551.
Tex. Government Code § 1231.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1231 / Section 1231.022
§ 1231.022. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules:

(1) relating to applications for review, the review process, and reporting requirements;

(2) exempting certain state securities from the application of Subchapter C if the board finds that review of the securities is unnecessary or impractical; and

(3) delegating to the director of the bond finance office the authority to approve a state security on behalf of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9017.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9017 / Section 9017.102
§ 9017.102. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

The district shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, in November of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Family Code § 153.707 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.707
§ 153.707. EXPEDITED HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) On a motion by the conservator who has been ordered to military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty, the court shall, for good cause shown, hold an expedited hearing if the court finds that the conservator's military duties have a material effect on the conservator's ability to appear in person at a regularly scheduled hearing.

(b) A hearing under this section shall, if possible, take precedence over other suits affecting the parent-child relationship not involving a conservator who has been ordered to military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty.

(c) On a motion by any party, the court shall, after reasonable advance notice and for good cause shown, allow a party to present testimony and evidence by electronic means, including by teleconference or through the Internet.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6915.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6915 / Section 6915.003
§ 6915.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the creation of the district and the improvements that the district will purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire.

(c) The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8002A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8002A / Section 8002A.0302
§ 8002A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.168 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.168
§ 6905.168. RIGHTS-OF-WAY; EASEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district has all necessary or useful rights-of-way and easements along, over, under, and across all public, state, municipal, and county roads, highways, and places for any of its purposes. The district shall restore a facility used to its previous condition as nearly as possible at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Water Code § 68.401 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.401
§ 68.401. PETITION BY BOARD TO ADD TERRITORY AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A board may petition the commissioners court of the county that created the district to add to the district territory that contains a facility in the county if the board finds that a security project or security service in the district benefits or will benefit the facility.

(b) The petition must describe:

(1) the territory to be added;

(2) the facilities in the territory to be added; and

(3) the total territory of the district after the addition of the territory.

(c) The petition must recommend a security zone in which the facility to be added should be included. The board may recommend modifying one or more security zones as necessary to add the facility. The board of a district that has four security zones may also recommend adding a fifth security zone as necessary to add the new facility. The recommendation must also note whether the security zone of any facilities will change if the petition is granted.

(d) If any part of an assessment imposed by the board is allocable to the facility to be added, the petition must describe the portion, amount, and payment terms of the portion of the assessment that is allocable to the facility.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.026 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.026
§ 53.026. IN KIND ROYALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or the commissioner acting on behalf of and at the direction of the board or a board for lease may negotiate and execute a contract or any other instrument or agreement necessary to dispose of or enhance their portion of the royalty taken in kind, including contracts for sale, purchase, transportation, or storage.

(b) The commissioner or the commissioner acting on behalf of and at the direction of the board or a board for lease may negotiate and execute a contract or any other instrument or agreement necessary to convert that portion of the royalty taken in kind to other forms of energy, other than electricity.

(c) This section shall not be construed to surrender or in any way affect the right of the state under an existing or future lease to receive monetary royalty from its lessee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5202.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5202 / Section 5202.051
§ 5202.051. AUTHORITY TO LEASE OR SELL LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may lease or sell land that is no longer used for district purposes.
Tex. Water Code § 49.277 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.277
§ 49.277. INSPECTION OF AND REPORTS ON CONSTRUCTION WORK.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall have control of construction work being done for the district under contract to determine whether or not the contract is being fulfilled and shall have the construction work inspected by the district engineer or other designated person.

(b) During the progress of the construction work, the district engineer or other designated person shall submit to the board detailed written reports showing whether or not the contractor is complying with the contract, and when the work is completed the district engineer shall submit to the board a final detailed report including as-built plans of the facilities showing whether or not the contractor has fully complied with the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7905.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7905 / Section 7905.0106
§ 7905.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.507 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.507
§ 353.507. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE ON FAILURE TO PAY FEE.
Status: in_force

If the fee for a license is not paid before the 16th day after the date on which the written notice of delinquency of payment has been given to the license holder, the license expires on that day.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.001
§ 2116.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Administrator" means the bullion depository administrator appointed under Section 2116.003.

(2) "Bullion" means precious metals that are formed into uniform shapes and quantities such as ingots, bars, or plates, with uniform content and purity, as are suitable for or customarily used in the purchase, sale, storage, transfer, and delivery of bulk or wholesale transactions in precious metals.

(3) "Business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or banking holiday for a bank chartered under the laws of this state.

(4) "Deposit" means the establishment of an executory obligation of the depository to deliver to the order of the person establishing with the depository the obligation, on demand, a quantity of a specified precious metal, in bullion, specie, or a combination of bullion and specie, equal to the quantity of the same precious metal delivered by or on behalf of the depositor into the custody of:

(A) the depository; or

(B) a depository agent.

(5) "Depositor" means a person who makes a deposit.

(6) "Depository" means the Texas Bullion Depository created by this chapter.

(7) "Depository account" means the rights, interests, and entitlements established in favor of a depositor with respect to a deposit in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

(8) "Depository account holder," regarding a depository account, means the original depositor or a successor or assignee of the depositor respecting the depository account.

(9) "Depository agent" means a financial institution that has entered into an agreement with the depository to provide a retail location for the provision of depository services to the general public on behalf of the depository.

(9-a) "Financial institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 201.101, Finance Code.

(10) "Precious metal" means a metal, including gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and rhodium, that:

(A) bears a high value-to-weight ratio relative to common industrial metals; and

(B) customarily is formed into bullion or specie.

(11) "Specie" means a precious metal stamped into coins of uniform shape, size, design, content, and purity, suitable for or customarily used as currency, as a medium of exchange, or as the medium for purchase, sale, storage, transfer, or delivery of precious metals in retail or wholesale transactions.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.010
§ 301.010. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued by a hospital laundry cooperative association under this subchapter are legal and authorized investments for:

(1) a bank;

(2) a savings and loan association;

(3) an insurance company;

(4) a fiduciary;

(5) a trustee; and

(6) a sinking fund of a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision or corporation of the state or other public fund of the state or a state agency, including the permanent school fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6003.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6003 / Section 6003.253
§ 6003.253. DISCIPLINARY HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the state fire marshal proposes to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license or registration certificate issued under this chapter, the holder of the license or certificate is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(b) Rules of practice adopted by the commissioner applicable to the proceedings for a disciplinary action may not conflict with rules adopted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9082.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9082 / Section 9082.0302
§ 9082.0302. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, applicable to water control and improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, specifically including the powers and duties authorized under Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 4004.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.103
§ 4004.103. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The application described by Sections 4004.101 and 4004.102 must:

(1) be in the form the commissioner prescribes;

(2) state:

(A) the residence and address of the person whose registration as an agent or investment adviser representative is requested through the application; and

(B) any other information relating to that person's previous history, record, and associations that the commissioner may require; and

(3) be signed and sworn to by the person whose registration as an agent or investment adviser representative is requested through the application.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.053
§ 545.053. PASSING TO THE LEFT; RETURN; BEING PASSED.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator passing another vehicle:

(1) shall pass to the left of the other vehicle at a safe distance; and

(2) may not move back to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the passed vehicle.

(b) An operator being passed by another vehicle:

(1) shall, on audible signal, move or remain to the right in favor of the passing vehicle; and

(2) may not accelerate until completely passed by the passing vehicle.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply when passing to the right is permitted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7502.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7502 / Section 7502.201
§ 7502.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue revenue bonds of the authority.