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Tex. Transportation Code § 284.063 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.063
§ 284.063. CONTRACT FOR PROJECT CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may enter into an agreement with a political subdivision or agency of this state to construct, acquire, improve, operate, and maintain a project under this chapter. The agreement may provide for title to the project to be in one party to the agreement or for joint ownership of the project.

(b) A county entering into an agreement under this section may issue bonds as provided by this chapter to pay all or a part of the cost of a project.

(c) An agreement entered into under this section, in addition to other terms, may:

(1) extend for any agreed period; and

(2) provide that the agreement continues in effect until bonds specified in the agreement and refunding bonds issued in lieu of those bonds are paid.

(d) A payment made under the agreement is an operating and maintenance expense of the project if the agreement so provides. Revenues derived from the operation of the project may be pledged to pay operating and maintenance expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8500.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8500 / Section 8500.053
§ 8500.053. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8353.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8353 / Section 8353.002
§ 8353.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1111A.025 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1111A / Section 1111A.025
§ 1111A.025. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER INSURANCE LAWS.
Status: in_force

The following laws apply to a person engaged in the business of life settlements:

(1) Chapters 82, 83, 84, 101, 481, and 701;

(2) Sections 31.002, 32.021, 32.023, 32.041, 38.001, 81.004, 86.001, 86.051, 86.052, 201.004, 401.051, 401.054, 401.151(a), 521.003, 521.004, 543.001(c), 801.056, and 862.052;

(3) Subchapter A, Chapter 32;

(4) Subchapter C, Chapter 36;

(5) Subchapter B, Chapter 404; and

(6) Subchapter B, Chapter 491.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.007
§ 54A.007. ORDER OF REFERRAL.
Status: in_force

(a) To refer one or more cases to an associate judge, a judge must issue a written order of referral that specifies the associate judge's duties.

(b) An order of referral may:

(1) limit the powers of the associate judge and direct the associate judge to report only on specific issues, do particular acts, or receive and report on evidence only;

(2) set the time and place for the hearing;

(3) prescribe a closing date for the hearing;

(4) provide a date for filing the associate judge's findings;

(5) designate proceedings for more than one case over which the associate judge shall preside;

(6) direct the associate judge to call the court's docket; and

(7) set forth general powers and limitations or authority of the associate judge applicable to any case referred.
Tex. Penal Code § 16.06 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 16 / Section 16.06
§ 16.06. UNLAWFUL INSTALLATION OF TRACKING DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Electronic or mechanical tracking device" means a device capable of emitting an electronic frequency or other signal that may be used by a person to identify, monitor, or record the location of another person or object.

(2) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 501.002, Transportation Code.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly installs an electronic or mechanical tracking device on a motor vehicle owned or leased by another person.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person:

(1) obtained the effective consent of the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle before the electronic or mechanical tracking device was installed;

(2) assisted another whom the person reasonably believed to be a peace officer authorized to install the device in the course of a criminal investigation or pursuant to an order of a court to gather information for a law enforcement agency; or

(3) was a private investigator licensed under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, who installed the device:

(A) with written consent:

(i) to install the device given by the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle; and

(ii) to enter private residential property, if that entry was necessary to install the device, given by the owner or lessee of the property; or

(B) pursuant to an order of or other authorization from a court to gather information.

(e) This section does not apply to a peace officer who installed the device in the course of a criminal investigation or pursuant to an order of a court to gather information for a law enforcement agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.005
§ 1038.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 432.113 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.113
§ 432.113. REMISSION OR SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A convening authority may remit or suspend any part or amount of the unexecuted part of a sentence, including all uncollected forfeitures.

(b) The governor may, for good cause, substitute an administrative form of discharge for a discharge or dismissal executed in accordance with the sentence of a court-martial.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3958.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3958 / Section 3958.203
§ 3958.203. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8502.0092 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8502 / Section 8502.0092
§ 8502.0092. DIRECTOR TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a director may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a director in attendance at a board meeting until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing authority operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the authority;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the authority;

(4) the results of the most recent formal audit of the authority;

(5) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of the governing body of a river authority in performing their duties; and

(6) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the authority or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The general manager of the authority shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The general manager shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each director. Each director shall sign and submit to the general manager a statement acknowledging that the director received and has reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Government Code § 614.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.005
§ 614.005. MONEY REQUIRED TO OFFSET COSTS OF LEGISLATIVE LEAVE.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer may require reimbursement of all costs associated with legislative leave under this subchapter.

(b) Within 30 days after the date an employer receives an application, the employer shall notify the peace officer or fire fighter in writing of the actual amount of money required to offset the costs the employer will incur.

(c) An employer may require a peace officer or fire fighter to post the money before granting the leave.

(d) A peace officer or fire fighter shall give to the employer a sworn statement identifying the source of the money posted.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1581.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1581 / Section 1581.001
§ 1581.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Participating employee" means an employee of a school district, other educational district whose employees are members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, participating charter school, or regional education service center who participates in a group health coverage plan provided by or through the district, school, or service center.

(2) "Participating charter school" means an open-enrollment charter school established under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, that participates in the uniform group coverage program established under Chapter 1579.

(3) "Regional education service center" means a regional education service center established under Chapter 8, Education Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2155.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.001
§ 2155.001. ROOM RATE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A hotel owner or keeper shall post a card or sign in a conspicuous place in each hotel room stating:

(1) the daily room rate; and

(2) the date the card or sign was posted.

(b) An increase in the daily room rate is not effective until the 30th day after the date a card or sign with the increased rate is posted.

(c) The owner or keeper of a hotel having 20 or more rooms shall give a guest assigned a room a ticket showing the daily room rate being charged for the room. The room rate on the ticket must conform with the rate posted under Subsection (a).
Tex. Labor Code § 404.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 404 / Section 404.001
§ 404.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Office" means the office of injured employee counsel.

(2) "Public counsel" means the injured employee public counsel.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.601 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.601
§ 884.601. AUTHORIZATION TO CONVERT.
Status: in_force

(a) The shareholders of a stipulated premium company that possesses capital in an amount equal to at least $700,000, unencumbered surplus in an amount equal to at least $700,000, and sufficient reserves on hand for the company's policies as required under provisions of Chapter 425, other than Sections 425.002-425.005, may convert the company to a legal reserve company that operates under Chapter 841 by complying with each requirement applicable to a company operating under that chapter.

(b) The department may approve the conversion only after determining that the converting company has complied with the requirements applicable to that company under Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 404.066 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.066
§ 404.066. LEDGER.
Status: in_force

(a) The general ledger kept by the comptroller shall contain accounts for each fund. Those accounts shall be credited with the existing balances and the daily totals of deposits. Warrants issued and electronic funds transfers shall be charged daily to the fund accounts.

(b) The ledger shall contain control accounts for cash, depository banks, bonds, interest, securities, warrants payable, and other necessary accounts. Postings shall be made to the ledger daily.

(c) The ledger shall be balanced daily.
Tex. Water Code § 49.151 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.151
§ 49.151. EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as hereinafter provided, a district's money may be disbursed only by check, draft, order, or other instrument that shall be signed by at least a majority of the directors.

(b) The board may by resolution allow the general manager, treasurer, bookkeeper, or other employee of the district to sign disbursements.

(c) The board may allow disbursements of district money to be transferred by federal reserve wire system or by electronic means. The board by resolution may allow the wire or electronic transfers to accounts in the name of the district or accounts not in the name of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8312.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8312 / Section 8312.102
§ 8312.102. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Houston, including an ordinance or resolution adopted before September 1, 2001, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands in the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.051 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.051
§ 92.051. APPLICATION TO INCORPORATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Five or more adult residents of this state may apply to incorporate a savings bank by submitting to the commissioner:

(1) an application to incorporate a savings bank that is:

(A) in a form specified by the commissioner; and

(B) signed by each incorporator; and

(2) the filing fee.

(b) An application must contain:

(1) two copies of the savings bank's articles of incorporation identifying:

(A) the name of the savings bank;

(B) the location of the principal office; and

(C) the names and addresses of the initial directors;

(2) two copies of the savings bank's bylaws;

(3) data sufficiently detailed and comprehensive to enable the commissioner to make findings under Section 92.058, including statements, exhibits, and maps;

(4) other information relating to the savings bank and its operation that the finance commission by rule requires; and

(5) financial information about each applicant, incorporator, director, officer, or shareholder that the finance commission by rule requires.

(c) Financial information described by Subsection (b) is confidential and not subject to public disclosure unless the commissioner finds that disclosure is necessary and in the public interest.

(d) The articles of incorporation and statements of fact must be signed and sworn to.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.502 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.502
§ 401.502. EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules to govern the development and administration of an examination for an applicant under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.109
§ 1115.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.057 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.057
§ 201.057. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the commission if a commissioner:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office or maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Section 201.051;

(2) violates a prohibition provided by Section 201.051;

(3) cannot discharge the commissioner's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the commissioner is appointed because of illness or disability; or

(4) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the commissioner is eligible to attend during a calendar year, unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the commission.

(b) The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a commissioner exists.

(c) If the director knows that a potential ground for removal exists, the director shall notify the chair of the commission of the ground, and the chair shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal relates to the chair, the director shall notify another commissioner, who shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.381 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.381
§ 401.381. GENERAL CIVIL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who causes, suffers, allows, or permits a violation of this chapter, a department rule or order, or a license or registration condition is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $100 or more than $25,000 for each violation and for each day that a continuing violation occurs.

(b) The attorney general may file suit to recover a civil penalty under this section in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the violation occurred. If the attorney general seeks to recover civil penalties for violations that have occurred in more than one county, the attorney general may join all of the violations in one suit and may file the suit either in a district court in Travis County or in a district court in a county in which at least one of the violations occurred.

(c) The civil penalty provided by this section is cumulative of any other remedy provided by law.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.303 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.303
§ 161.303. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chris Kyker Endowment for Seniors Fund is a special fund outside the state treasury held by the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller shall deposit in the fund:

(1) money appropriated to the fund;

(2) grants, gifts, and donations from any other public or private source; and

(3) income and interest, including depository interest, as provided by Subsection (f).

(c) The comptroller shall administer and manage the assets of the fund in accordance with this section and the rules adopted by the executive commissioner under Section 161.304(c). In managing the assets of the fund, the comptroller may acquire, exchange, sell, supervise, manage, or retain, through procedures and subject to restrictions the comptroller considers appropriate, any kind of investment that a prudent investor, exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution, would acquire or retain in light of the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the fund then prevailing, taking into consideration the investment of all the assets of the fund rather than a single investment.

(d) The expenses of managing fund investments shall be paid from the fund.

(e) On request, the comptroller shall fully disclose all details concerning the investments of the fund.

(f) Interest earned on the fund shall be credited to the fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.603 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.603
§ 161.603. FEE IMPOSED.
Status: in_force

(a) A fee is imposed on the sale, use, consumption, or distribution in this state of:

(1) non-settling manufacturer cigarettes if a stamp is required to be affixed to a package of those cigarettes under Section 154.041, Tax Code;

(2) non-settling manufacturer cigarettes that are sold, purchased, or distributed in this state but that are not required to have a stamp affixed to a package of those cigarettes under Chapter 154, Tax Code;

(3) non-settling manufacturer cigarette tobacco products that are subject to the tax imposed by Section 155.0211, Tax Code; and

(4) non-settling manufacturer cigarette tobacco products that are sold, purchased, or distributed in this state but that are not subject to the tax imposed by Section 155.0211, Tax Code.

(b) The fee imposed by this section does not apply to cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products that a settling manufacturer claims as its own, and that are included in computing payments to be made by that settling manufacturer, under the tobacco settlement agreement described by Section 161.602(15)(A).

(c) The fee imposed by this section does not apply to cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products that are sold into another state for resale to consumers outside of this state, provided that the sale is reported to the state into which the cigarettes are sold under 15 U.S.C. Section 376.

(d) The fee imposed by this section is in addition to any other privilege, license, fee, or tax required or imposed by state law.

(e) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the fee imposed by this section is imposed, collected, paid, administered, and enforced in the same manner as the taxes imposed by Chapter 154 or 155, Tax Code, as appropriate.

(f) The fee imposed by this section shall be collected only once on each cigarette or cigarette tobacco product on which it is due.
Tex. Water Code § 61.027 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.027
§ 61.027. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) On presentation of the petition, the commissioners court shall order a hearing to be held at a regular or special term of the commissioners court.

(b) The hearing shall be held not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days from the date the petition is presented.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0603 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0603
§ 3976.0603. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If the city dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.127 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.127
§ 351.127. CONFIRMATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 30 days after the date all temporary directors have been appointed and have qualified, the board of a proposed district shall meet and call an election to be held within the boundaries of the proposed district to confirm the creation of the district.

(b) The board shall give notice of the election. The notice must state the day and places for holding the election and the proposition to be voted on.

(c) The board shall publish the notice of the election at least once in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in the area of the proposed district. The notice must be published before the 30th day before the date set for the election.

(d) The ballot for the election must be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The creation of the ___________ (name of each county in the proposed district) Jail District."

(e) Immediately after the election, the presiding judge of each polling place shall make returns of the results to the board, and the board shall canvass the returns and declare the result.

(f) If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the creation of the district, the board shall declare that the district is created and shall enter the results in its minutes.

(g) If a majority of the votes cast at the election are against the creation of the district, the board is abolished except that it shall declare that the district was defeated and shall enter the results in its minutes.