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Tex. Education Code § 88.102 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.102
§ 88.102. GENERAL DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Under the general supervision of the board, the director shall:

(1) assume direction of all forest interests and all matters pertaining to forestry within the jurisdiction of this state;

(2) subject to the approval and confirmation of the board, appoint the assistants and employees necessary in executing the director's duties and the purposes of the board, their compensation to be fixed by the board;

(3) take any action deemed necessary by the board to prevent and extinguish wildfires;

(4) enforce all laws pertaining to the protection of forests and woodlands and prosecute violations of those laws;

(5) collect data relating to forest conditions; and

(6) prepare for the board an annual report stating the progress and condition of state forestry work and recommending plans for improving the state system of forest protection, management, and replacement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8040.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8040 / Section 8040.0402
§ 8040.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8040.0401, 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 § 24.6005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.6005
§ 24.6005.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.6005. 461ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). (a) The 461st Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County.

(b) The 461st District Court shall give preference to family law matters.
Tex. Property Code § 53.202 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.202
§ 53.202. BOND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

The bond must:

(1) be in a penal sum at least equal to the total of the original contract amount;

(2) be in favor of the owner;

(3) have the written approval of the owner endorsed on it;

(4) be executed by:

(A) the original contractor as principal; and

(B) a corporate surety authorized and admitted to do business in this state and licensed by this state to execute bonds as surety, subject to Section 1, Chapter 87, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959 (Article 7.19-1, Vernon's Texas Insurance Code);

(5) be conditioned on prompt payment for all labor, subcontracts, materials, specially fabricated materials, and normal and usual extras not exceeding 15 percent of the contract price; and

(6) clearly and prominently display on the bond or on an attachment to the bond:

(A) the name, mailing address, physical address, and telephone number, including the area code, of the surety company to which any notice of claim should be sent; or

(B) the toll-free telephone number maintained by the Texas Department of Insurance under Subchapter B, Chapter 521, Insurance Code, and a statement that the address of the surety company to which any notice of claim should be sent may be obtained from the Texas Department of Insurance by calling the toll-free telephone number.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8421.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8421 / Section 8421.002
§ 8421.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379C / Section 379C.005
§ 379C.005. QUALIFIED PARTICIPATING DEVELOPER.
Status: in_force

To qualify to participate in an urban land bank demonstration program, a developer must:

(1) have built one or more housing units within the three-year period preceding the submission of a proposal to the land bank seeking to acquire real property from the land bank;

(2) have a development plan approved by the municipality for the land bank property; and

(3) meet any other requirements adopted by the municipality in the urban land bank demonstration plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.154
§ 1109.154. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) when revenue bonds are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 23.059 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 23 / Section 23.059
§ 23.059. FAILURE TO SURVEY.
Status: in_force

If a county surveyor fails, neglects, or refuses to make a survey or have a survey made, within one month after the amount of lawful surveying fees are tendered to him by a person legally entitled to the survey, he and his sureties shall be liable on his official bond to the injured parties in the amount of damages or injury the parties may sustain by reason of the neglect, refusal, or failure.
Tex. Government Code § 855.312 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.312
§ 855.312. EXPENSE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall deposit in the expense fund municipality contributions for expenses of the retirement system paid in accordance with Section 855.404.

(b) The board of trustees by resolution recorded in its minutes shall transfer from the interest reserve account of the endowment fund to the expense fund the amount that exceeds the amount needed to provide adequate reserves as provided by Section 855.317 and that is needed to pay the system's estimated expenses for the fiscal year.

(c) The retirement system shall pay from the expense fund:

(1) administrative and maintenance expenses of the system; and

(2) notes and bonds issued in accordance with Section 855.105.

(d) If the amount of the system's estimated expenses exceeds the amount in the interest reserve account of the endowment fund available for administrative expenses, the board of trustees, by a resolution recorded in its minutes, shall assess an amount equal to the difference against each participating municipality in proportion to the number of its members in the retirement system. The board shall collect the assessments and deposit the amount collected in the expense fund.
Tex. Labor Code § 355.013 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 355 / Section 355.013
§ 355.013. TRAINING PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The commission may establish training or experimentation locations necessary to train blind persons who desire to be licensed to operate vending facilities and to develop techniques which will allow blind persons to operate the facilities or related types of small businesses more efficiently and productively.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8870.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8870 / Section 8870.052
§ 8870.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is divided into five numbered, single-member districts for electing directors.

(b) One director is elected from each single-member district. A director elected from a single-member district represents the residents of that single-member district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 241.032 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 241 / Section 241.032
§ 241.032. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Airport zoning regulations must provide for a board of adjustment.

(b) If a zoning board of appeals or adjustment exists, it may be designated as the board of adjustment under this chapter.

(c) If a zoning board of appeals or adjustment does not exist or is not designated as the board of adjustment under this chapter, a board of adjustment must be appointed. The board must consist of five members to be appointed for terms of two years. The appointing authority may remove a board member for cause on a written charge after a public hearing. A vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term.

(d) The concurring vote of four members of the board is necessary to:

(1) reverse an order, requirement, decision, or determination of the administrative agency;

(2) decide in favor of an applicant on a matter on which the board is required to pass under an airport zoning regulation; or

(3) make a variation in an airport zoning regulation.

(e) The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the ordinance or resolution that created it.

(f) Meetings of the board are held at the call of the chairman and at other times as determined by the board. The chairman or acting chairman may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All hearings of the board shall be open to the public.

(g) The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings that indicate the vote of each member on each question or the fact that a member is absent or fails to vote. The board shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions. The minutes and records shall be filed immediately in the board's office and are public records.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 80.021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 80 / Section 80.021
§ 80.021. AUTHORITY FOR DESTRUCTION OR TREATMENT OF CITRUS IN PEST MANAGEMENT ZONES; COMPENSATION PAYABLE.
Status: in_force

The department may destroy or treat, and establish procedures for the purchase and destruction of, citrus plants or hosts in pest management zones if the department determines the action is necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The department is not liable to the owner or lessee for the destruction of or injury to any citrus that was planted in a pest management zone after the date notice is published as required by this chapter. The corporation is liable for the destruction of citrus if the citrus was planted in a pest management zone before the date that notice is published.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.059 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.059
§ 42A.059. PLACEMENT ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES INVOLVING ILLEGAL ENTRY INTO THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a defendant is not eligible for community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, under this chapter if the defendant is charged with or convicted of an offense under:

(1) Chapter 51, Penal Code; or

(2) Section 49.08, Penal Code, if the offense is punishable under Section 49.09(b-2)(2), Penal Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5012.0053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5012 / Section 5012.0053
§ 5012.0053. NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS' ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of a commissioner's election shall be given by publishing notice once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper with general circulation in the authority, with the first publication being made not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the election, and not later than the 21st day before the date of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8807.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8807 / Section 8807.103
§ 8807.103. TAXES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose a tax.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.151 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.151
§ 452.151.
Status: in_force

Sec. 452.151. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: SYSTEM PLAN. (a) An authority may not acquire an interest in real property for a station or terminal complex unless the station or terminal complex is included in the public transportation system in a comprehensive service plan approved by a resolution of the executive committee. A mass transit facility of an authority is not a station or terminal complex under this subchapter unless the facility is included in the authority's comprehensive service plan under this section.

(b) A station or terminal complex may not be included in a public transportation system unless the executive committee first finds that the station or complex:

(1) will encourage and provide for efficient and economical public transportation;

(2) will facilitate access to public transportation and provide for other public transportation purposes;

(3) will reduce vehicular congestion and air pollution in the metropolitan area; and

(4) is reasonably essential to the successful operation of the public transportation system.

(c) On making a finding under Subsection (b), the executive committee may amend the authority's comprehensive service plan to include a station or terminal complex.
Tex. Government Code § 314.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 314 / Section 314.005
§ 314.005. DYNAMIC FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT ON TAX OR FEE MEASURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prepare a dynamic fiscal impact statement for each bill or joint resolution:

(1) that raises or lowers the rate or amount of a tax or fee or proposes an amendment to the Texas Constitution that would raise or lower the rate or amount of a tax or fee; and

(2) for which a fiscal note is prepared indicating a positive or negative impact on revenue of at least $75 million annually.

(b) The dynamic fiscal impact statement must, based on dynamic scoring principles, project for the five-year period beginning on the proposed effective date of the change in the rate or amount of the tax or fee the estimated fiscal and economic impacts of raising or lowering the rate or amount of the tax or fee as proposed, including the impact on:

(1) tax or fee receipts; and

(2) the costs of the specific program, if any, that the tax or fee is designed to directly support.

(c) In this section, "dynamic scoring principles" means a method of estimating the pace of economic growth or the change in the aggregate level of economic output and incomes, in response to a change in the rate or amount of a tax or fee, that takes into consideration factors including:

(1) the direct impact on tax or fee receipts and, if the tax or fee is designed to directly support a specific program, on program costs;

(2) the effects on incentives to work, save, invest, and conduct economic affairs;

(3) the resulting change in the overall level of economic activity;

(4) the impact of the resulting higher or lower level of economic activity on tax or fee receipts and, if the tax or fee is designed to directly support a specific program, on program costs; and

(5) a calculation of the net impact of the legislation proposing the change on the unified budget.

(d) The dynamic fiscal impact statement must be attached to the bill or resolution immediately following the fiscal note attached under Section 314.003.

(e) On the fifth anniversary of the effective date of a bill that becomes law for which a dynamic fiscal impact statement was prepared under this section, the comptroller shall prepare and submit to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a report that assesses the accuracy of the relevant fiscal note prepared for the bill and the accuracy of the relevant dynamic fiscal impact statement prepared for the bill.
Tex. Occupations Code § 154.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 154 / Section 154.004
§ 154.004. DISCLOSURE OF DISCIPLINARY ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) On written request the board shall make available to the general public on payment of a reasonable fee to cover expenses and to appropriate state agencies information that includes:

(1) a summary of any previous disciplinary order by the board against a specific physician licensed in this state;

(2) the date of the order; and

(3) the current status of the order.

(b) If the board is not required under other state law to establish a toll-free telephone number, the board shall establish an eight-hour toll-free telephone number to make the information required by this section immediately available to any caller.
Tex. Family Code § 45.105 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 45 / Section 45.105
§ 45.105. CHANGE OF NAME IN DIVORCE SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the final disposition of a suit for divorce, for annulment, or to declare a marriage void, the court shall enter a decree changing the name of a party specially praying for the change to a prior used name unless the court states in the decree a reason for denying the change of name. The court may not deny a change of name solely to keep last names of family members the same.

(b) A person whose name is changed under this section may apply for a change of name certificate from the clerk of the court as provided by Section 45.106.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.158
§ 1087.158. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) tax revenue to be collected by the district during the 12-month period following the date of the pledge that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.
Tex. Education Code § 109.202 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.202
§ 109.202. TEXAS PRODUCED WATER CONSORTIUM.
Status: in_force

The Texas Produced Water Consortium is a consortium consisting of the host university, the agency advisory council, the stakeholder advisory council, the technical and economic steering committee, and private entities. The consortium is created to bring together information resources to study the economics of and technology related to, and the environmental and public health considerations for, beneficial uses of fluid oil and gas waste.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.106
§ 174.106. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A director is not entitled to compensation for serving as a director but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred while serving as a director.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.19 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.19
§ 38.19.
Status: in_force

Art. 38.19. INTENT TO DEFRAUD: CERTAIN OFFENSES. (a) This article applies to the trial of an offense under any of the following sections of the Penal Code:

(1) Section 32.21 (Forgery);

(2) Section 32.31 (Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse);

(3) Section 32.51 (Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information); or

(4) Section 32.315 (Fraudulent Use or Possession of Credit Card or Debit Card Information).

(b) In the trial of an offense to which this article applies, the attorney representing the state is not required to prove that the defendant committed the act with intent to defraud any particular person. It is sufficient to prove that the offense was, in its nature, calculated to injure or defraud any of the sovereignties, bodies corporate or politic, officers or persons, named in the definition of the offense in the Penal Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 403.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 403.002
§ 403.002. TERMS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

Host state commissioners serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of two host state commissioners expiring on September 1 of each odd-numbered year. A host state commissioner serves until a successor is appointed and qualified. A vacancy in the office of host state commissioner is filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the governor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1102.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.303
§ 1102.303. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Sweeny Hospital District."
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.056
§ 301.056. PER DIEM; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each board member is entitled to receive a per diem as set by the General Appropriations Act for each day the member engages in the business of the board.

(b) A board member is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred while conducting board business, including expenses for transportation, meals, and lodging, as provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.513 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.513
§ 1103.513. ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

A contested case hearing shall be conducted in the following order, subject to modification at the discretion of the administrative law judge:

(1) the administrative law judge shall read a summary of the charges and answers to the charges and other responsive pleadings filed by the appraiser or appraiser trainee before the hearing;

(2) the attorney representing the board shall make a brief opening statement, including a summary of the charges and a list of the witnesses and documents to support the charges;

(3) the appraiser or appraiser trainee may make an opening statement, including the names of any witnesses the appraiser or appraiser trainee may call;

(4) the attorney representing the board shall present evidence, concluding with a summary of the evidence for the state;

(5) the appraiser or appraiser trainee shall present evidence;

(6) the attorney representing the board may present rebuttal evidence;

(7) the appraiser or appraiser trainee may present rebuttal evidence; and

(8) the closing arguments shall be made in the following order:

(A) the attorney representing the board;

(B) the appraiser or appraiser trainee; and

(C) the attorney representing the board on rebuttal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4019.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4019 / Section 4019.0107
§ 4019.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 620.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 620 / Section 620.001
§ 620.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Covered application" means:

(A) the social media service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited; or

(B) a social media application or service specified by proclamation of the governor under Section 620.005.

(2) "Governmental entity" means:

(A) a department, commission, board, office, or other agency that is in the executive or legislative branch of state government and that was created by the constitution or a statute, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;

(B) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, a district court, or the Texas Judicial Council or another agency in the judicial branch of state government; or

(C) a political subdivision of this state, including a municipality, county, or special purpose district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 182.062 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 182 / Section 182.062
§ 182.062. BOARD MEMBER IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A board member may not be held civilly liable for an act performed, or omission made, in good faith in the performance of the member's powers and duties under this chapter.

(b) A cause of action does not arise against a member of the board for an act or omission described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 854.501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.501
§ 854.501. RETURN OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if a member dies before retirement, a lump-sum death benefit is payable from the benefit accumulation fund in the amount of:

(1) the amount credited to the member's individual account; plus

(2) interest computed from the beginning of the year in which death occurs through the end of the month immediately preceding the month in which death occurs at the rate allowed on member contributions during the preceding year.

(b) The benefit provided by this section is payable to the decedent's estate unless the decedent has directed that the benefit be paid otherwise.

(c) A benefit is not payable under this section if an annuity based on the decedent's service is payable under this subtitle.