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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.206
§ 1009.206. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer of the bonds; and

(3) the bond revenues and profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8149.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8149 / Section 8149.003
§ 8149.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.32 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.32
§ 5.32. MAY REQUIRE REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The commission may require persons engaged in the alcoholic beverage business to provide information, records, or other documents the commission finds necessary to accomplish the purposes of this code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 34.016 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.016
§ 34.016. RECORDS OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

A board shall keep a complete record of all of its proceedings.
Tex. Education Code § 43.053 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 43 / Section 43.053
§ 43.053. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors is composed of the following nine members:

(1) five members of the State Board of Education, appointed by the board in accordance with board policy;

(2) the commissioner of the General Land Office;

(3) one member appointed by the commissioner of the General Land Office who has substantial background and expertise in investments and asset management; and

(4) two members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, each of whom must have substantial background and expertise in investments and asset management and may not be members of the State Board of Education or the School Land Board.

(b) The State Board of Education by rule shall establish the terms of members of the board of directors appointed under Subsection (a)(1).

(c) Members of the board of directors appointed under Subsections (a)(3) and (4) serve staggered six-year terms, with the term of one member expiring on January 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(d) The initial members described by Subsection (c) shall determine by lot which one of the initial members will serve a term expiring January 1 of the first odd-numbered year following the establishment of the corporation, which one of the initial members will serve a term expiring January 1 of the second odd-numbered year following the establishment of the corporation, and which one of the initial members will serve a term expiring January 1 of the third odd-numbered year following the establishment of the corporation.

(e) Appointments to the board of directors must be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.

(f) The board of directors shall elect officers of the board in accordance with the corporation's bylaws.

(g) The board of directors shall meet at least three times per year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.114
§ 1054.114. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the costs of the care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's care and support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability.

(d) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district administrator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue any appropriate orders.

(f) A final order of the board may be appealed to the district court. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7975A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7975A / Section 7975A.0202
§ 7975A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Lester Binnick;

(2) Paul Bosin;

(3) Jessica Freedson;

(4) David Kaegebein; and

(5) Francisco Puentes.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7975A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7975A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7975A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1368.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1368 / Section 1368.006
§ 1368.006. LIMITATION ON COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "treatment series" means a planned, structured, and organized program to promote chemical-free status that:

(1) may include different facilities or modalities; and

(2) is completed when the covered individual:

(A) is, on medical advice, discharged from:

(i) inpatient detoxification;

(ii) inpatient rehabilitation or treatment;

(iii) partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient treatment; or

(iv) a series of those levels of treatments without a lapse in treatment; or

(B) fails to materially comply with the treatment program for a period of 30 days.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 1368.005, coverage required under this chapter is limited to a lifetime maximum of three separate treatment series for each covered individual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8850.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8850 / Section 8850.0303
§ 8850.0303. ABANDONED, DETERIORATED, OPEN, OR UNCOVERED WATER WELLS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Abandoned well" and "deteriorated well" have the meanings assigned by Section 1901.255, Occupations Code.

(2) "Open or uncovered well" has the meaning assigned by Section 36.118, Water Code.

(b) The district may enter into a contract with a licensed water well driller to or a district employee may:

(1) cap an open, uncovered, or abandoned well; or

(2) plug and permanently close a deteriorated well.

(c) A district employee may plug a well under Subsection (b) only if the employee has received training in the proper method of plugging a well located in a karst topographic area.

(d) The district may require the owner or lessee of land on which an open or uncovered well is located to keep the well permanently closed or capped as provided by Section 36.118, Water Code.

(e) The district may use any money available to the district, including money from grants, fees, or tax revenues, to pay reasonable expenses incurred by the district in plugging or capping wells on land in the district under this section. The reasonable expenses constitute a lien on the land on which the well is located in accordance with Section 36.118(e), Water Code.

(f) The district may enforce this section against any person by injunction, mandatory injunction, or other appropriate remedy in a court of competent jurisdiction as provided by Section 36.102, Water Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 59.14 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 59 / Section 59.14
§ 59.14. NOTICE TO PRIMARY STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION REGULATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before taking any action under this chapter that implicates a potentially culpable officer or director of a regulated financial institution, the attorney representing the state shall notify the banking commissioner, who shall notify the appropriate state or federal financial institution regulator.

(b) A state or federal financial institution regulator shall keep confidential any information provided by the attorney representing the state under Subsection (a).

(c) A regulator described by Subsection (b) commits an offense if the regulator knowingly discloses information in violation of this article. An offense under this subsection is punishable by confinement in jail for a period not to exceed 30 days, a fine not to exceed $500, or both such confinement and fine.

(d) The provision of notice under Subsection (a) is not considered a waiver by the state of any privilege or claim of confidentiality.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.082 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.082
§ 2304.082. AUDIT OF LOANS.
Status: in_force

The department shall audit the local administration of housing rehabilitation loans to determine if a good faith effort is being made to comply with the applicable housing rehabilitation plan and the rules adopted by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.152
§ 1077.152. PROPOSED BUDGET; NOTICE AND HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in Cooke County not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district taxpayer is entitled to:

(1) appear at the time and place designated in the notice; and

(2) be heard regarding any item included in the proposed budget.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.302
§ 2054.302. POLICY FORMS.
Status: in_force

The company shall use the uniform policy and standard policy forms prescribed by the department under Section 2052.002.
Tex. Government Code § 845.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.109
§ 845.109. DEPOSITORIES.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall designate financial institutions to qualify and serve the retirement system as depositories in accordance with Subchapter C of Chapter 404.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.201
§ 3919.201. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8477.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8477 / Section 8477.203
§ 8477.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292D.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292D / Section 292D.152
§ 292D.152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The county may collect or, using a competitive bidding process, contract for the assessment and collection of mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.

(b) The person charged by the county with the assessment and collection of mandatory payments shall charge and deduct from the mandatory payments collected for the county a collection fee in an amount not to exceed the person's usual and customary charges for like services.

(c) If the person charged with the assessment and collection of mandatory payments is an official of the county, any revenue from a collection fee charged under Subsection (b) shall be deposited in the county general fund and, if appropriate, shall be reported as fees of the county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 691.028 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 691 / Section 691.028
§ 691.028. DONATION OF BODY BY WRITTEN INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An adult living in this state who is of sound mind may donate the adult's body by will or other written instrument to the commission, a willed body program of a medical or dental school, a non-transplant anatomical donation organization, or another donee authorized by the commission to be used for the advancement of medical or forensic science.

(b) To be effective, the donor must provide informed consent by signing the will or other written instrument and it must be witnessed by two adults. The donor is not required to use a particular form or particular words in making the donation, but the will or other instrument must clearly convey:

(1) the donor's intent; and

(2) the donor's acknowledgment that the donor was informed about:

(A) the consequences of the donation before providing consent;

(B) the use the donee plans for the donated body parts; and

(C) if applicable, any body part and the condition in which the body part will be returned to the person designated by the donor.

(b-1) For purposes of Subsection (b), the donor must be informed in writing about the information described by Subsection (b)(2) in a clear manner on a single piece of paper that is 8-1/2 by 11 inches with 14-point type. The commission by rule shall design and adopt a form that complies with this subsection that willed body programs and non-transplant anatomical donation organizations must use.

(c) Appointment of an administrator or executor or acquisition of a court order is not necessary before the body may be delivered under this chapter.

(d) A donor may revoke a donation made under this section by executing a written instrument in a manner similar to the original donation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 29.010 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 29 / Section 29.010
§ 29.010. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission:

(1) shall adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter; and

(2) may adopt rules:

(A) exempting certain classes of persons from the requirements of Section 29.003; or

(B) concerning the department's use of funding from sources outside the general revenue fund under Section 29.007.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.198 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.198
§ 623.198. LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO HIGHWAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) By issuing a permit under this subchapter, the department does not guarantee that a highway can safely accommodate the movement.

(b) Except as provided by Section 621.207, the owner of a vehicle involved in the movement of an oversize or overweight vehicle, even if a permit has been issued for the movement, is strictly liable for any damage the movement causes the highway system or any of its structures or appurtenances.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.1615 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.1615
§ 1305.1615. EMERGENCY ELECTRICIAN LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish criteria and procedures for the issuance of an emergency electrician license following a disaster, as that term is defined by Section 418.004, Government Code, to a person licensed as an electrician in another state of the United States.

(b) An emergency license issued under this section expires on the 90th day after the date of issuance.

(c) The commission, with the advice of the advisory board, may adopt rules that provide for the extension of an emergency license issued under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 318.0101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 318 / Section 318.0101
§ 318.0101. PLANNING.
Status: in_force

The commission should work in partnership with other preservation entities in the county to prepare a plan for the preservation of the county's historic and cultural resources. The commission should use the Texas Historical Commission's statewide preservation plan for guidance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.116 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.116
§ 2602.116. BOARD ACCESS TO RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The receiver, supervisor, conservator, or other statutory successor of an impaired title insurance company or agent shall give the board or its representative:

(1) access to the company's or agent's records as necessary for the board to perform its functions under this chapter relating to covered claims; and

(2) copies of those records on the board's request and at the board's expense.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2028.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2028 / Section 2028.203
§ 2028.203. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SIMULCAST SIGNAL COST.
Status: in_force

If a racetrack association purchases an interstate simulcast signal and the signal cost exceeds five percent of the pari-mutuel pool, the commission, from the escrowed account under Section 2028.202(b)(4), shall reimburse the racetrack association an amount equal to one-half of the signal cost that exceeds five percent of the pari-mutuel pool.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 262 / Section 262.027
§ 262.027. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

The authority may:

(1) select a depository in the same manner that a municipality may select a depository under Chapter 105, Local Government Code; or

(2) award its depository contract to the depository or depositories selected as the depository or depositories of the municipality or municipalities in the authority and on the same terms as the terms of the municipal depository agreement or agreements.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 143A.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 143A / Section 143A.004
§ 143A.004. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a user who:

(1) resides in this state;

(2) does business in this state; or

(3) shares or receives expression in this state.

(b) This chapter applies only to expression that is shared or received in this state.

(c) This chapter applies only to a social media platform that functionally has more than 50 million active users in the United States in a calendar month.

(d) This chapter applies to the maximum extent permitted by the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States but no further than the maximum extent permitted by the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0652 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0652
§ 526.0652. PLAN ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and, subject to appropriations, implement a plan to:

(1) ensure that each incapacitated individual in this state who needs a guardianship or another less restrictive type of assistance to make decisions concerning the incapacitated individual's own welfare and financial affairs receives that assistance; and

(2) foster the establishment and growth of local volunteer guardianship programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.065 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.065
§ 1071.065. HEALTH CARE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, or take other necessary action to conduct, participate in, or assist in providing health care educational programs for current or prospective medical staff members or employees of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1954.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.154
§ 1954.154. ASSISTANCE IN CLAIM INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

In an insurance claim investigation, a transportation network company and any insurer providing coverage under Subchapter B shall assist each insurer involved in the claim by providing information to directly interested persons and an insurer of the transportation network company driver. Information provided under this section must include:

(1) the precise times that a driver logged on and off of the transportation network company's digital network in the 12-hour period immediately preceding and the 12-hour period immediately following the accident; and

(2) a clear description of the coverage, exclusions, and limits provided under an automobile insurance policy maintained under Subchapter B.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140A.063 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140A / Section 140A.063
§ 140A.063. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

If a petition is filed in the district court in any county, the court has jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter presented and to enter any order required to implement this chapter. Any final order is subject to appeal. Failure to comply with any final order entered by a court under this chapter is punishable by the court as contempt of the order.
Tex. Property Code § 116.202 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.202
§ 116.202. DISBURSEMENTS FROM PRINCIPAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee shall make the following disbursements from principal:

(1) the remaining one-half of the disbursements described in Section 116.201(1) unless, consistent with the trustee's fiduciary duties, the trustee determines that a different portion, none, or all of those disbursements should be allocated to income, in which case that portion of the disbursements that are not allocated to income shall be allocated to principal;

(1-a) the remaining one-half of the disbursements described in Section 116.201(2);

(2) all of the trustee's compensation calculated on principal as a fee for acceptance, distribution, or termination, and disbursements made to prepare property for sale;

(3) payments on the principal of a trust debt;

(4) expenses of a proceeding that concerns primarily principal, including a proceeding to construe the trust or to protect the trust or its property;

(5) premiums paid on a policy of insurance not described in Section 116.201(4) of which the trust is the owner and beneficiary;

(6) estate, inheritance, and other transfer taxes, including penalties, apportioned to the trust; and

(7) disbursements related to environmental matters, including reclamation, assessing environmental conditions, remedying and removing environmental contamination, monitoring remedial activities and the release of substances, preventing future releases of substances, collecting amounts from persons liable or potentially liable for the costs of those activities, penalties imposed under environmental laws or regulations and other payments made to comply with those laws or regulations, statutory or common law claims by third parties, and defending claims based on environmental matters.

(b) If a principal asset is encumbered with an obligation that requires income from that asset to be paid directly to the creditor, the trustee shall transfer from principal to income an amount equal to the income paid to the creditor in reduction of the principal balance of the obligation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.221 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.221
§ 214.221. REGULATION OF SOLAR PERGOLAS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may not apply a municipal building code to the construction of a solar pergola.
Tex. Election Code § 181.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 181 / Section 181.001
§ 181.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a political party making nominations by convention except a party making nominations only for county and precinct offices under Chapter 182.