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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.205
§ 1038.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3914.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3914 / Section 3914.051
§ 3914.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than nine voting directors.
Tex. Insurance Code § 524.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 524 / Section 524.003
§ 524.003. TEXLINK TO HEALTH COVERAGE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and implement a health coverage program that complies with this chapter. The program must:

(1) educate the public about the importance and value of health coverage;

(2) promote personal responsibility for health care through the purchase of health coverage;

(3) assist small employers, individuals, and others seeking to purchase health coverage with technical information necessary to understand available health insurance coverage;

(4) promote and facilitate the development and availability of new health coverage options;

(5) increase public awareness of health coverage options available in this state; and

(6) provide information on health coverage options, including health savings accounts and compatible high deductible health benefit plans.

(b) The program must include a public awareness and education component.
Tex. Water Code § 49.107 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.107
§ 49.107. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may levy and collect a tax for operation and maintenance purposes, including funds for planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining, repairing, and operating all necessary land, plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and equipment of the district and for paying costs of proper services, engineering and legal fees, and organization and administrative expenses.

(b) An operation and maintenance tax may not be levied by a district until it is approved by a majority of the electors voting at an election held for that purpose. After such a tax has been authorized by the district's voters, the board shall be authorized to levy the tax and have it assessed and collected as other district taxes.

(c) An operation and maintenance tax election may be held at the same time and in conjunction with any other district election. The election may be called by a separate election order or as part of any other election order.

(d) The proposition in an operation and maintenance tax election may be for a specific maximum rate or for an unlimited rate. The ballot for an operation and maintenance tax election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "An Operation and Maintenance Tax" and either "Not to exceed ______ ($______) Per One Hundred Dollars ($100) Valuation of Taxable Property" or "At an Unlimited Rate," as applicable. The ballot may describe the general purpose and state the constitutional authorization of the operation and maintenance tax.

(e) If a district has any surplus operation and maintenance tax funds that are not needed for the purposes for which they were collected, the funds may be used for any lawful purpose.

(f) Before a district reimburses a developer of property in the district, as that term is defined in Section 49.052(d), or its assigns, from operation and maintenance tax funds, for planning, constructing, or acquiring facilities, the district shall obtain approval by the executive director.

(g) Sections 26.04, 26.042, 26.05, 26.061, 26.07, and 26.075, Tax Code, do not apply to a tax levied and collected under this section or an ad valorem tax levied and collected for the payment of the interest on and principal of bonds issued by a district.

(h) To the extent authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, an operation and maintenance tax to be used for recreational facilities, as defined by Section 49.462, levied by a district located in a county with a population of more than 3.3 million or in a county adjacent to that county may not exceed 10 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.132 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.132
§ 441.132. DECISION ON APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board determines at the end of a hearing under Section 441.131 that the work on the road facility is complete and the road facility should be conveyed to the governmental entity, the board shall order the conveyance subject to the requirements of this chapter. The board shall file with the commission a copy of the order and the proposed conveyance instrument.

(b) If the board determines that the work on the road facility has not been completed satisfactorily, the board shall act as necessary to complete the road facility as required by the district's plans and the contract. The district shall follow the procedures and requirements of Sections 441.117 and 441.131 before conveying the road facility to the governmental entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1002.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.006
§ 1002.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district's hospital system may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4A.108 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4A / Section 4A.108
§ 4A.108. RELATIONSHIP TO ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), this chapter does not apply to a funds transfer any part of which is governed by the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1693 et seq., as amended from time to time.

(b) This chapter applies to a funds transfer that is a remittance transfer as defined in the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1693o-1), as amended from time to time, unless the remittance transfer is also an electronic fund transfer as defined in the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1693a), as amended from time to time.

(c) In a funds transfer to which this chapter applies, in the event of an inconsistency between the applicable provision of this chapter and an applicable provision of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the applicable provision of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act governs to the extent of the inconsistency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.022
§ 822.022. PETITION FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) On receiving a petition signed by at least 100 qualified property taxpaying voters of the county or a majority of the qualified property taxpaying voters of the county, whichever is less, the commissioners court of a county shall order an election to determine whether the registration of and registration fee for dogs will be required in the county.

(b) The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.
Tex. Education Code § 54.5089 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5089
§ 54.5089. MEDICAL SERVICES FEE; TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM COMPONENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of the Texas State University System may charge each student registered at a component institution of the Texas State University System a medical services fee not to exceed $100 for each semester of the regular term or summer session of 12 weeks or longer and not to exceed $50 for each summer session of less than 12 weeks.

(b) Before charging a medical services fee, the board must give students and administrators an opportunity to offer recommendations to the board as to the type and scope of medical services that should be provided.

(c) A medical services fee charged at a component institution of the Texas State University System may be used only to provide medical services to students registered at that component institution.

(d) A medical services fee charged under this section is in addition to any other fee the board is authorized by law to charge and may not be considered in determining the maximum student services fee that may be charged students enrolled at a component institution of the Texas State University System under Section 54.503(b) of this code.

(e) Not more than once in an academic year, the board may increase the fee authorized by this section. Any increase in the fee of more than 10 percent must be approved by a majority vote of those students participating in a general student election called for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3828.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3828 / Section 3828.058
§ 3828.058. DISTRICT CONFIRMATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after all initial directors have qualified for office, the initial directors shall hold an organizational meeting and call a confirmation election to be held not later than the second uniform election date occurring after the date of the organizational meeting.

(b) The confirmation election to confirm the establishment of the district shall be called and held in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code. If a majority of the votes cast at a confirmation election do not favor the creation of the district, the board may call subsequent elections, but may not call another confirmation election sooner than six months after the date of the previous election.

(c) Before the district is confirmed at an election, the district may carry on business as the board may determine except that the district may not borrow money or impose or assess a tax or an assessment.
Tex. Local Government Code § 195.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 195 / Section 195.003
§ 195.003. PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO FILE ELECTRONICALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons may file electronic documents or other documents electronically for recording with a county clerk that accepts electronic filing and recording under this chapter:

(1) an attorney licensed in this state;

(2) a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union doing business under laws of the United States or this state;

(3) a federally chartered lending institution, a federal government-sponsored entity, an instrumentality of the federal government, or a person approved as a mortgagee by the United States to make federally insured loans;

(4) a person licensed to make regulated loans in this state;

(5) a title insurance company or title insurance agent licensed to do business in this state;

(6) an agency of this state; or

(7) a municipal clerk.

(a-1) In addition to persons listed under Subsection (a), a county may authorize a person to file electronic documents or other documents electronically for recording with a county clerk if the county enters into a memorandum of understanding with the person for that purpose. This subsection applies only to a county with a population of 500,000 or more.

(b) A fee may not be charged to a person authorized to file under this section, except as provided by Section 195.006 or 195.007.
Tex. Education Code § 109A.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109A / Section 109A.001
§ 109A.001. ESTABLISHMENT; SCOPE.
Status: in_force

(a) Angelo State University is a general academic teaching institution located in the city of San Angelo.

(b) The university is a component institution of the Texas Tech University System and is under the management and control of the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System. The board of regents has the same powers and duties concerning Angelo State University as are conferred on the board by statute concerning Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.024 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.024
§ 204.024. PROTEST OF POTENTIAL CHARGEBACKS.
Status: in_force

To protest a potential chargeback, an employer to whom notice is mailed under Section 204.023 must mail to the commission at Austin a protest not later than the 30th day after the date the notice was mailed or the right to protest the chargeback is waived. The protest must include a statement of the facts supporting the grounds of the protest.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.261 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.261
§ 541.261. NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an action is permitted as a class action under this subchapter, the court shall direct to the members of the class the best notice practicable under the circumstances, including individual notice to all members who can be identified through reasonable effort.

(b) The notice must contain a statement that:

(1) the court will exclude from the class a notified member if the member requests exclusion by a specified date;

(2) the judgment, whether favorable or not, includes all members who do not request exclusion; and

(3) a member who does not request exclusion may enter an appearance through counsel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7893.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7893 / Section 7893.0101
§ 7893.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris-Liberty Counties Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.454 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.454
§ 45A.454. CONDUCT ALLEGED ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "child" has the meaning assigned by Article 45A.453(a).

(b) If a law enforcement officer issues a citation or files a complaint in the manner provided by Article 45A.101(g) for conduct by a child 12 years of age or older that is alleged to have occurred on school property of or on a vehicle owned or operated by a county or independent school district, the officer shall submit to the court:

(1) the offense report;

(2) a statement by a witness to the alleged conduct; and

(3) a statement by a victim of the alleged conduct, if any.

(c) An attorney representing the state may not proceed in a trial of an offense unless the law enforcement officer has complied with the requirements of Subsection (b).

(d) Notwithstanding Article 45A.453(h) or (i), a law enforcement officer may not issue a citation or file a complaint in the manner provided by Article 45A.101(g) for conduct by a child younger than 12 years of age that is alleged to have occurred on school property of or on a vehicle owned or operated by a county or independent school district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.129 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.129
§ 286.129. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 286.078(a), 286.141, 286.144, and 286.145, and Chapter 315, the district may not incur a debt payable from revenues of the district other than the revenues on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately following fiscal year of the district.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in investments authorized under Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.015
§ 773.015. IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PATIENTS RECEIVING EMERGENCY PREHOSPITAL CARE.
Status: in_force

Emergency medical services personnel or emergency room medical or admissions personnel may take the thumbprint of a person who receives emergency prehospital care if the person:

(1) does not possess personal identification at the time the care is administered;

(2) is unconscious;

(3) is transported across the Texas-Mexico border by ambulance or helicopter while receiving emergency prehospital care; and

(4) is delivered to a hospital that has digital fingerprinting capabilities.
Tex. Government Code § 62.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.004
§ 62.004. DRAWING NAMES FOR JURY LISTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk and the sheriff of the county shall draw the names of the prospective jurors for a county court from the jury wheel in the presence and under the direction of the county judge. The district clerk and the sheriff or any constable of the county shall draw the names of the prospective jurors for a justice court, county court at law, or district court from the jury wheel in the presence and under the direction of the district judge.

(b) The county or district clerk and the sheriff or constable shall draw the names of prospective jurors from the jury wheel after the wheel has been turned to thoroughly mix the jury wheel cards and shall draw the names one by one if so directed by the judge in whose presence the names are drawn. The names of prospective jurors shall be drawn at least 10 days before the first day of the term of court.

(c) The county or district clerk and the sheriff or constable shall draw as many jury lists as are required for the term of court. They shall record the names that are drawn on as many lists as the judge in whose presence the names are drawn considers necessary to ensure an adequate number of jurors for the term.

(d) A deputy may represent the county or district clerk or the sheriff or constable at the drawing. Other persons may be present only as provided by this subchapter.

(e) An official attending the drawing may not divulge to anyone the name of a person that is drawn as a prospective juror.

(f) The names of additional prospective jurors may be drawn as needed in the manner provided by this section if it appears at any time during the term of court that the jury lists already drawn will be exhausted before the term expires.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 4.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 4 / Section 4.05
§ 4.05. JURISDICTION OF DISTRICT COURTS.
Status: in_force

District courts and criminal district courts shall have original jurisdiction in criminal cases of the grade of felony, of all misdemeanors involving official misconduct, and of misdemeanor cases transferred to the district court under Article 4.17 of this code.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 106.02 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 106 / Section 106.02
§ 106.02. PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL BY A MINOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A minor commits an offense if the minor purchases an alcoholic beverage. A minor does not commit an offense if the minor purchases an alcoholic beverage under the immediate supervision of a commissioned peace officer engaged in enforcing the provisions of this code.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable as provided by Section 106.071.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.105
§ 843.105. MANAGEMENT AND EXCLUSIVE AGENCY CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization may not enter into a management contract or exclusive agency contract unless the proposed contract is first filed with and approved by the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner must approve or disapprove the contract not later than the 30th day after the date the contract is filed or within a reasonable extended period that the commissioner specifies by notice given within the 30-day period.

(c) The commissioner shall disapprove the proposed contract if the commissioner determines that the contract:

(1) subjects the health maintenance organization to excessive charges;

(2) extends for an unreasonable time;

(3) does not contain fair and adequate standards of performance;

(4) authorizes persons to manage the health maintenance organization who are not sufficiently trustworthy, competent, experienced, and free from conflict of interest to manage the health maintenance organization with due regard for the interests of the health maintenance organization's enrollees or creditors or the public; or

(5) contains provisions that impair the interests of the public in this state or the health maintenance organization's enrollees or creditors.

(d) The commissioner shall disapprove a proposed management contract unless the commissioner determines that the management contractor has in force in its own name a fidelity bond on its officers and employees in the amount of at least $100,000 or another amount prescribed by the commissioner.

(e) The fidelity bond must be issued by an insurer that holds a certificate of authority in this state. If, after notice and hearing, the commissioner determines that a fidelity bond is not available from an insurer that holds a certificate of authority in this state, the management contractor may obtain a fidelity bond procured by a surplus lines agent resident in this state in compliance with Chapter 981.

(f) The fidelity bond must obligate the surety to pay any loss of money or other property that the health maintenance organization sustains because of an act of fraud or dishonesty by an employee or officer of the management contractor during the period that the management contract is in effect.

(g) Instead of a fidelity bond, the management contractor may deposit with the comptroller cash or securities acceptable to the commissioner. The deposit must be maintained in the amount and is subject to the same conditions required for a fidelity bond under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2207.408 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2207 / Section 2207.408
§ 2207.408. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A county, school district, or junior college district that voluntarily discontinues coverage provided by the applicable pool may not subsequently obtain coverage from the pool for at least 36 calendar months following the month in which the entity discontinues the coverage.

(b) A county, school district, or junior college district whose coverage is not renewed under Section 2207.407 is not eligible to subsequently apply for coverage during the 12 calendar months following the month in which the applicable pool gives written notice of nonrenewal.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.158 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.158
§ 4055.158. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter. Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to rules adopted under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8476.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8476 / Section 8476.252
§ 8476.252. MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE.
Status: in_force

An improvement or recreational facility project may include the planning, design, construction, improvement, and maintenance of:

(1) landscaping;

(2) marinas and bridges;

(3) lighting, banners, and signs;

(4) hiking and cycling paths or trails;

(5) sidewalks, pedestrian walkways, skywalks, crosswalks, or tunnels;

(6) ponds, lakes, recreational facilities, or scenic areas;

(7) plazas or pedestrian malls;

(8) drainage or navigation improvements; or

(9) solid waste, water, sewer, or power facilities, including electrical and gas power facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8259.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8259 / Section 8259.002
§ 8259.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.