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Tex. Government Code § 1503.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1503 / Section 1503.011
§ 1503.011. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except to the extent of a conflict or inconsistency with this subchapter, Subchapter C applies to bonds issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8141.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8141 / Section 8141.0201
§ 8141.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8141.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0601 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0601
§ 3971.0601. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter except to the extent Chapter 321, Tax Code, is inconsistent with this chapter.

(b) For the purposes of this subchapter, a reference in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality or the governing body of a municipality is a reference to the district or the board, respectively.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 154.023 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 154 / Section 154.023
§ 154.023. MEDIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Mediation is a forum in which an impartial person, the mediator, facilitates communication between parties to promote reconciliation, settlement, or understanding among them.

(b) A mediator may not impose his own judgment on the issues for that of the parties.

(c) Mediation includes victim-offender mediation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice described in Article 56A.602, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.052
§ 326.052. TRUSTEE INTERESTED IN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee who is financially interested in a contract with the district, or a trustee who is an employee of a person that is financially interested in a contract with the district, shall disclose that fact to the other trustees. The disclosure shall be entered into the minutes of the meeting.

(b) A trustee who is financially interested in a contract may not vote on the acceptance of the contract or participate in the discussion on the contract.

(c) The failure of a trustee to disclose the trustee's financial interest in a contract and to have the disclosure entered in the minutes invalidates the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8132.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8132 / Section 8132.004
§ 8132.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.005
§ 204.005. ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJOR GROUP CONTRIBUTION RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) For each calendar year, the commission shall establish by industry an average contribution rate for each major group.

(b) The commission shall determine the year's contribution rate for an industry by averaging the contribution rates paid by employers in that industry during the preceding year ending on September 30, as shown by the employment records maintained by the commission.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.202 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.202
§ 58.202. POLICY GOALS FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
Status: in_force

In implementing this subchapter, the commission shall consider this state's policy goals to:

(1) ensure the availability of the widest possible range of competitive choices in the provision of telecommunications services and facilities;

(2) foster competition and rely on market forces where competition exists to determine the price, terms, and availability of service;

(3) ensure the universal availability of basic local telecommunications services at reasonable rates;

(4) encourage the continued development and deployment of advanced and reliable capabilities and services in telecommunications networks;

(5) ensure interconnection and interoperability, based on uniform technical standards, among telecommunications carriers;

(6) eliminate unnecessary administrative procedures that impose regulatory barriers to competition and ensure that competitive entry is fostered on an economically rational basis;

(7) ensure consumer protection and protection against anticompetitive conduct;

(8) regulate a provider of services only to the extent the provider has market power to control the price of services to customers;

(9) encourage cost-based pricing of telecommunications services so that consumers pay a fair price for services they use; and

(10) subject to Subchapter C, develop appropriate quality of service standards for local exchange companies so as to place this state among the leaders in deployment of an advanced telecommunications infrastructure.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1271.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1271 / Section 1271.056
§ 1271.056. UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE PROVISIONS AND STATEMENTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

An evidence of coverage may not contain a provision or statement that:

(1) is unjust, unfair, inequitable, misleading, or deceptive;

(2) encourages misrepresentation; or

(3) is untrue, misleading, or deceptive within the meaning of Section 843.204.
Tex. Government Code § 39.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 39 / Section 39.003
§ 39.003. SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

The State Commission on Judicial Conduct shall issue an order suspending any judge who fails to meet the education requirements under Section 39.002 until the judge demonstrates compliance with the requirements.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.3101 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.3101
§ 151.3101. AMUSEMENT SERVICES EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Amusement services are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter only if exclusively provided:

(1) by this state, a municipality, county, school district, special district, or other political subdivision of this state or the United States;

(2) in a place that:

(A) is designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark by the Texas Historical Commission; or

(B) is included in the National Register of Historic Places;

(3) by a nonprofit corporation or association, other than an entity described by Section 501(c)(7), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if the proceeds do not go to the benefit of an individual except as a part of the services of a purely public charity;

(4) by a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of encouraging agriculture by the maintenance of public fairs and exhibitions of livestock and no individual received a private benefit; or

(5) by an educational, religious, law enforcement association, or charitable organization.

(b) A musical concert performance or other amusement that is not solely for educational purposes is not exclusively provided under Subsection (a)(1) if an entity listed in that subsection contracts with an entity not listed in that subsection for the provision of the amusement.

(b-1) An amusement service remains exclusively provided under Subsection (a)(3) or (5) if an entity described by Subsection (a)(3) or (5) contracts with another entity not listed in or described by Subsection (a) to provide touring theatrical productions:

(1) subject to a contract with the other entity for:

(A) a term of at least five years; and

(B) at least five presentations each year; and

(2) held at a location either owned by, or leased or licensed for a term of at least one year to, the contracting entity described by Subsection (a)(3) or (5).

(c) In this section:

(1) "Educational organization" includes an entity described by Section 61.003(8) or (15), Education Code.

(2) "Theatrical production" means a live staged play, musical play, opera, or ballet.

(d) An amusement service is exclusively provided under Subsection (a)(4) if the amusement service is provided at a "designated facility" defined in Section 334.401, Local Government Code, which is also a qualified project as defined in Section 351.1015(a)(5)(B) of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8331.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8331 / Section 8331.104
§ 8331.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8331.103 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Government Code § 24.920 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.920
§ 24.920. CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Criminal Judicial District of Jefferson County is composed of Jefferson County.

(b) The terms of the criminal district court begin on the first Mondays in April, July, October, and January.

(c) The criminal district court has:

(1) original jurisdiction of criminal cases within the jurisdiction of a district court;

(2) concurrent original and appellate jurisdiction with the county courts at law of misdemeanor cases normally within the exclusive jurisdiction of the county courts at law; and

(3) civil jurisdiction in cases of:

(A) divorce, as provided by Chapter 3, Family Code;

(B) dependent and delinquent children, as provided by Section 23.001, by the Family Code, and by Title 43, Revised Statutes;

(C) adoption, as provided by the Family Code; and

(D) habeas corpus proceedings.

(d) The judge of the criminal district court or of a county court at law may, on motion of the judge or the criminal district attorney, transfer misdemeanor cases between the courts by an order entered in the minutes of the transferring court. The clerk of the transferring court shall certify the style and number of the case to the clerk of the receiving court and include the papers of the case with the certification. The receiving clerk shall promptly docket the transferred case. The receiving court shall dispose of the case as if it had been originally instituted in that court.

(e) The court shall have a seal similar to the seal of a district court with "Criminal District Court of Jefferson County" engraved on the seal.

(f) The court may sit at the City of Port Arthur in addition to Beaumont to try, hear, and determine nonjury civil cases and to hear and determine motions, arguments, and the other nonjury civil matters that are within the court's jurisdiction. The district clerk or the clerk's deputy serves as clerk of the court when it sits in Port Arthur and may transfer all necessary books, minutes, records, and papers to Port Arthur while the court is in session there, and transfer them from Port Arthur to Beaumont at the end of each session in Port Arthur. The Commissioners Court of Jefferson County may provide suitable quarters for the court in the subcourthouse while it sits in Port Arthur. The Jefferson County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court in Port Arthur and perform all required duties.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 7.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 7 / Section 7.001
§ 7.001. LIABILITY FOR REFUSAL OR NEGLECT IN PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A clerk, sheriff, or other officer who neglects or refuses to perform a duty required under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or under a provision of this code derived from those rules is liable for actual damages only in a suit brought by a person injured by the officer's neglect or refusal.

(b) The officer may be punished for contempt of court for neglect or refusal in the performance of those duties. The court shall set the fine at not less than $10 or more than $100, with costs. The officer must be given 10 days' notice of the motion.

(c) This section does not create a cause of action for an action that can otherwise be brought under Chapter 34. A party may seek actual damages under this section or Chapter 34, or the party may seek contempt sanctions, but the party may not seek both damages and contempt.

(d) An action or motion brought under this section must comply with and is subject to the provisions in Sections 34.068, 34.069, 34.070, and 34.074, except that a motion brought under Subsection (b) need not comply with Section 34.068(b).
Tex. Election Code § 43.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 43 / Section 43.002
§ 43.002.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.002. DESIGNATION OF LOCATION: GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION USING COUNTY PRECINCTS. (a) For a general or special election in which the use of county election precincts is required, the county clerk shall recommend the location of the polling place for each county election precinct, except as provided by Subsection (b). The commissioners court shall designate the recommended location as the polling place unless the court finds good cause to reject the recommendation. In that case, the commissioners court shall designate another location.

(b) If county election precincts are consolidated, the commissioners court shall designate the location of the polling place for the consolidated precinct.

(c) In making a designation under this section, the commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 175,000 may not designate a location as a polling place that would require a voter in the precinct to travel more than 25 miles from the voter's residence to the polling place.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.063 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.063
§ 1302.063. NO EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PERSONS LICENSED UNDER OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

A person who is licensed and engaged in business in this state as a plumber or who is regulated under Chapter 113, Natural Resources Code, may not engage or offer or attempt to engage in air conditioning and refrigeration contracting without a license under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7941A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7941A / Section 7941A.0302
§ 7941A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.164 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.164
§ 8501.164. RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire fee simple title to, or an easement over or through, any land, water, or land under water that is necessary or convenient for carrying out any purpose or power given to the authority by this chapter. The power applies to private or public property inside or outside the authority.

(b) A condemnation proceeding is under the direction of the board and must be in the name of the authority.

(c) The assessment of damages and all procedures related to condemnation, appeal, and payment must conform to Chapter 21, Property Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 167.013 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 167 / Section 167.013
§ 167.013. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

In addition to any fees paid to the board or money appropriated to the board for the program, the governing board may receive and accept a gift, grant, donation, or other thing of value from any source, including the United States or a private source, for the program.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.258 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.258
§ 410.258. NOTIFICATION OF DIVISION OF PROPOSED JUDGMENTS AND SETTLEMENTS; RIGHT TO INTERVENE.
Status: in_force

(a) The party who initiated a proceeding under this subchapter or Subchapter G must file any proposed judgment or settlement, including a proposed default judgment or proposed agreed judgment, with the division not later than the 30th day before the date on which the court is scheduled to enter the judgment or approve the settlement.

(a-1) If the terms of the proposed settlement or proposed agreed judgment, including all payments to be made, are not described in the proposed settlement or proposed agreed judgment, the party must also file with the division at the time of filing the proposed settlement or proposed agreed judgment a separate document that fully describes the terms of the proposed settlement or proposed agreed judgment.

(a-2) The proposed settlement or proposed agreed judgment and any separate document described by Subsection (a-1) must be mailed to the division by certified mail, return receipt requested.

(a-3) The separate document filed with the division under Subsection (a-1) is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(b) The division may intervene in a proceeding under Subsection (a) not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of the proposed judgment or settlement.

(c) The commissioner shall review the proposed judgment or settlement to determine compliance with all appropriate provisions of the law. If the commissioner determines that the proposal is not in compliance with the law, the division may intervene as a matter of right in the proceeding not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of the proposed judgment or settlement. The court may limit the extent of the division's intervention to providing the information described by Subsection (e).

(d) If the division does not intervene before the 31st day after the date of receipt of the proposed judgment or settlement, the court shall enter the judgment or approve the settlement if the court determines that the proposed judgment or settlement is in compliance with all appropriate provisions of the law.

(e) If the division intervenes in the proceeding, the commissioner shall inform the court of each reason the commissioner believes the proposed judgment or settlement is not in compliance with the law. The court shall give full consideration to the information provided by the commissioner before entering a judgment or approving a settlement.

(f) A judgment entered or settlement approved without complying with the requirements of this section is void.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0224 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0224
§ 546.0224. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION REGARDING INVOLVEMENT OF CERTAIN PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall collect and maintain aggregate information regarding the involvement of parents and guardians of children residing in institutions described by Sections 546.0201(4)(A), (B), and (D) in the lives of and planning activities relating to those children. The commission shall obtain input from stakeholders concerning the types of information most useful in assessing the involvement of those parents and guardians.

(b) The commission shall make the aggregate information available to the public on request.
Tex. Family Code § 264.128 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.128
§ 264.128. SINGLE CHILD PLAN OF SERVICE INITIATIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "community-based care" has the meaning assigned by Section 264.152.

(b) In regions of the state where community-based care has not been implemented, the department shall:

(1) collaborate with child-placing agencies to implement the single child plan of service model developed under the single child plan of service initiative; and

(2) ensure that a single child plan of service is developed for each child in foster care in those regions.
Tex. Education Code § 21.701 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.701
§ 21.701. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "program" means the educator excellence innovation program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 784.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 784 / Section 784.002
§ 784.002. CLOSED MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, or any other law, a meeting in which critical incident stress management services or crisis response services are provided to an emergency service provider:

(1) is closed to the general public; and

(2) may be closed to any individual who was not directly involved in the critical incident or crisis.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if:

(1) the emergency service provider or the legal representative of the provider expressly agrees that the meeting may be open to the general public or to certain individuals; or

(2) the emergency service provider is deceased.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.402 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.402
§ 356.402. COMPLETION OF AUCTION.
Status: in_force

A public auction of real estate of an estate shall be completed on the bid of the highest bidder.
Tex. Government Code § 854.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.301
§ 854.301. APPLICATION FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT ANNUITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A member may apply for a disability retirement annuity by:

(1) filing an application for retirement with the board of trustees; or

(2) having an application filed with the board by the member's employer or legal representative.

(b) An application for a disability retirement annuity may not be filed later than the date specified by the member for retirement or earlier than the 90th day before that date.

(c) An applicant must submit to medical examination as required by the medical board.

(d) A member may not apply for a disability retirement annuity under this subchapter after the date the member's participating municipality begins participation in the occupational disability benefits program under Subchapter E.
Tex. Government Code § 1301.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.002
§ 1301.002. SIGNATURES; REGISTRATION BY COUNTY TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) Before delivery, a bond issued under this chapter must be:

(1) signed by the county judge;

(2) countersigned by the county clerk; and

(3) registered by the county treasurer.

(b) The county treasurer shall keep an account of the amount of principal and interest paid on each bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8114.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8114 / Section 8114.103
§ 8114.103. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.

(b) Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section 2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter in accordance with Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 555.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 555 / Section 555.004
§ 555.004. ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

The board shall provide reasonable assistance to a person who wants to file a complaint with the board.