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Tex. Local Government Code § 374.905 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 374 / Section 374.905
§ 374.905. MUNICIPAL PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM LEVY AND EXECUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) All municipal property, including funds, owned or held for the municipality for the purposes of this chapter are exempt from levy and sale by execution. An execution or other judicial proceeding may not issue against the property, and a judgment against the municipality may not be a charge or lien on that property. This subsection does not apply to or limit the right of an obligee to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given under this chapter by a municipality on its rents, fees, grants, or revenues from urban renewal projects.

(b) If real property in the urban renewal project area is acquired and is owned as part of the project by a municipality or the urban renewal agency, and the project is not subject to ad valorem taxes because of Subsection (a), the gross project cost may include reasonable payments in lieu of taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8329.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8329 / Section 8329.202
§ 8329.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300A.0104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300A / Section 300A.0104
§ 300A.0104. ACCOUNTING OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The district shall maintain an accounting of the funds received from each local government that creates the district, including a paying hospital located in a hospital district, county, or municipality that created the district, as applicable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.107
§ 1702.107. COURIER COMPANY.
Status: in_force

A person acts as a courier company for purposes of this chapter if the person transports or offers to transport under armed guard an item that requires expeditious delivery, including a document, map, stock, bond, or check.
Tex. Occupations Code § 569.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 569 / Section 569.004
§ 569.004. RESTRICTION ON USE OF INFORMATION REPORTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Information submitted to the board under this subchapter and the fact that the information has been submitted to the board may not be:

(1) offered in evidence or used in any manner in the trial of a suit described in this subchapter; or

(2) used in any manner to determine the eligibility or credentialing of a pharmacy to participate in a health insurance plan defined by the Insurance Code.

(b) Information submitted under this subchapter is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(c) The board shall adopt rules to ensure the confidentiality of information submitted under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.105
§ 9015.105. APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER.
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who are not required to be directors. The board may combine the offices of secretary and treasurer.
Tex. Family Code § 262.202 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.202
§ 262.202. IDENTIFICATION OF COURT OF CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

If at the conclusion of the full adversary hearing the court renders a temporary order, the governmental entity shall request identification of a court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction as provided by Chapter 155.
Tex. Education Code § 29.059 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.059
§ 29.059. COOPERATION AMONG DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may join with one or more other districts to provide the bilingual education and special language programs required by this subchapter. The availability of the programs shall be publicized throughout the districts involved.

(b) A school district may allow a nonresident emergent bilingual student to enroll in or attend its bilingual education or special language programs if the student's district of residence does not provide an appropriate program. The tuition for the student shall be paid by the district in which the student resides.
Tex. Education Code § 87.201 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 87 / Section 87.201
§ 87.201. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON; ROLE AND MISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Texas A&M University at Galveston is a special purpose institution of higher education for undergraduate and graduate instruction in marine and maritime studies in science, engineering, and business and for research and public service related to the general field of marine resources. The institution is under the management and control of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System, with degrees offered under the name and authority of Texas A&M University at College Station. The board of regents of The Texas A&M University System shall have the authority to designate Texas A&M University at Galveston as a branch of Texas A&M University; however, such designation, if made, shall not change the role and mission of Texas A&M University at Galveston as specified in this section.

(b) Texas A&M University at Galveston shall be a research institute supporting the marine sciences and oceanography programs at Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin. Research endeavors benefitting the academic strength of Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin or the economic strength of the State of Texas shall be conducted, with emphasis on establishing and maintaining an internationally recognized research institute to be named the Texas Institute of Oceanography. The Texas Institute of Oceanography may also contract with other institutions of higher education to provide research and other related services. Texas A&M University at College Station and The University of Texas at Austin are authorized to offer upper-level and graduate courses in marine sciences and oceanography at the Texas Institute of Oceanography that are supportive to their marine sciences and oceanography academic programs. Funding for research should be from private sources, competitively acquired sources, and appropriated public funding.
Tex. Government Code § 548.0103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 548 / Section 548.0103
§ 548.0103. PHYSICIAN'S CHOICE OF PLATFORM.
Status: in_force

The commission may not limit a physician's choice of platform for providing a telemedicine medical service or telehealth service by requiring that the physician use a particular platform to receive Medicaid reimbursement for the service.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.108 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.108
§ 21.108. AVIATION FACILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, with the advice of the aviation advisory committee, shall prepare a multiyear aviation facilities capital improvement program.

(b) The aviation facilities capital improvement program must:

(1) include the priorities determined under Section 21.106; and

(2) have an estimated annual cost for the total program that is approximately equal to the revenue that is forecast to be available for aviation facilities development during the year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.203
§ 1116.203. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue bonds under Section 1116.201 only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order a bond election at any time.

(c) The order calling an election must include:

(1) the time of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the form of the ballots;

(4) the presiding judge for each polling place;

(5) the purpose of the bond issuance;

(6) the amount of the bonds to be issued;

(7) the maximum interest rate of the bonds; and

(8) the maximum maturity date of the bonds.

(d) A substantial copy of the election order shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks before the date of the election. The first notice must be published at least 14 days before the date of the election.

(e) A copy of the election results must be filed with the county clerk and become a public record.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9018.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9018 / Section 9018.003
§ 9018.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the creation of the district.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purpose of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 45.061 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.061
§ 45.061. REIMBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner orders payment from the permanent school fund or the charter district bond guarantee reserve fund on behalf of a school district or charter district, the commissioner shall direct the comptroller to withhold the amount paid, plus interest, from the first state money payable to the school district or charter district. Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the amount withheld shall be deposited to the credit of the permanent school fund.

(a-1) After the permanent school fund has been reimbursed for all money paid from the fund as the result of a default of a charter district bond guaranteed under this subchapter, any remaining amounts withheld under Subsection (a) shall be deposited to the credit of the charter district bond guarantee reserve fund.

(b) In accordance with the rules of the board, the commissioner may authorize reimbursement to the permanent school fund or charter district bond guarantee reserve fund with interest in a manner other than that provided by this section.

(c) The commissioner may order a school district to set an ad valorem tax rate capable of producing an amount of revenue sufficient to enable the district to:

(1) provide reimbursement under this section; and

(2) pay the principal of and interest on district bonds as the principal and interest become due.

(d) If a school district fails to comply with the commissioner's order under Subsection (c), the commissioner may impose any sanction on the district authorized to be imposed on a district under Subchapter G, Chapter 39, including appointment of a board of managers or annexation to another district, regardless of the district's accreditation status or the duration of a particular accreditation status.
Tex. Government Code § 508.188 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.188
§ 508.188. COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR CERTAIN RELEASEES.
Status: in_force

A parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that a releasee for whom the court has made an affirmative finding under Article 42.014, Code of Criminal Procedure, perform not less than 300 hours of community service at a project designated by the parole panel that primarily serves the person or group that was the target of the releasee.
Tex. Estates Code § 1253.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1253 / Section 1253.056
§ 1253.056. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

The denial of an application for receipt and acceptance of a guardianship under this subchapter does not affect the right of a guardian appointed by a foreign court to file an application to be appointed guardian of the incapacitated person under Section 1101.001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8210.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8210 / Section 8210.204
§ 8210.204. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.311 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.311
§ 521.311. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by another section of this subchapter to the contrary, a decision under this subchapter takes effect on the 11th day after the date on which an order is rendered.
Tex. Labor Code § 502.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 502 / Section 502.001
§ 502.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Division" means the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance.

(2) "Employee" means a person employed in the service of an institution whose name appears on the institution's payroll.

(3) "Institution" means an institution of higher education or agency under the direction or governance of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.

(4) "System" has the meaning assigned by Section 85.01(1), Education Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.253
§ 1103.253. TIME AND PLACE OF EXAMINATION; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The board or the testing service shall offer the examination at least once each month in Austin and at other locations and times as the board may determine or require. The board shall provide public notice of all examinations on the board's Internet website.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.22 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.22
§ 24.22. WITNESS FINED AND ATTACHED.
Status: in_force

(a) If a witness summoned from outside the county refuses to obey a subpoena, the witness shall be fined by the court or magistrate not exceeding five hundred dollars, which fine and judgment shall be final, unless set aside after due notice to show cause why it should not be final, which notice may immediately issue, requiring the defaulting witness to appear at once or at the next term of the court, in the discretion of the magistrate issuing the subpoena, to answer for the default.

(b) At the time a fine is imposed under Subsection (a), on request of the defendant or the attorney representing the state, the court may cause to be issued an attachment for the witness, directed to the proper county, commanding the officer to whom the attachment is directed to take the witness into custody and have the witness before the court at the time specified in the attachment; in which case the witness shall receive no fees, unless it appears to the court that the disobedience is excusable, when the witness may receive the same pay as if the witness had not been attached.

(c) A request for the issuance of an attachment under Subsection (b) must include the applicable affidavit described by Article 24.12.

(d) The fine when made final and all related costs shall be collected in the same manner as in other criminal cases. The fine and judgment may be set aside in vacation or at the time or any subsequent term of the court for good cause shown, after the witness testifies or has been discharged.

(e) The following words shall be written or printed on the face of a subpoena for an out-of-county witness: "A disobedience of this subpoena is punishable by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be collected as fines and costs in other criminal cases."
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.202 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.202
§ 1104.202. DESIGNATION OF GUARDIAN FOR DECLARANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person other than an incapacitated person may designate by declaration a person to serve as guardian of the person or estate of the declarant if the declarant becomes incapacitated. The court shall appoint the person designated in the declaration to serve as guardian in preference to any other person otherwise entitled to serve as guardian under this title, unless the court finds that the person designated to serve as guardian:

(1) is disqualified; or

(2) would not serve the ward's best interests.

(b) A declarant may, in the declaration, disqualify a named person from serving as guardian of the declarant's person or estate. The court may not under any circumstances appoint as guardian a person named under this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.205
§ 3798.205. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

Annually, the board shall file with the secretary of the city written notice that specifies the assessments the district will impose in the district's next fiscal year in sufficient clarity to describe the assessments for the operation and maintenance of the district and the assessments for the payment of debt service of obligations issued or incurred by the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4203.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4203 / Section 4203.002
§ 4203.002. PROHIBITED CONSULTANT ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

A member or employee of the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners may not act as a consultant or perform any consultant activities for an insurer or business, individual, or utilization review agent that audits chiropractic claims, charges, or services.
Tex. Estates Code § 305.204 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.204
§ 305.204. LIEN ON REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY PERSONAL SURETIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a judge finds that the estimated value of personal property of the estate that cannot be deposited, as provided by Subchapter D, is such that personal sureties cannot be accepted without the creation of a specific lien on real property owned by each of the sureties, the judge shall enter an order requiring each surety to:

(1) designate real property that:

(A) is owned by the surety and located in this state;

(B) is subject to execution; and

(C) has a value that exceeds all liens and unpaid taxes by an amount at least equal to the amount of the bond; and

(2) give an adequate legal description of the real property designated under Subdivision (1).

(b) The surety shall incorporate the information required in the order under Subsection (a) in an affidavit. Following approval by the judge, the affidavit shall be attached to and form part of the bond.

(c) A lien arises as security for the performance of the obligation of the bond only on the real property designated in the affidavit.

(d) Before letters testamentary or of administration are issued to the personal representative whose bond includes an affidavit under this section, the court clerk shall mail a statement to the office of the county clerk of each county in which any real property designated in the affidavit is located. The statement must be signed by the court clerk and include:

(1) a sufficient description of the real property located in that county;

(2) the names of the principal and sureties on the bond;

(3) the amount of the bond; and

(4) the name of the estate and court in which the bond is given.

(e) Each county clerk who receives a statement required by Subsection (d) shall record the statement in the county deed records. Each recorded statement shall be indexed in a manner that permits the convenient determination of the existence and character of the liens described in the statements.

(f) The recording and indexing required by Subsection (e) constitutes constructive notice to all persons regarding the existence of the lien on real property located in the county, effective as of the date of the indexing.

(g) If each personal surety subject to a court order under this section does not comply with the order, the judge may require that the bond be signed by:

(1) an authorized corporate surety; or

(2) an authorized corporate surety and at least two personal sureties.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.055
§ 1103.055. TERMS; VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Appointed members of the board serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of one or two appraiser members and one or two public members expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired term.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.152 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.152
§ 32.152. ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

A lessee may transfer or assign his lease at any time in the manner provided by Section 52.026 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 442.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.056
§ 442.056. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PACIFIC WAR MUSEUM FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Historical Commission.

(2) "Fund" means the National Museum of the Pacific War museum fund.

(b) The National Museum of the Pacific War museum fund is created as a fund outside the state treasury. The commission shall administer the fund but may contract with the Admiral Nimitz Foundation for administration of the fund. The fund consists of:

(1) admissions revenue from operation of the museum; and

(2) donations made to the commission for the museum.

(c) Money in the fund may be spent without appropriation and only to administer, operate, preserve, repair, expand, or otherwise maintain the museum.

(d) Interest and income from the assets of the fund shall be credited to and deposited in the fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.107
§ 1013.107. MOBILE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service as part of the hospital system.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.407 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.407
§ 154.407. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may sue in a district court in Travis County or the county in which the violation occurred to enjoin a violation or threatened violation of:

(1) this chapter; or

(2) a final order of the commissioner or rule of the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954A / Section 7954A.0304
§ 7954A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11004.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11004 / Section 11004.051
§ 11004.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 11004.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.353 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.353
§ 603.353. SURRENDER OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A license certificate issued by the medical board is the property of the medical board and shall be surrendered on demand.